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Extortion and Appeasement at Northwestern

There is so much government repression happening that I cannot begin to summarize it.

Stacks of U.S. dollars of different heights are lined up to create the impression of an ascending staircase; a graduation cap with tassel sits on the top level.

Can Outcomes-Based Financing Help Solve the Loan Crisis?

In an interview with Inside Higher Ed, Ethan Pollack, a senior director at Jobs for the Future, discusses how these loans work and why they might help address today’s challenges.

The Old Dorm Block on the Reed College campus.

Reed College Settles Federal Antisemitism Complaint

Reed College has agreed to expand its campus antisemitism protections to settle a federal civil rights complaint filed on behalf...
A man in a white hard hat, safety goggles and gloves examines a machine.

Workforce Pell Is Live. How’s It Going for States?

As states work to implement the new policy, only a trickle of programs have qualified. But experts say it’s too early to tell Workforce Pell’s full impact.

Scientists working at a mostly empty laboratory.

White House Seeks to Steer More Research Funding Away From Academia

In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.

The South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.

UNC, Virginia Tech to Partner With Defense on Senior Leadership

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech will host a fellowship for senior military officers after...
The Education Department building

ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination

For decades, the Office for Civil Rights investigated whether educational institutions’ policies disparately impacted minority groups in discriminatory ways. Not anymore.

A photo of Alan Garber, a middle-aged white man with gray hair, a beard, and glasses, speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Harvard President Discusses Federal Fight

Alan Garber talked about the university’s legal fight with the federal government—and its implications for higher ed and the nation—in an interview at an event in D.C. Thursday.