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Preserving the mission even when colleges close

October 01, 2026

Massachusetts has the highest concentration of private colleges in the country. It also leads the nation in private college closures. Twenty-seven have shut down or announced plans to close since 2014. Across the country, declining enrollment, rising costs, fierce competition and mounting financial pressures are forcing small colleges to confront a painful, existential question: What exactly is worth saving? Increasingly, academic leaders and foundations say the answer may not be the institut...

The Harvard professor who lost her tenure

September 16, 2026

Francesca Gino is the first professor in Harvard University’s long history to lose her tenure.The former Harvard Business School professor built a reputation studying honesty and dishonesty, decision-making and ethics, workplace dynamics and productivity.She became one of the most prominent researchers in her field, and, at one point, was the fifth highest-paid Harvard employee.Then, in 2021, behavioral scientists behind the blog Data Colada accused Gino of research misconduct.After a years-l...

Who should hold power over higher education?

August 06, 2026

In July, the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of federal higher education policy and financing took effect. The changes touch nearly every part of the sector, from who can afford graduate school to who decides which scientific discoveries receive billions of dollars in taxpayer funding. Supporters say Washington is finally holding colleges accountable for their rising costs and pushing ideological agendas. Critics argue the federal government is taking control of decisions that have l...