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Three months after the Board of Trustees abolished the faculty senate and gave itself curricular control, faculty are back on campus and making their disapproval known.
Khalil Accuses Columbia of Discrimination in New Lawsuit
Mahmoud Khalil and other current and former students sued Columbia University for allegedly failing to protect them from harassment tied to pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.
New Book Chronicles 50 Adult Learner ‘Comeback’ Stories
The authors recommend supporting adult learners with credit-for-prior-learning initiatives, debt forgiveness and flexible scheduling options for courses and campus services.
4 Ways to Rethink When Student Support Starts
New initiatives and research show how colleges can reach students earlier and extend support across more of their higher ed journey.
The ‘Nonexistent’ Research on AI’s Benefits for Education
Colleges are going all in on artificial intelligence. But it could be a long time before independent research emerges on how it should—or shouldn’t—be used to improve learning outcomes.
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Colleges Pay Athletes—Now Teach Them How to Manage the Money
In the new era of revenue sharing, colleges should make a meaningful financial literacy course mandatory for athletes. Congress may have to give them a nudge.
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The Irony: Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.
“It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.” —Richard Hofstadter, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1963)
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Teaching Controversial Topics When Information Is Incomplete
Students need guidance to help them move beyond emotional reaction to evidentiary analysis.
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Ep. 212: Voices of Student Success: The Hidden Curriculum First-Gen Students Face
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success explores what first-generation students need to navigate college, find support and persist.
Ep. 211: Paul LeBlanc’s Optimistic Vision for Higher Ed in an AI World
The former president of Southern New Hampshire University says colleges should foster human flourishing.
Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
Backward Course Design—From Learning Outcomes to Assessment to Activities
An expert in student-centered instructional design talks through the process of creating effective university courses, including the potential of artificial intelligence to support feedback and revision.
