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Tenure Awarded… at Kalamazoo, Lawrence, St. Bonaventure

March 15, 2023

Kalamazoo College Aurélie Chatton, French and Francophone studies Chris Ludwa, music Kathryn Sederberg, German studies Lawrence University Israel Del Toro, biology Thelma Jiménez-Anglada, Spanish Nancy Lin, art history Rebecca Perry, music theory Graham Sazama, chemistry Jesús Gregorio Smith, ethnic studies St. Bonaventure University Alex Gillham, philosophy Steven Pitt, history Rebecca Scherer, counselor education

A glass tower that is part of the Maricopa community college district.

A Quashed Pay Cut Continues to Create Tensions

March 14, 2023

A draft of a faculty agreement for the Maricopa Community Colleges proposed reducing pay for one group of faculty members to bring their wages in line with others. The final version mostly nixed the pay cut, but critics are still concerned.

Striking grad student workers face a speaker; one is holding a sign that says "Give a hoot about a living wage."

Temple Strike Ends After Grad Students Accept Deal

March 14, 2023

The Temple University graduate student workers’ strike, which lasted over a month and got ugly when the university pulled tuition and health insurance benefits, has come to an end.

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The Myth of Education as Equalizer

March 14, 2023

A professor argues that the main purpose of higher education is not simply to prepare students for the workforce but to help solve society’s ills.

The NCAA Women’s Academic Bracket, 2023 Edition

March 14, 2023

Who would win the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament if academics determined the outcome? Our distinctive methodology picks the winner(s).

A group of female athletes lying on their stomachs in a circle, with their heads at the center.

Student Athletes Get Mental Health Strength Training

March 14, 2023

Athletic teams at University of California, Irvine, learn to talk about mental health and spot each other’s well-being—in the gym, on the field and elsewhere.

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Students May Need Lessons on the Benefits of Active Learning

March 14, 2023

On the Teaching for Student Success podcast, a physics professor at Harvard discusses his study on how much students get from active learning environments, as well as surprising findings about how they prefer to be taught.

New Programs: Public Administration, Government, Psychology, Computer Science

March 14, 2023

American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. Spartanburg Methodist College is adding a bachelor of arts in psychology.

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Restructuring Counseling Centers—and Ousting Directors

March 13, 2023

Several institutions have replaced counseling center directors with new administrators as part of an effort to restructure health services and expand mental health care.

Stuart Duncan, a white man, pictured at his confirmation hearing.

Stanford Apologizes After Students Heckle Judge

March 13, 2023

The university says, “Staff members who should have enforced university policies failed to do so.”

Young people with experience in the foster care system stand together inside the Indiana Statehouse

Growing Support for Foster Youth in College

March 13, 2023

Multiple state legislatures are increasingly supporting measures to help young people who are leaving or have left foster care attend and complete college.

The NCAA Men’s Academic Bracket, 2023 Edition

March 13, 2023

Who would win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament if academic performance trumped athletic skill? An Inside Higher Ed tradition since 2006.

A group of students at the University of Iowa business school's Story Lab.

Success Program Launch: Storytelling for Business Leadership Development

March 13, 2023

In the new Story Lab at the University of Iowa business school, students learn to craft and deliver compelling stories to help them stand out when connecting with recruiters and employers, as well as future colleagues.

6 Ways Financial Aid Officers Support Student Success

March 13, 2023

Financial aid administrators share strategies to set students up for success with meeting tuition obligations as well as managing other areas of their finances.

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Biden’s Budget Calls for $820 Pell Increase

March 10, 2023

The administration also wants $90 billion over 10 years to make two years of community college free.

A cartoon shared by Tabia Lee, which shows a Black man saying, "I'm not oppressed" and a white man replying, "You're a disgrace to your people!"

A DEI Director Ousted for Questioning DEI?

March 10, 2023

The faculty director of a California community college’s Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education says she questioned her college’s “orthodoxy” on such issues. She says her work was impeded and her contract isn’t being renewed.

A woman sits at Berkey Hall while Michigan State University students return to classes for the first time since the February 13 mass shooting

After the Smoke Clears, When Should Classes Resume?

March 10, 2023

Michigan State University students were reluctant to return to campus following a deadly shooting. Officials have tried to balance student mental health with academic goals.

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Contrasting Views on Ending Tuition-Sharing Agreements

March 10, 2023

U.S. officials got an earful at a “listening session” where consumer advocates said such arrangements put students at risk and campus leaders insisted the agreements help them serve working students better.