Wait, a College Owns the Land Beneath the Chrysler Building?

Cooper Union, the New York college working to reinstate its long-standing free tuition policy, is engaged in a real estate battle over one of its most important assets.

What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Higher Ed

Employers say they’re more interested in a student’s skills than their degree program, but what does that mean and how can institutions promote career readiness outside of academics?

Funding Student Success: Parking Violations and Food Pantry Donations

Colleges allow students to pay off their parking tickets and other citations through gifts of food items to the student pantry.

Report: Creating a Road Map to Dual-Enrollment Offerings

Research from the Los Angeles Regional Consortium and the Career Ladders Project highlights best practices in establishing dual-enrollment pathways for high school students.

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Burn It Down: A License for AI Resistance

Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.

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A Trans Admission Advantage?

Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.

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Colleges Must Recommit to Serving Those Who Served

While they are highly motivated, disciplined and capable, veterans are often unlike traditional undergraduates in many ways, and supporting this population requires a holistic approach, writes Meg M. O’Grady of National University.

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Protecting Black Students During the Second Trump Presidency

More, not fewer, task forces for the protection of Black collegians are needed on campuses at this time.

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Engaging the Decision-Makers

Parents continue to play a large role in their children’s college selection process. Here’s how and why you should be marketing to them.

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How Campuses Might Become More Dynamic, Responsive and Financially Sustainable

Substack provides a potential blueprint for university outreach and faculty empowerment.

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From One Woman to Another

Heather Setka writes that female colleagues can be one another’s best supports in teaching in male-dominated classrooms.

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Advocating for Authenticity

Evan J. Walsh suggests reflective questions to ask of yourself—and your students—to bring about greater personal and professional fulfillment.

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Navigating Difficult Classroom Conversations

Tricia Shalka offers strategies for preparing for, and leading, classroom discussions in moments of crisis and discomfort.

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The 2024 U.S. Election

Every election cycle sparks hope, fear and—eventually—change in higher education. But in the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the stakes feel particularly high, given the debates raging over cost, campus free speech, DEI and student protests, among others. Check out Inside Higher Ed's coverage of the relevant issues and moments that shaped the 2024 race to the White House.