Nell Gluckman

Washington, D.C.

Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education

Reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

chronicle.com Favicon

law.com

bangordailynews.com Favicon

sunjournal.com Favicon

realclearscience.com Favicon

corporatecompliance.org Favicon

realcleareducation.com Favicon

lawjournalnewsletters.com Favicon

texastribune.org Favicon

newsbreak.com

Articles

A New Normal Looms in College Athletics. Can Trump Help Shape It?

3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

College athletics programs are poised to enter a new reality. They have been for some time. A major settlement that would upend colleges’ relationship to their players — and commit millions of dollars to those athletes, their successors, and their predecessors — sits unsigned on a judge’s desk. Players who have already been cut by their teams as a consequence of that settlement are waiting to find out if they’ll be welcomed back.
Thousands of International Students Will See Their Immigration Status Restored, Government Says

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

Thousands of international students studying in the United States whose immigration status was revoked by the Department of Homeland Security this month may now see that status restored. On Friday, lawyers for the Trump administration said at a hearing that the department planned to reactivate the immigration status of students whose status had recently been revoked, Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
Colleges Are About to Alter How They Pay for Sports. Here’s What to Expect.

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

A group of antitrust cases that have been looming over college athletics may be settled as soon as Monday. In these suits — House v. NCAA, Hubbard v. NCAA, and Carter v. NCAA — athletes sought damages for being barred from monetizing their names, images, and likenesses (NIL), and challenged the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s amateurism principles. A proposed settlement would do more than just award them damages; it would undo longstanding rules governing athletics and usher in a new era.
‘No Noncitizen Professor at My Institution Can Speak About Politics Ever Again’

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

Jason Stanley, a philosophy professor at Yale University, was one of the most forceful voices in higher education opposing the first Trump administration. His book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, published in 2018, identified and analyzed 10 pillars of fascism. His most recent book is Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
Why This University Is Taking a Step Back in Sports

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

Saint Francis University, a small private Catholic university in Loretto, Pa., will move from Division I to Division III, according to a campus announcement Tuesday. The move reflects the difficult financial reality facing college athletic programs amid a series of recent rule changes. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
Why Hasn’t Columbia U. Sued to Protect Itself?

2 months ago | chroni.cl | Nell Gluckman

Columbia University is facing a near existential crisis. The federal government has cut off hundreds of millions in funding and has said billions more are at stake. Colleges across the country are watching the university’s response, fearing that they could be next. Scholars from within its walls and elsewhere have concluded that it has a strong case to make if it were to sue to protect its funding. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
Why Hasn’t Columbia U. Sued to Protect Itself?

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

Columbia University is facing a near existential crisis. The federal government has cut off hundreds of millions in funding and has said billions more are at stake. Colleges across the country are watching the university’s response, fearing that they could be next. Scholars from within its walls and elsewhere have concluded that it has a strong case to make if it were to sue to protect its funding. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
The Trump Administration Told Columbia to Put a Department in ‘Academic Receivership.’ What Is That?

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

The explosive letter the Trump administration sent to Columbia University on Thursday night included an unusual demand: that the department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies be placed on academic receivership. The stipulation places a spotlight on an obscure and rarely invoked process. Academic receivership occurs when a college administration takes over a department that has been unable to function.
Which Colleges Have Produced the Most Individual Olympic Medals in Paris?

Jul 30, 2024 | chronicle.com | Amelia Benavides-Colon |Nell Gluckman |Lars Leetaru

American colleges are a major training ground for Olympic talent. This year, about three out of every four athletes on the 592-member U.S. Olympic team played for an American college. Those athletes — and many more from other countries — enroll not just for the education but because American universities have built some of the best sports facilities in the world. They have hired the top coaches, trainers, and medical professionals.
Colleges Make Olympic Athletes. Is That About to Change?

Jul 10, 2024 | chronicle.com | Nell Gluckman

Many of the athletes who will be headed to Paris for the Olympics this month received much of their coaching and experience playing sports on American campuses, which for decades have been a major training ground for elite fencers, gymnasts, and sprinters worldwide. But that model is under threat. That’s because the same athletic departments that sponsor many elite Olympic programs are poised to allocate more money directly to athletes.