Deep Dives

Our new survey finds that student success leaders are more confident in the undergraduate education their institution provides than in its ability to address persistent barriers—even as they see promise in AI.

Historically Black colleges and universities spend millions putting on weeklong homecoming celebrations each year, fostering connection with alumni and, in some cases, making back the cost in donations alone.

Also in Inside Higher Ed’s latest faculty survey, professors report that AI has eroded their confidence in the authenticity of students’ work and damaged trust.

Inside Higher Ed’s recent two-part series on work colleges revealed what a select group of institutions can teach the rest of the sector.

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.

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.

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.

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.