Matt Zalaznick

Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of University Business and a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for University Business, he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.

Harvard, seeking ‘common ground,’ stripped of another $450 million

University claims progress in combatting antisemitism and bigotry but remains defiant as Trump administration presses its demands.

More college presidents face public grilling over campus antisemitism

Three college leaders acknowledged missteps in combatting campus antisemitism but outlined actions they are taking to support Jewish students.

Harvard acknowledges antisemitism and Islamophobia in painful reports

A pair of damning reports assert the university's efforts to ensure students and staff can express their ideas freely and protest "while avoiding disruption, harassment, and threats," President Alan Garber said. 

New Education Department appointees show where agency is headed

The incoming officials' backgrounds indicate career preparedness, Title IX investigations and antisemitism will dominate policy conversations.

4 ways to look at AI’s growth on campus

University Business will host a webinar on April 24 about how universities respond to students' demands for instruction in AI and generative tools.

Certificates are the only new growth in undergraduate degrees

Bachelor’s degrees and associate degrees declined for the third straight year. 'Today’s students want shorter-term, lower-cost credentials,' National Student Clearinghouse Research Center says.

Take the UB survey: What kind of event are you excited about?

We are looking for input on everything from the topics to the job titles of the attendees to the time of year the event might take place.

Here are the latest best graduate schools rankings

The 2025 best graduate school rankings measure universities' performance in a range of subjects, from medical to business to education.

One university now demands the immediate release of a detained student

Tufts University has offered the most public defense yet of a graduate student who was detained as the Trump administration revokes hundreds of student visas.

Campus antisemitism falls steeply on a campus targeted by Trump

Northwestern University says it is seeing results of its efforts to protect free speech and prevent discrimination and harassment reports by Jewish students.

Student visas are now being revoked by the hundreds

"We do it every day," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week. "Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa."

Department of Education lawsuits: 2 coalitions challenge Trump’s plans

Two coalitions of higher ed and K12 advocates filed separate lawsuits this week, hoping to derail President Donald Trump's executive order to close the Department of Education.

Trump orders elimination of Department of Education; shifts ‘core functions’

Title I, services for students with disabilities, Pell Grants and other programs will be "preserved in full" to be administered by other agencies, the president said Thursday.

A 50-state look at the well-being of LGBTQ+ young people

The well-being of LGBTQ+ young people suffers not because of who they are but due to mistreatment and stigmatization, a leading suicide-prevention organization contends. 

21 states challenge mass layoffs at Department of Education

Calling the U.S. Department of Education a "critical federal agency that ensures tens of millions of students receive a quality education and critical resources,"...