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Starting in January, Democrats will control the governorship, the statehouse and the attorney general’s office. They offer a potentially more friendly legal landscape for professors fighting suspensions and dismissals related to speech.
One City’s Game Plan to Retain International Students
As the Trump administration narrows pathways for international students to work in the U.S., more than 100 Philadelphia-area higher education, nonprofit and business leaders gathered to discuss how to keep them in the city.
‘AI Slop’ Papers Published Under Prominent Academics’ Names
High-profile researchers were listed among authors at little-known titles, sparking concern that Ph.D. students could be tempted to submit their work there, too.
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A New Home for Nontraditional Students
Columbia University’s new residence hall aims to ease housing pressures and strengthen community among veterans, transfer students and returning adults.
Student Success Is the Priority. Capacity Is the Challenge.
Our new survey finds that student success leaders are more confident in the undergraduate education their institution provides than in its ability to address persistent barriers—even as they see promise in AI.
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Memory Without Origin: When AI Has the Answer but Not the Source
AI can help more people discover university collections. But problems arise if users cannot trace even a correct answer back to the underlying evidence.
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What (if Anything) Do We Value About Teaching Writing?
We’re making progress, but progress is hindered by not talking more about what values we’re trying to live by.
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What Teaching Kindergarten Taught Me About Teaching College
In one hard semester, I unlearned everything I’d learned from my years on the kindergarten carpet.
Ep. 220: Higher Ed After the Midterms: What’s Next?
IHE journalists discuss the future of higher ed policy, new accreditation rules and the Department of Treasury’s threats to colleges’ tax-exempt status.
Ep. 219: Voices of Student Success: What Is the Purpose of College in the Age of AI?
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how colleges can navigate AI while supporting students’ intellectual, personal and professional development.
How Interdisciplinary Research Can Benefit Early Career Academics
An award-winning early career researcher offers ways to navigate publishing, funding, geography and methodologies outside your discipline, and why junior academics should be ambitious.
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.
