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Governance Executive Leadership

Questions Swirl Over Virginia Tech Resignation

Virginia Tech president Tim Sands is stepping down after 12 years on the job. But recent remarks from a powerful senator suggests he is being pushed out by the board.

Quick Takes

The Key Podcast: Trends to Watch in Student Success

Inside Higher Ed’s student success reporter, Joshua Bay, joins Editor in Chief Sara Custer in this week’s episode of The...

Truck driver Rahul Narwal prepares for a delivery at Roadies Inc., in Bakersfield, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.

Government Student Aid Policy

How Colleges Want to Tweak Workforce Pell Regs

The Pell Grant expansion received support from colleges and workforce organizations, but advocates say some changes are needed to make sure the program works as intended.

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Quick Takes

Florida AG Demands Law School Allow Turning Point Chapter

Florida’s top legal official is ordering a private Catholic law school in the state to allow students to form a...

An infographic labeling the front pages of four bills from Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee that are targeting tenure, faculty governance and curriculum next to a map highlighting the states with their respective capitol buildings on each.

Government State Policy

4 State Bills Faculty Should Watch

Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee are considering legislation that will impact tenure, faculty governance and more.

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Student Success The College Experience

Student-Built Instruments Head to Space

Astrophysics students at the College of Charleston helped develop research instruments now bound for the International Space Station.

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Admissions

Making Graduate Admissions International Student–Friendly

Colleges are using a range of strategies—from WhatsApp and email templates to local counselors—to make the application process more seamless for international graduate students.

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Quick Takes

Wisconsin Regents Defend Firing President

In a public hearing on Thursday, Universities of Wisconsin regents stood by their decision to fire system President Jay Rothman...