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Government Student Aid Policy

How Apprenticeships Can Help Colleges Access Workforce Pell

Registered apprenticeships that include some instruction from a college automatically qualify as “in-demand,” giving institutions a potential fast track to Workforce Pell.

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Students Safety

More Than 500 Campus Hazing Incidents Confirmed in Last Year

The estimate is based on the first full year of data available since Congress passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act in 2024. Advocates say the real number of cases is even higher.

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Quick Takes

Judge Restricts UC System’s Antiharassment Policy

The University of California system cannot enforce rules in its antiharassment policy against a conservative organization for misgendering individuals, a...

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Quick Takes

Newsom Vetoes Bill on Colleges Hiring Undocumented Students

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed legislation that would’ve generally allowed students to work at public colleges and universities...

Opinion

Columns Tough Love

The Way(s) Forward on Measuring Learning

Higher education must prove to the public that students are ready for work and life. Here’s how we might do that.

By Doug Lederman

Charlie Kirk, wearing a white T-shirt that says "FREEDOM" in black letters, looks toward the crowd, a slight smile on his face, during a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University, where he was later shot and killed.

Quick Takes

University of Utah Drops Investigation Into College Republicans, Apologizes

The University of Utah has dropped its investigations into two College Republicans accused of doxing a fellow student for bringing...

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Government Student Aid Policy

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.

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Opinion

Career Advice Carpe Careers

When Leaders Don’t See Themselves as Leaders

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers coordinate projects, mentor colleagues and move work forward every day. Why do so many hesitate to see themselves as leaders?

By Caroline Fecher and Paola Cépeda