A Conversation With Beirut’s Wartime College President

A week after the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, the president of the American University of Beirut talked with Inside Higher Ed about guiding the institution through conflict and preserving democratic values in the face of terror.

Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?

Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort.

Survey: Majority of College Students Believe Their Vote Didn’t Matter in the Election

A mid-November Student Voice survey found over half of college students felt their vote didn’t make much of a difference in the 2024 general election.

Campus Engagement Tip: Using Student Feedback to Build a Campus App

Dalhousie University launched a new campuswide application to combine legacy systems and provide better data integration. University leaders share how student input drove the process.

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Rethinking Awards Processes

Annmarie Caño suggests systemic changes to awards and recognition processes to make them more inclusive and less prone to bias.

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Change for the Better

Melinda Manning, an erstwhile critic of UNC Chapel Hill’s Title IX processes, writes that she was happily surprised to see improved processes in action.

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Big AI Companies Need Higher Ed … but Does Higher Ed Need Them?

Building reliance on Silicon Valley AI companies carries risks, Collin Bjork writes.

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3 Questions for Classics Professor and Person Living With Cancer Julie Hruby

A conversation on academic careers and disability.

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Higher Education in 2025: AGI Agents to Displace People

The new year may bring a host of virtual assistants and administrative staff to higher education. They will begin as assistants to humans, then over time they will evolve into autonomous AI staff members.

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Death Is Not the End

Secular society and the search for meaning in mortality.

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Imagining More Sustainable Higher Ed Careers

Genia M. Bettencourt, Lauren N. Irwin and Rosemary J. Perez offer strategies for achieving more sustainable careers even as they call for a deeper reimagining of roles.

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A Challenge for TAs: Establishing Boundaries

Many teaching assistants feel tension between the demands of teaching and honoring their own personal and professional needs, writes Ed Himelblau.

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Go Ahead—Allow Yourself to Reflect

Taking the time to reflect while in the middle of a job search can lead to better career decisions, Lauren Easterling writes.

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Trump and Higher Ed

Donald Trump is poised to leave his mark on higher education once again. This time around, higher education is under more scrutiny and Republicans, back in control of Congress, have a plan to overhaul the sector. Below, you’ll find a curated collection of Inside Higher Ed articles that document how higher ed fared during Trump’s first term and what’s in store as he returns to the White House.