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The article focuses on the release of the 2024 'U.S. News & World Report' college rankings, highlighting significant changes in the ranking methodology, increased college participation, and the impact of the rankings on institutions and prospective students. Topics covered include the revised ranking methodology emphasizing outcome measures, the lack of significant boycotts by colleges, and the evolving influence of these rankings on students college choices.

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 presents the discussion on Ron DeSantis of Florida announcing a wide-ranging plan for staging up the state's colleges including a Western-civilizations-based core curriculum.

The article discusses on Columbia University's decision to abstain from providing data for the U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate rankings due to concerns about the oversimplified and potentially detrimental impact of rankings on prospective students. It discusses the university's announcement highlighting its reservations about the undue influence of rankings on students; and the reduction of a university's complex profile into simplistic data categories.

The article delves into the practice of colleges paying for positive coverage in magazines like CIO Views, blurring the lines between independent journalism and paid advertising. It explores how universities purchase cover stories and favorable articles, often without clear disclosure, to bolster their image and reputation. It raises questions about journalistic integrity and the ethical implications of buying favorable media coverage.

The article focuses on the practices of Harvard economist Raj Chetty and research group, Opportunity Insights, known for critiquing elitist systems. Topics include Chetty's influential research on social mobility and his efforts to diversify economics, alongside allegations of hypocrisy within his own lab's hiring practices. It reports that while Chetty's work has shed light on inequality, former employees claim Opportunity Insights perpetuates elitism.

The article discusses imminent changes to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, with a simplified focus on research spending and doctorate awards for R1 status starting in 2025. Topics include the impact on university strategies, the introduction of "research colleges and universities," and the broader recognition of institutional accomplishments beyond research in the revised classification system.

The article focuses on Stanford University's President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, stepping down after an investigation revealed he had "failed to decisively and forthrightly correct mistakes in the scientific record" in papers. Topics discussed include allegations of research misconduct, the investigation's findings, and Tessier-Lavigne's decision to resign from his position as president.

The article presents the discussion on exploring the concerns raised by schools and critics focusing on the perceived perverse incentives. Topics include numerous law and medical schools made the decision to withdraw their cooperation with U.S. News's rankings efforts; and admitting students with higher standardized test scores and lower financial burdens.

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 states that U.S. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a request in late December for public colleges and universities in Florida to provide a breakdown of their expenses related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory. It mentions that the data, obtained through a public records request by the Chronicle, lists individual programs, offices, and courses, along with their staffing and funding.

The article reports that the governor's office in Florida asked all of the state public universities to detail their spending on programs related to diversity, equity, inclusion, or critical race theory. Topics include examines a spokesperson for the system confirmed that the request had gone to each of the state's several four-year, public campuses and provided the memo from the office of Ron DeSantis, the governor that seeks the information.

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 reports that less than one week after the dean of Yale Law School announced she would no longer cooperate with its annual rankings, several of her peers have followed suit. Topics include examines deans at 10 of the 15 top-ranked law schools had said they would stop sending their data to and the collective revolt came quickly and with barbs.

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 reports that at the University of Florida, all Pepsi drinks are served in Pepsi-approved cups which are usually branded, although plain glasses are ok for catering. Topics include examines at Arizona State University, athletes, coaches, and entertainers performing on campus may publicly consume only "limited" amounts of non-Coca-Cola drinks and only if they hide the name of the other brand.

The article informs that Association for Institutional Research's annual conference for higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, and related education fields. It mentions about research activity carried out in colleges and universities to collect and analyze data concerning students, faculty, staff, and other educational facilities.

The article discusses the need to appoint a chief executive officer (CEO) to lead colleges and universities. Topics explored include the selection of Joseph J. Echevarria as CEO of the University of Miami, the way college presidents tend to take on the role of the CEO noted by Sally M. Johnston of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), and the distinction between the duties and responsibilities of college CEO and presidents.

The article presents the discussion on complex relationship between college data collectors and US news. Topics include former dean of Temple University's business school being sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for attempting in magnifying statistics sent by the school; and devoting several paragraphs for defining faculty and classroom section feeding into faculty-to-student ratio and average class size.

The article focuses on two cases at public universities in Washington that provide a glimpse into tensions between colleges and donors. Topics discussed include the decision of the Jaffe family to stop funding the endowed chair in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Western Washington University, the return of 5 million U.S. dollars to donor Rebecca Benaroya by the University of Washington, and the tendency for donors to exert influence on universities.

The article reports that the fundamental task of higher education is to guide students to the degrees that lead to better lives. Topics include considered that the Covid-19 has made that task harder as a semester in Trice's shoes illustrates how and thousands of students are weathering forces as small as a hard-drive crash and as large as a pandemic.

The article discusses that many colleges have highly vaccinated populations despite the increasing number of COVID-19 infections on college campuses. According to experts, it is a stage of new normal in which COVID-19 is endemic, infecting people at lower levels and with less-catastrophic results. The experts cited several reasons that colleges should continue to take measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, including masking and testing.

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 examines how some universities responded to the executive order of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, wherein federal contractors must be vaccinated against Covid-19. Topics discussed include measured approach by universities like the East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and remarks from Michael Van Scott, interim vice chancellor for research at East Carolina University.

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.

The article considered that "Best Colleges" rankings have sustained intense criticism for rewarding wealthier institutions, for weighting "inputs" over "outputs," and for being poor indicators of colleges' quality. Topics include examines that public colleges are still using the rankings and those they inspired to measure their own success and the chronicle searched the current strategic plans of the country's 100-largest public four-year universities.