Endowment Returns Grow Amid Fiscal Uncertainty

One-year returns averaged more than 11 percent for fiscal 2024. But the future remains murky for the higher ed sector, which faces funding cuts and a potential endowment tax.

Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Senators Back McMahon

Recent executive actions related to education have colleges and Democrats worried, but key Republican lawmakers remain supportive of Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department.

New on the Job: Q&A With Damon Yarnell, University of Richmond

As the inaugural associate provost and executive director for career development, Yarnell discusses the kinds of value higher ed can provide and his goals for the first year on the job.

CUNY Revamps Transfer Process to Reduce Credit Loss for Students

System leaders and faculty partnered to reduce complications in the transfer process across CUNY, including launching a new digital dashboard and aligning course catalogs.

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When the Chair-President ‘Marriage’ Goes Sour

Problematic relationships between board chairs and presidents seem to represent a troubling trend, Susan Resneck Pierce writes.

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‘What’s Going to Happen to Science?’

The U.S. university-federal partnership is a miracle for global scientific progress. It must be protected, Mary Sue Coleman writes.

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The Allure of the Macabre

Why horror captivates the modern imagination.

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Freedom: Academic and Otherwise

Why two strands of my work are the same.

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No Research About Us Without Us

Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write.

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Advice to a Friend on Becoming an Adjunct

Melissa Olson-Petrie pens an epistle for all those now or henceforth laboring in steerage.

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Student Voice, our ongoing survey project with Generation Lab, is designed to gauge students’ views on key issues and their suggestions as to how colleges and universities can best help them succeed. Our annual Student Voice survey of 5,000-plus two- and four-year students covers academic success issues, health and wellness, campus life, and how students are preparing for life after college. The main survey is supplemented by additional student flash polls on timely topics to help institutions plan for student success in 2025 and beyond.