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The Fallacy of ‘Treating All Students the Same’
Improving mentorship of underrepresented STEM trainees starts with awareness of the different barriers many face, John M. Herbert and Nicole M. Dickson-Karn write.
The Women’s NCAA Champs, as Determined by Academics
Inside Higher Ed continues its tradition of predicting the women’s March Madness winner based only on academic achievement. For the second year in a row, the winner is …
Ep. 147: Voices of Student Success: Connecting Academics and Support Resources for Success
Helping students recognize and access support resources on campus can be challenge. Faculty members at the University of Louisville help connect oral communication course content with university services to promote assistance seeking.
‘Proactive Punishment’: Trump Admin Pauses $175M to Penn
The university is facing an investigation related to transgender athletes’ participation in sports, and a White House official says the freeze is “just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe.”
Moody’s Downgrades Sector Outlook to Negative
In December, the ratings agency predicted stability for higher education, but the Trump administration has upended that forecast.
Nonprofit Efforts to Support Student Success Lack Data, Public Funds
A recent study from the National College Attainment Network and America Forward identifies the common challenges to student completion and obstacles to sustaining efforts to address these concerns among nonprofit organizations.
Who Would Win the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament—Based on Academics?
The 2025 installment of Inside Higher Ed’s annual tradition to see which team would come out on top—if the only factor were the NCAA’s academic metrics. Drum roll, please …