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Listening to Learners: What Adult Students Need to Succeed
A webinar shared insights from students 25 and up about what would support their academic and career goals. Staff and faculty training and aligning academic programs with labor market needs are two efforts that could help.
Little-Known Network of Higher Ed Institutes Has Roots in Anti–Gay Marriage Fight and Opus Dei
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education supports programs based at or near 14 elite universities. It’s headquartered at a conservative think tank and funded generously by right-leaning donors. But what are its aims?
Texas A&M to Pause Enrollment Growth in Order to ‘Rightsize’
Texas A&M University is planning to pause undergraduate enrollment growth for the next five years, The Battalion reported. The university’s...
Universities Brace for Funding Cuts as Congress Considers Reconciliation
Republicans want to make deep cuts to the federal budget, and several items related to higher education are on the chopping block.
Rutgers Center Cancels Conference in Response to Trump DEI Orders
The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered...
Confusion Follows Trump Order on Sex and Gender
The executive order could eventually change how the federal government enforces Title IX and other laws, though there’s no immediate impact on colleges.
AAUP Opposes ‘Anticipatory Obedience’ to Trump, GOP
The American Association of University Professors released a statement Thursday urging universities not to engage in “anticipatory obedience,” which it...
Post-Bankruptcy, 2U Appoints New CEO
2U, the online program manager that emerged from bankruptcy last fall, has appointed a new CEO. Kees Bol, former CEO...