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Commencement Speakers’ Politics Vary by Institution Type

A new study from researchers at Georgia State and New York Universities finds that commencement speakers skew liberal. But the type and location of the institution can make a difference in who is invited to speak.

Rowers glide along the Charles River near Harvard University's Newell Boathouse.

New Paper Takes Aim at ‘Meritocratic’ Admissions Policies

Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else?

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Arkansas Baptist College Board Terminates President

Arkansas Baptist College President William Walker Jr. was terminated for unspecified reasons Monday after being placed on leave last week...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a white man with an exaggerated widow's peak in his black and gray hair, wearing a blue suit and a Band-Aid on his neck.

DOD Demands 30 American Universities Audit Foreign Partnerships

The Department of Defense has directed a group of 30 research-focused universities to conduct an “immediate and comprehensive” audit of...
Les Wexner speaking at a podium during the Fragrance Foundation Awards in June 2016. He is an older white man with thin white hair, wearing a black tuxedo.

Wexner Steps Down as Ohio State Medical Center Board Chair Amid Epstein Lawsuits

Billionaire businessman Les Wexner has stepped down as chair of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board of Trustees...
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AI Tends to Mark Students’ Essays Higher Than Humans, Study Shows

LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways to relieve pressure on graders.

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Ep. 210: Voices of Student Success: Transfer Isn’t Supposed to Be This Hard

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success explores how colleges can help more community college students transfer and earn bachelor’s degrees.

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3 Things to Know About ED’s Accreditation Proposal

The administration accused accreditors of neglecting their “positions of public trust.”