Alcino Donadel

Alcino Donadel is editor at University Business covering college leadership, enrollment, and career readiness since 2023. He is a first-generation journalism graduate from the University of Florida with triple citizenship from the U.S., Ecuador, and Brazil. Find Alcino on LinkedIn or email him at [email protected].

This merger will create the largest private university in Oregon

Pacific University and Willamette University, two of the oldest private institutions in Oregon, signaled plans to merge and become the University of the Northwest.

Why these leaders link interdisciplinary learning to improved outcomes

These institutions are blending curricula to expand students' skillsets and life experiences in the face of a rapidly changing workforce.

FAFSA armed with new warning against low-performing schools

Over 1,300 institutions are now flagged for producing graduates with low financial earnings. Which public colleges were included?

Dual enrollment is among top reasons for sturdy completion rates

Over half of all students who enrolled in college in the fall of 2019 with dual enrollment earned a credential within four years.

Wrapping up Trump’s monumental first year back in office

University Business looks back on five of the most popular stories this year covering Trump's higher education agenda and the Department of Education's dissolution.

What’s launching FAFSA toward historic completion rates this year?

Between lightning-fast completion times and innovative state policy, FAFSA completion rates are up 12% over the Class of 2023, according to the National College Attainment Network. 

Workforce Pell: Here are 5 big challenges for implementation

Only five of the 60 workforce training programs offered at Central New Mexico Community College are currently eligible, the president said in this New America webinar.

Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump administration $75 million

Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to restore $750 million in federal funding that was suspended over government allegations of "unlawful discrimination."

These 10 institutions have found a new president

Iowa State University, Sonoma State University in California and a flurry of other colleges appointed new leaders in November.

U.S. international pull slips as competitors exploit new market

International enrollment in the U.S. continues its downward trend due in part to federal policy, while universities across Asia, the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe slowly begin to attract more students.

Percentage of first-generation students drops. Is it a good sign?

The college population is made up of 13% fewer first-generation learners than in 1996, but degree attainment has risen.

How to reintroduce diversity and overcome false narratives

Paullette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, joins the podcast to discuss recapturing the DEI narrative—and welcoming members who’ve historically denounced diversity initiatives.

3 presidents ride AI to a new era of success

The Blueprint is a bi-monthly column that analyzes strategic trends among presidents and chancellors across diverse sectors of higher education.

A snapshot of the enormous funding reduction for public universities this year

Recent economic headwinds and policy changes have led to proposed or enacted cuts to public university and college funding across at least 15 states this year.

2 changes in enrollment that should shake your perspective

Institutions that ignore today's trends will be stuck fighting over a flattening population of traditionally aged students, a report from Education Dynamics warns.