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Why Work Colleges Remain Rare
The institutions are known for giving students hands-on experience with a tuition break for their labor. But high costs and complexities of the model have constrained the sector.
What Can Work Colleges Teach Higher Ed?
Student labor is a vital part of the educational experience at work colleges, which offer free or reduced tuition. But the model requires significant investment and is hard to replicate.
Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.
Colleges Want More Rural Students. This University Leader Traveled to Them.
The head of the University of Tennessee System visited 16 rural high schools over two weeks, trying to sell students on the value of a UT education—and fight the perception that a four-year degree isn’t right for rural students.
Career Prep When No One Knows What’s Next
Making sure graduates get jobs comes with high stakes—and the jobs outlook is especially hazy. This is what colleges are doing to prepare students for an uncertain future.
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.
Under New Loan Limits, Students Struggle to Finance Final Year
Evolving guidance from the Education Department shut two students out of federal student loans. “It really feels like someone’s stabbing you,” one mom told Inside Higher Ed.
The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.
Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.