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The inaugural class of Sacramento State’s Black Honors College poses with campus leaders at a ceremony.
Student Success Academic Life

Building a Black Honors Community

Sacramento State’s rapidly growing Black Honors College pairs culturally responsive academics with a focus on belonging and student support.

A Cornell University student walks through campus during daylight. A Cornell banner hangs from a lamp post.
Institutions Research Universities

The Future of the American University, According to Cornell Faculty

A Cornell committee made nearly 70 recommendations that it says will reorient the university to its core purpose.

A photograph of an officer in riot gear arresting a protester in the pro-Palestinian campus encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Students Free Speech

Colleges Adopted ‘Systemic Suppression’ of Protesters, New Investigation Shows

Drawing on records, media reports and surveys, the ACLU and Amnesty International USA break down how colleges have “disproportionately” violated the rights of pro-Palestinian students.

A close-up photo of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sitting among other members of President Trump's cabinet during a July 2026 cabinet meeting.
Quick Takes

ED Redirects $235M in MSI Funds to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

The Education Department announced Tuesday that it is sending more than $174 million to historically Black colleges and universities and...
A photo illustration of former Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Interim Chancellor John Maduko with a quote from a compliance review on the system reading, “There was an overall failure on the part of multiple individuals to initiate and follow established policy and procedures for reporting, responding to, and addressing reports of sexual harassment.”
Governance Executive Leadership

Conn. State System Scandal Drives Demands for Reform

A report found Connecticut State Colleges and Universities mishandled misconduct allegations against a former chancellor. Now state lawmakers are threatening action.

White provost office or parking sign with outdoor college campus in the background.
Quick Takes

Out Now: 2026 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers

Provosts are confident in their role and their relationship with their president, according to the 2026 Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research...
Researchers in white coats and blue gloves working in a lab, pointing at something on a screen
Quick Takes

Commercialized Federal Research Has Generated Trillions, Study Finds

Federally funded research continues to yield big payoffs for the broader national economy, new data shows. Between 2021 and 2025...
A photo illustration collage of speech bubbles, the U.S. Capitol building, a professor gesturing in front of a whiteboard, a stack of 100-dollar bills, and a cell phone displaying an AI chat bot.
Governance Executive Leadership

From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026

Inside Higher Ed’s annual CAO survey reveals a fractured landscape, where academic leaders rely on personal AI tools amid broader technological and political disruption.