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Rule Limiting PSLF Beneficiaries Dead for Now

Advocates argued the policy would have weaponized a debt-relief program for public servants against organizations the Trump administration disagreed with.

Is College Preparing Students for Work?

CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez discusses embedding career readiness throughout college and why he calls himself the “patron saint of paid internships.”

The GOP Is Going After the ABA. But Why?

Some experts say it’s an effort to crack down on the association’s violation of antitrust laws and ensure an intellectually diverse workforce. Others say it’s driven by politics, culture wars and the desire for power.

Xavier to Open Nation’s 5th HBCU Medical School

The dark history of Black medical education in America makes the new medical school even more important, said C. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University of Louisiana.

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Research on AI and Learning May Be New. The Science of Learning Is Not.

AI tools may be evolving quickly, but we have a deep research base we can draw on to determine how they help meet—or undermine—any particular learning goal.

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I Defend Due Process—the Cornell Case Shows Victims Need More

The Title IX rules do not do enough to protect students like Jane Doe.

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Strengthening HBCUs Shouldn’t Weaken HSIs

Congress allocated funds for Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions for good reasons.

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Could Tech Sovereignty Free Higher Ed From Big Tech?

It’s not a solution without risks, but greater autonomy over data, infrastructure and tech stacks could give higher ed more say in where AI is going.

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3 Questions With Travis Ulrich, Senior Vice President at Terra Dotta

Understanding the shifting regulatory landscape for serving international learners.

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Improving credit mobility to advance student success in prison education programs.

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On Using a Collaborative Writing Tracker

Tracking our collective progress on a shared Google Sheet was, over all, more helpful than not.

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The Ph.D. Is Not a Pit Stop for Creative Writers

Don’t do a Ph.D. program because you want to work on your novel.

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An Uncertain Landscape for Science Funding

New obstacles for early-career researchers could undermine U.S. innovation and competitiveness in the long term.

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Apprenticeships: Learning at Work

Apprenticeships predate the modern university by centuries. But as concerns about both college costs and value mount, many higher ed institutions are looking to apprenticeships—all of which involve earning while learning—as affordable, efficient pathways for learners seeking reliable, well-paying careers in everything from nursing to cybersecurity. In the process, they’re reimagining the interplay between higher ed and the workforce and developing fresh ways to deliver experience and credentials of value. Inside Higher Ed’s multipart series, produced with support from Ascendium, explores the people, places and programs shaping the new era of apprenticeships.