The administration wants Columbia University to make sweeping changes to its discipline and admissions processes. Experts say the demands are overreaching.
Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans
Following the example of federal agencies, some campuses are coming up with lists of keywords to purge their webpages and courses of DEI content.
3 States Weigh Changes to Presidential Search Processes
Florida, Utah and Washington are all reconsidering how they conduct presidential searches. Some proposed changes will increase transparency; others will make searches opaque.
U of Hawai‘i System Raises Money for Grad Students Impacted by Federal Action
The UH Foundation launched a campaign to support graduate students whose funding has been interrupted due to federal funding freezes.
Data: Salary Projections Wobble for 2025 College Grads
A new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that some degree fields have seen growth in hiring and salary projections, but others have declined year over year.
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Against Service Shaming
Discouraging and devaluing faculty participation in service undermine the public impact of universities, Cullen C. Merritt writes.
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Student Activism for Skill Development
In advocating for a cause, graduate students can find opportunities to apply their academic knowledge and practice transferable skills, Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan writes.
Ep. 146: Trust and the College Presidency
The leadership skills that will best serve college presidents during challenging times.
Ep. 144: The Policies, People and Surprises of Trump’s First 30 Days
Discussing President Donald Trump’s executive orders and actions and what pushback they’ve seen.
Why We Need Interdisciplinarity in Teaching and Research
Interdisciplinary thinking is crucial to addressing complex questions but how should it work in practice? Two leading academic proponents of cross-disciplinary working draw on their own groundbreaking scholarship to explain.
The Pros and Cons of AI in Higher Education
How should universities manage the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence across all aspects of higher education? We talk to three experts about AI’s impact on teaching, governance and the environment.
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