How Are Pandemic-Era Students Faring Now?

A large-scale federal study shows how the challenges of COVID-19—including job loss and difficulty paying for food and housing—affected various groups of students.

Canada Announces Further Reduction of International Student Cap

Limit cut by another 10 percent, with master’s and doctoral students now included.

How Short Courses Benefit Student Success

More colleges and universities are considering implementing shorter terms to improve student outcomes and completion. Course scheduling experts share opportunities and pitfalls of the trend.

Scaling Up: Maximizing Student Financial Wellness

McPherson College has grown a nearly decade-old initiative to reduce student loan debt by matching student contributions and providing financial literacy education. Since launching, the college has allocated over $400,000 to student aid.

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It’s Past Time to Allow Paid Field Placements

Professional schools should allow students to make money while earning credit, Neha Lall writes.

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The End of the Academy?

Mark A. Boyer argues that a silent center must respond to threats to academic freedom from the right and left alike.

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Writing Should Be Hard

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Thinking Dangerously

Why, 180 years after his birth, Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas still resonate, provoke and inspire.

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Helping Neurodiverse Students Learn Through New Classroom Design

Michael Tyre offers some insights into how architects and administrators can work together to create better learning environments for everyone.

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Against Argument

By focusing on it, students may better understand different perspectives on an issue, Scott Parker writes, but will they also lose sight of their own?

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The Confusion and Chaos of Title IX Reform

President Biden, when he was elected in 2020, promised to immediately overturn Trump-era Title IX reforms. But the bold changes he introduced to the federal government’s gender equality law have hit a series of regulatory and political roadblocks causing chaos and confusion among compliance officers, university leaders and students. Judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in nearly half the country, leaving the future of Biden’s reforms hanging in the balance. Get up to speed with Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of the key developments.