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Survey: Majority of College Students Say Free Speech Threatened

Just 37 percent of college students said free speech feels secure, compared to 73 percent in 2016.

Expanding College Success for Low-Income Students

A $42 million gift from MacKenzie Scott aims to help the nonprofit 10,000 Degrees scale its student support model and expand college completion efforts by 2031.

Students Increasingly Consider Politics in Choosing a College

The latest iteration of the Art & Science Group poll finds that more students on both the left and the right are ruling out institutions based on the political climate of their states.

Despite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds

Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.

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How NCTE Effectively Shut Down AI Resistance, Before Shutting Down CCCC

The National Council of Teachers of English leadership delayed and obstructed our efforts to produce two critical resources on generative AI in the months leading to the dismantling of the Conference on College Composition and Communication.

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Teaching College Men About Inequality, Power and Sexism Shouldn’t Be Optional

The Cornell case shows why universities should make sustained education about gender, power and sexism part of every undergraduate’s education.

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AI Literacy and the New Admissions Disadvantage

Admission offices should be transparent about their AI-detection policies and procedures.

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The Odd Couple: The Differences Between Colleges and Universities

Rachel and Gordon go to a small college campus and Gordon learns how much he didn’t know.

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Update on Branding Opportunities for St. Guinefort College

Every college is hot to brand itself effectively. Here’s how one college thinks about creating a distinctive experience while celebrating its history.

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How NYU Can Fix Its Free Speech Crisis

I don’t necessarily agree that NYU is the worst college in America for free speech, but it has serious problems that it needs to fix.

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How to Save the Take-Home Essay by Making the Writing Process Visible

AI-detection scores are a black box. But a writing process visualizer lays the groundwork for rich conversations about AI and writing.

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Forget ‘Work-Life Balance’

It’s the wrong framework—and it may be quietly harming us.

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Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal

Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without 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.