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Can Utah’s Enrollment Boom Stave Off Budget Cuts?

Enrollment jumped by historic margins at Utah’s public universities this fall. State lawmakers, anticipating future declines, want to cut spending anyway.

AAUP President: Election of Trump-Vance ‘Disappointing,’ ‘Higher Ed Must Organize’

The president of the American Association of University Professors called the presidential election results “disappointing” in a news release Thursday...
A Native American student sits at a desk with a paper in front of her.

How the End of Affirmative Action Is Affecting Indigenous Students

Native American student enrollments had already been falling for at least a decade. Last year’s Supreme Court ruling may be making matters worse.

New Compilation: Focus on Student Success

Earlier this year, Inside Higher Ed presented a compilation of articles that explored public perceptions of higher education’s value and...
People sit and stand on a patch of grass in front of an American flag

Harris Concedes Race to a Dazed Howard U

As the sun set behind Howard University’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall on Wednesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris emerged—nearly 16...
A woman returns her voter card after casting her ballot inside the Galleria at Sunset mall on Nov. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Ballot Measures Yield Some Good News for Higher Ed

The rejection of a constitutional amendment in Nevada and approval of several bond measures in other states provided small victories for higher ed this week, even as other election results stoked worries for many.

Shannon, Genevieve and Wyatt Carpenter people pose for a selfie outside their Missouri polling place.

Some Students Never Got Their Absentee Ballots

One father drove over 15 hours total to bring his daughter to their hometown polling site to vote. Another graduate student flew in from Germany.

A photo of a supporter holding a Trump hat.

Anxiety and Speculation in Wake of Trump’s Win

Lobbyists and higher education experts say the Education Department is unlikely to go but predict that Trump will end a number of Biden’s policies.