Nearly four months after a Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, Shafik announced her immediate resignation, citing the abuse she and her family have endured.

David A. Thomas will leave Morehouse College having increased applications from high-achieving students and raised more funds than any of the school's previous leaders. In other moves, Berklee College of Music has picked its next president.

College and university leaders feeling the pressure from skeptical policymakers and the public can take a deep breath thanks to this research that pushes back against today's higher ed headlines.

University of Miami President Julio Frenk is switching coasts in January to take on the top job at UCLA, becoming its first Latino president. University of Washington's longtime president is sticking to her planned resignation date.