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An increasing number of colleges signed contracts with Flock Safety following the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests. As students raise privacy concerns, some institutions are abandoning surveillance cameras.
University of Providence to Close
The Catholic university in rural Montana will close next year amid struggles with enrollment, severe financial issues and the loss of a major funder that helped subsidize costs.
McMahon Says ‘Institutional Decay’ Compelled a ‘Reckoning’
In a speech Wednesday, the education secretary echoed what she said at Arizona State last week, this time praising Vanderbilt University as she focused on combating ideological bias and restoring public trust.
The Untapped Potential of Adult Learners
New research identifies millions of California adults without college degrees and the institutional changes needed to help them enroll and graduate.
Colleges Embrace Streaming to Advertise Strengths
With about 50 percent of TV viewership coming from streaming, colleges are turning to platforms like Netflix in hopes of getting prospective students’ attention.
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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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A Bipartisan Law From 1980 Offers a Blueprint for 2026
Finding common ground among lawmakers may seem improbable, but it only takes agreement on one issue to make transformative change.
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Stop Calling AI Your ‘Collaborator’
Please. The quality of higher ed leadership depends on it.
Ep. 218: Google, Brought to You by the Bayh-Dole Act
The history behind tech transfer in the U.S. and why it could be under threat.
Ep 217: Voices of Student Success: Is College Preparing Students for Work?
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses the importance of embedding career readiness throughout college.
Teaching Strategies to Get Students Reading and Speaking Up in Class
A champion of active learning shares ways to create more equitable classrooms, build students’ trust and support academic skills development.
Why Universities Need to Start Taking Microaggressions Seriously
Drawing on research into the experiences of Chinese academics in the U.K., we hear how these subtle but powerful discriminatory acts manifest in universities and what can be done to address them.
