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Marika Peterson
Marika Peterson holds a B.A. in history from Mount Mary University, an M.A. in American history from Marquette University, and a Ph.D. in American history from Marquette University.
May 12, 2026
From the Magazine
What Higher Education Will and Won’t Do When Harm Is Public
Every spring, the NCAA’s March Madness tournament draws enormous public attention, with women’s college basketball now commanding a larger share of viewership than it once did.
May 12, 2026
Latest News
Colorado Lawmakers Propose Cutting State Aid and Work-Study for Private Colleges
Leaders of private colleges are speaking out against the bill, saying it will negatively affect Colorado’s neediest students.
May 12, 2026
Home
New HBCU Coalition Aims to Fast-Track Institutions to R1 Status
The coalition is being funded by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative.
May 12, 2026
Latest News
What You Need to Know About Last Week's Canvas Breach
The breach impacted nearly 9,000 educational institutions worldwide, spanning both K-12 and higher education across the globe.
May 11, 2026
Opinion
The High Cost of Disregarding the Student Transition Experience
For many students, the transition from high school to college is more abrupt, less supported, and more uneven than institutions often assume.
May 11, 2026
From the Magazine
Leading with Heart: Dr. Michael Baston is the recipient of the 2026 The EDU Ledger Champions Award
Dr. Michael A. Baston’s comprehensive understanding of what community college students want and need to be successful and his willingness to mentor and uplift others has earned him the 2026
The EDU Ledger
Champions Award.
May 11, 2026
On the Move
Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann
Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann has been named director of the Center for the Advancement of the Humanities within the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University.
May 11, 2026
HBCUs
Bowie State University to Cut 79 Positions
The positions will be cut through vacancies, reorganization and layoffs. The cuts come as the public, suburban HBCU — which serves just over 5,000 undergraduates — faces an estimated fiscal 2027 shortfall of about $18 million.
May 8, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Higher Education Professionals Urged to 'Retool' Amid Wave of Institutional Closures and DEI Rollbacks
A panel of senior higher education leaders gathered virtually on Friday to address what one moderator called a "critical transition" facing the field, as college closures, political pressures on diversity initiatives, and shifting institutional priorities displace thousands of administrators across the country.
May 8, 2026
On the Move
Mingyan Liu
Mingyan Liu has been named the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan.
May 8, 2026
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Mission, Mobility, and Leadership: What Military Life Taught Me About Serving as a College President
Houston City College-Southeast President Frances Villagran-Glover writes about how being a military spouse prepared her to be a steady, adaptive, and mission-focused, leader.
May 8, 2026
Campus Climate
Rep. Bobby Scott Spotlighting Antisemitic Incidents on Campus
Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott is calling out the Republican-controlled House Committee on Education and Workforce for turning a blind eye toward a series of antisemitic incidents that involved Republican student groups on campus.
May 8, 2026
On the Move
Jennifer L. Burris
Jennifer L. Burris has been named president of Buffalo State University.
May 7, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Mary Evans Sias, Trailblazing Higher Education Leader, Passes Away
Sias was a pioneering figure in American higher education whose distinguished career spanned more than four decades.
May 7, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Rutgers University Facing Backlash Over Disinviting Convocation Speaker
Rutgers University has faced criticism over cancelling biotech entrepreneur Rami Elghandour as convocation speaker for its engineering school after students reportedly complained about a social media post in which he accused Israel of genocide.
May 7, 2026
Students
New Report Outlines Developmental Education Best Practices
A new report from the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, offers recommendations on how colleges should reform developmental education.
May 7, 2026
Podcasts
The Future of Community Colleges: Leadership, Funding, and Student Success | with Jee Hang Lee, ACCT President & CEO
In this episode of
In The Margins
, Dr. Mordecai Brownlee, host of
Discovering Your Mission
, sits down with
Jee Hang Lee, President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT).
May 7, 2026
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