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Quick Takes

UC San Diego Sees Students’ Math Skills Plummet

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school...
Amy Reid, a light-skinned woman with shoulder-length white hair, wearing a white T-shirt, during a a teach-in at New College.
Faculty Academic Freedom

A Former Professor Blasts New College of Florida’s Conservative Makeover

Amy Reid was one of President Corcoran’s most vocal critics while she served as faculty representative on the Board of Trustees. Now she reflects on her fight to save the college she knows and loves.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Enrollment Growth Continues, Bolstered by Short-Term Credentials

Enrollment is up across the board this fall, except for graduate student enrollment, which remained stagnant. The biggest increase was among those pursuing short-term credentials, followed by those earning associate degrees.

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Quick Takes

Education Department Announces Key Priorities Through Grant Fund

The Education Department announced its priorities for a key higher education grant program Monday, reinforcing its focus on accreditation reform...
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Institutions Community Colleges

Community College Leaders Ask Carnegie to Pull Its New Classification

Carnegie’s new Student Access and Earnings Classification has stirred up controversy among community college advocates. Carnegie is standing by its approach.

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Quick Takes

UNC Chapel Hill Won’t Sign Compact

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made clear Friday that it won’t sign the federal “Compact for Academic...
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Student Success Academic Life

Faculty Lead AI Usage Conversations on Campus

Survey data shows a majority of college students are aware of appropriate AI use cases in the classroom because their instructors—not administrators—set the expectations.

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Students Diversity

As ED Guts Its Civil Rights Office, Could States Step Up?

A Pa. senator announced legislation to create an agency to enforce protections that the federal government can’t, or won’t. It’s an example of how some states are trying to fill the void.