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Eleven members of the Center for Intellectual Freedom’s Advisory Council stepped down this week. It’s the latest birth pang for such entities, which are created by Republican lawmakers and boards at public universities.
Silicon Valley AI Academy Seeks ‘Main Character’ Students
The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching an unaccredited academy that promises to show young people how to excel in the AI era for the price of Ivy League tuition. But one critic says it’s yet another “techno-fascist” power grab.
AAUP Urges AAU to Reject Nebraska
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking to rejoin the prestigious group of research universities after it was expelled in 2011
When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
Bryan Ashton of Trellis Strategies discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.
From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026
Inside Higher Ed’s annual CAO survey reveals a fractured landscape, where academic leaders rely on personal AI tools amid broader technological and political disruption.
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Supporting Civic Engagement Isn’t Just About Students
To fulfill Its democratic mission, higher ed must better support faculty civic engagement too.
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Two Years After the Protests, Who Is Right About Campus Speech?
The encampments might be gone, but college campuses remain a free speech battleground.
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AI Isn’t Making Comms Teams’ Jobs Any Easier
Communicators need a seat at the table in crafting AI policies and practices.
Ep. 214: Voices of Student Success: When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.
Ep. 213: WASC’s Maria Toyoda on Accreditation’s Uncertain Future
The agency leader discusses the Education Department’s proposed regulation re-write.
Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
Backward Course Design—From Learning Outcomes to Assessment to Activities
An expert in student-centered instructional design talks through the process of creating effective university courses, including the potential of artificial intelligence to support feedback and revision.
