IHE 04-28-2026 DNU

Fort Lewis College has spent years taking stock of its history as a federal Indian boarding school and working with local tribes to make amends. Now its first Indigenous leader plans to continue the work she helped launch.

The predominantly online institution, which focuses on nontraditional students, will admit anyone who earned an associate degree for transfer through California Community Colleges.

Larry Schall, who leads the accreditor, views the closures of member institutions in New England as tragic but believes existential concerns about the state of small colleges are overblown.

From basic needs insecurity to childcare costs, caregiving students face persistent barriers to enrolling in and completing college.

Much of the standard advice about AI and teaching is already outdated.

By Zach Justus and Nik Janos

Want to break into public scholarship? Start with local news outlets.

By David M. Perry

The tension between higher education as a business and as a service is creating a profound crisis in the sector. This essay in two parts examines how this conflict has shaped the sector’s current identity dilemma.

By Kathy Johnson Bowles

Any report devoted to trust in academia is constructed on a flawed foundation.

By John K. Wilson

On outcomes-driven education, shifting student expectations and the economics of online programs.

By Joshua Kim