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Amy Morona covers higher education for Crain’s Cleveland Business. Email her at amy.morona@crain.com
Cuyahoga Community College names Michael A. Baston as president
He's been leading New York’s Rockland Community College and is chair of the Black Male CEO Educators network.
After sudden ouster of its president, Cleveland State names provost to usher in change
Laura Bloomberg will continue pushing an aggressive blueprint for change at the university.
State funding in Ohio aims to help address truck driving shortages
The chancellor of Ohio's Department of Higher Education said the pandemic highlighted the urgency around the issue.
A diverse group of finalists vying to lead Cuyahoga Community College
In a region where the majority of college presidents are white men, all three finalists for Tri-C president are Black. Two are women.
How Ohio universities are tackling teacher shortages
Recruiting and retaining teachers has been a challenge for many districts during the past two years. Ohio is offering new grants to 30 institutions to help.
Northeast Ohio colleges vying for a part of Intel’s investment
The tech giant’s two planned facilities will be outside Columbus. Colleges across the state believe they have a role to play in building talent pipelines.
Will colleges’ test-optional policy continue post-pandemic?
All five of Cleveland’s higher education institutions — that’s CWRU, Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Cuyahoga Community College — don’t currently require applicants to submit standardized test scores.
Better transfer routes between private and community colleges an underutilized path to equity
It's one way to try to improve bachelor's degree attainment rates at scale, the authors of a new report say.
Colleges prepare as federal pandemic funding winds down
Ohio colleges got tens of millions of dollars from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. As it comes to an end, they're trying to find ways to replace it.
How Northeast Ohio’s colleges are working to combat food insecurity
Students' needs are rising. At the University of Akron, for example, the on-campus food pantry reported a 288% increase in use between the spring and fall semesters of 2021.