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The article focuses on the decision by "U.S. News & World Report" to no longer factor alumni donation rates into its college rankings formula. It is reported that this decision has prompted colleges to reconsider their fund-raising strategies, as they previously relied on boosting alumni giving rates to improve their rankings. It explores the challenges and new approaches colleges are adopting in response to this change in the rankings methodology.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by college rankings, particularly the U.S. News & World Report rankings, with the growing number of institutions refusing to cooperate and criticisms that rankings prioritize privileged students rather than serving a diverse range of society.

The article discusses about declining public confidence in colleges and universities, particularly among Republicans in the U.S. It also presents views of Melissa F. Richards, Hamilton College's vice president for marketing and communications who promoted small businesses and technology companies before coming to higher education, related to the issue.

The article focuses on the academic fellowship program launched by the Direct Selling Education Foundation in partnership with the Direct Selling Association in the U.S. and the controversy surrounding the program. Topics discussed include critics' argument on the business practices being used under the program, statements from the foundation's executive director Gary M. Huggins on the objectives of the program, and the involvement of multilevel-marketing firms in academic programs.

The article focuses on concerns on U.S. colleges' capacity to isolate and contact-trace positive cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron as it spreads quickly across the globe compared to the Delta variant. Topics discussed include the number of daily positive cases at Northeaster, Georgetown and Cornell Universities, the genetical sequencing of a sample of positive tests at laboratories in these universities, and the implications of the vulnerability of vaccinated people to this infection.

The article reports on campus-wide employee vaccine mandates being imposed by universities in response to the announcement by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration that it would require federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Universities in the country that have implemented such mandates include the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Delaware and three public universities from Arizona. It mentions federal contractors and subcontractors covered by the policy.