Michael Nietzel

The implications of Donald Trump's re-election dominated higher education news for 2024, along with other developments in enrollment, financial aid, budgets & governance.

College closures are likely to increase above current rates if a predicted decline in student enrollment occurs, finds a new Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report.

Brown University announced Wednesday that it was launching a new recruitment initiative aimed at boosting the enrollment of “diverse students from all backgrounds.”

At a time when more young adults are questioning the value of four-year college degrees, the International Baccalaureate's Career-related Programme is filling a niche.

From a history of college sports and a handbook on campus free speech to an analysis of standardized tests, 2024 saw an excellent crop of new higher education books.

A lawsuit claims the U. of Michigan has systematically underpaid about 3,600 professors, by delaying payment of their raises for two months after they should have begun.

In just five years, the National Education Equity Lab has evolved into one of the nation’s leading models for preparing low-income students to succeed in college.

Total R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities topped $108.8 billion in FY 2023, an increase of $11 billion from FY 2022. Johns Hopkins U. was ranked No. 1.

Total R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities topped $108.8 billion in FY 2023, an increase of $11 billion from FY 2022. Johns Hopkins U. was ranked No. 1.

The University of Texas, Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University & MIT all unveiled free tuition programs this week aimed at low and middle-income students.

MIT was named the top university in the world for interdisciplinary science in a new ranking by Times Higher Education. The U.S was home to 7 of the top 10 institutions.

Despite numerous policy initiatives, low-income students have remained underrepresented at most so-called elite colleges for the past 100 years, finds a new study.

Two universities have received their largest gifts ever. The U. of San Diego received a $75 million pledge & the U. of Rhode Island was given a $65 million estate gift.

The new class includes students from 20 different colleges and universities, including the first ever Rhodes Scholars from Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia and Pepperdine University, California.

Facing a huge budget gap, the Un. of California will increase tuition for incoming nonresident students by $3,402 next fall, bringing their total tuition to $52,536.

In a survey administered the week before this month’s presidential election, 91% of college faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom was under threat.

The University of Arkansas has received a $100 million planned gift for student scholarships from Jane & Bryan Hunt. The gift is part of a special $200 million campaign.

For the first time in history, University of Michigan faculty have voted to censure UM’s Board of Regents, citing multiple concerns over failures in shared governance.

The Texas A&M University Board of Regents is requiring its flagship campus to discontinue 52 minors and certificate programs that failed to meet productivity thresholds.

University of Southern California President Carol Folt announced her plans on Friday to retire as president of USC on July 1, 2025.