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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, an older white woman with short blond hair, wearing a light-colored suit.

McMahon Defends Dismantling ED to Department Staff

In a recording obtained by Inside Higher Ed, the secretary explained why she’s moving several grant programs to other federal agencies and how it could benefit students.

Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr, Lawrence M. Krauss and Noam Chomsky, all of them older white men

5 Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files

Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far.

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National University Tackles A.B.D. Problem

National University in San Diego launched its Dissertation Completion Pathway program Wednesday to help community college faculty, staff and administrators...
A robot hand and a human hand overlayed on top of each other writing a letter to the editor.

AI Likely Driving Surge in Letters to the Editor

In the three years since large language models went mainstream, the number of new authors publishing a high volume of letters to the editor in scientific journals has also surged. Researchers say there’s likely a link—and it exposes cracks in academia’s publish-or-perish culture.

View of the Golden Dome on the campus of University of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Drops ‘Catholic Mission’ Language From Staff Values

The University of Notre Dame recently embraced a new, streamlined version of its staff values that no longer explicitly includes...
A photo of a wooden boardroom table, set up for a meeting, with pads of paper and water glasses.

AAUP Report Defends Shared Governance Amid Political Attacks

In a report released Tuesday, the American Association of University Professors outlines its case for shared governance at colleges and...
Two students pose in front of a medical response unit golf cart wearing matching gray uniforms.

Volunteer EMTs Provide Medical Response Support on Campus

Florida State University trains dozens of students to provide medical response services on campus, supplementing full-time professionals.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon next to the U.S. Department of Education building.

Dismantling of ED Earns Some Praise Amid the Gloom

Numerous higher ed leaders, advocates and politicians weighed in on McMahon’s plan to ship several ED programs to other agencies. Here’s a snapshot of what they said.