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Student Success The College Experience

25 Stats for 2025

Inside Higher Ed compiled two dozen–plus data points to help guide strategic decision-making and student success initiatives on college campuses.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

The Early Bird Gets Admitted

Colleges have been criticized for admitting more students through early decision, which benefits wealthier applicants. Without affirmative action, it could be a boon for diversity as well—depending how colleges use it.

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Governance Executive Leadership

Colleges Send Out Heartwarming Holiday Messages

From ice skating with a mascot to going on a Christmas heist with a community college math teacher, holiday videos bring levity at the end of another year.

Quick Takes

Report: Trustees Pressed Chapel Hill on Student Admissions

The chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees appeared to pressure employees to admit...
Faculty Issues Research

AI-Authored Abstracts ‘More Authentic’ Than Human-Written Ones

Higher ratings for AI-authored abstracts should not obscure the need for engaging prose with a “human touch,” says study co-author.

Quick Takes

Brown Faces $46 Million Budget Deficit

Brown University, one of the nation’s wealthiest institutions, is facing a $46 million structural deficit, prompting efforts to limit growth...
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Student Success Academic Life

Student Voice 2024: The Top 10 Findings  

From what professors can do to boost students’ academic success to how confident students are about their futures, here’s what you need to know from Inside Higher Ed’s Student Voice 2024 survey cycle as you prepare to support student success in 2025.

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Student Success Academic Life

Academic Success Tip: Adding a Human Touch to the Virtual Classroom

Professors looking to build more supportive online learning environments can focus on connection cultivation, trust, personalized communication and community building.