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DOJ Makes Arrests in FAFSA ‘Ghost Student’ Scheme

One of the individuals arrested was allegedly linked to more than 300 fraudulent student accounts and received more than $1 million over five years.

Students’ Subject Choices ‘Not Matching Up to Workforce Needs’

Too many are pursuing degrees in biological sciences and IT, with shortages in business and engineering despite high employer demand, study finds.

LaGuardia Creates Hub for Immigrant Students

Amid growing immigration enforcement concerns, the New York City community college has opened an office connecting students with legal, financial and academic resources.

Campus Goose Bumps

Colleges and universities have perhaps more than their fair share of ghost sightings.

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What Comes After the Macklemore Moment?

The campus protest movement for Palestinian rights may seem dormant, but it’s not dead.

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Where Will College Students Count in the 2030 Census?

A bureaucratic change could result in an undercount of college towns.

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What if Community Colleges Had Real Endowments?

Should wealthy private universities set aside a portion of their largess for their two-year peers?

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Strategic Planning Must Get Faster and Change Quicker

Higher education needs a new planning model that matches today’s pace of change.

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Want to Avoid a Commencement Kerfuffle?

Presidents and other senior leaders can take action now to avoid controversy come graduation season.

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Stop Calling AI Your ‘Collaborator’

Please. The quality of higher ed leadership depends on it.

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Apprenticeships: Learning at Work

Apprenticeships predate the modern university by centuries. But as concerns about both college costs and value mount, many higher ed institutions are looking to apprenticeships—all of which involve earning while learning—as affordable, efficient pathways for learners seeking reliable, well-paying careers in everything from nursing to cybersecurity. In the process, they’re reimagining the interplay between higher ed and the workforce and developing fresh ways to deliver experience and credentials of value. Inside Higher Ed’s multipart series, produced with support from Ascendium, explores the people, places and programs shaping the new era of apprenticeships.