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9 Universities Accused of J-1 Visa Fraud

At a press conference Thursday, officials said they’d subpoenaed the institutions for bringing in too many noncitizens, undercutting the wages of American researchers.

University of Colorado Denver to Open Branch Campus in India

The research institution will be the first public American university to offer U.S. degrees on Indian soil.

The Uneven Payoff of Returning to College

A new report from California Competes finds that adults who return to college and graduate report benefits beyond earnings, but debt and local job opportunities impact their returns.

Lincoln U Students, Alumni Sue Missouri for $549M, Citing Underfunding

Lawyers for the 1890 Project said the group plans to legislate, litigate or negotiate for repayment from all 16 states with a documented history of underfunding historically Black land-grant universities.

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The AI Invasion Has Come for Mathematics

Must mathematicians resign themselves to a future in which we are mere advisers to the LLMs and their corporate overlords?

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If faculty are to be the sole arbiters of AI cheating, what should the standards of evidence be?

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Outrage over campus sexual assault has erupted again. Could this be the time colleges make real change?

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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.