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The Rise of ‘Anti-OPMs’

Online program managers have long been criticized for their decades-long contracts and revenue-sharing models. Some colleges are opting for an alternative: online program enablement.

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Opinion

The Progressive Case for Reforming Higher Ed

Customized, digital education offers a path for progressive reform, Michael D. Smith writes.

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New OPM Regulations Aren’t Coming Until 2025, if They Happen at All

The Biden administration has pushed off new regs that have loomed over colleges and outside contractors for months. But the threat of them has already created waves across higher education.

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Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators

In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.

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Animated AI TAs Coming to Morehouse

The AI avatars—which can look like students’ professors—are intended to answer course questions 24-7.

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An Online Pivot That Continues to Pay Off

Enrollment is so strong at Unity Environmental University that it recently announced it will both raise employee salaries and freeze tuition.

Ep. 120: Moving Beyond Transfer to Improve ‘Learning Mobility’

This episode examines how how learning is recognized across institutions.

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New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Leadership

The new classification evaluates the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ leadership programming.