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A Certain Amount of Bravery: What It Takes to Restore Student Trust

Higher ed needs to get comfortable with the language of formation.

By Josef Sorett and Jonathon Kahn

Western Governors University President Scott Pulsipher, a white man with some gray at his temples, wearing a gray suit jacket over a white shirt, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a regional office in Washington, D.C.

Governance Executive Leadership

Western Governors President on the State of Online Ed

Scott Pulsipher explains why Western Governors is expanding and why he thinks competency-based education will continue to grow.

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Global

Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle ‘Disease’ of Fake Degrees

New technologies are making academic fraud ever more common and sophisticated.

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Quick Takes

How Do Employers View Community College Baccalaureate Degrees?

A new white paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests employers value community college baccalaureate degrees in...

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Institutions Private Nonprofit Colleges

Colleges Shift Academic Offerings to Support Sports Industry Boom

Institutions are increasingly creating sports programs within their business schools to train students to meet the sports industry’s evolving career opportunities.

A museum staff member looks at a copy of the "Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America" displayed during a preview of the "Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation" exhibition at the Museum of Miami on June 18, 2026. The museum is one of eight venues selected to host the National Archives traveling exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, from June 20 to July 5, 2026.

Students Academics

Colleges Reflect on 250 Years of American History, Warts and All

Higher education institutions are commemorating the nation’s founding by providing a forum for grappling with the uncomfortable and nuanced aspects of the American past.

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Students Academics

ETS Acquires Standardized Test Provider ACT

The acquisition comes amid growing demand for skills-based assessments and declining participation rates for traditional standardized tests.

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Tech & Innovation Teaching & Learning

Faculty Unions Slam 3-Year Degrees

The American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers came out against three-year degrees after Massachusetts announced plans to adopt them.