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February 18, 2026

IHE 02-19-2026 DNU

By  IHE Staff

A photo illustration of a hand holding a magnifying glass over the Old Well located on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus.

UNC Student Group Illuminates Administration’s Opaque Decisions

Several recent policy changes at the University of North Carolina flagship have been made in secret with little, if any, communication to campus. The students in TransparUNCy are working to expose the process.

News

 
Government Student Aid Policy
Trump Administration Agrees to End Race-Based Criteria for McNair Grant

The decision ends a lawsuit from a conservative student group and will open up the doctoral grant program that originally targeted underrepresented students.

Students Careers
Employers Project Salary Increases for Most New Graduates

Computer science majors are expected to get the biggest pay bump, according to new data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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The Not Alone Podcast: Join Today's Leading Academic Conversations

Content sponsored and provided by Elsevier in collaboration with Prof. Rafael Bras

Unfiltered insights from influential academic leaders at the world's foremost universities. Through these conversations, the Not Alone podcast explores leadership, innovation, global challenges, and the ideas that will define tomorrow. 

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Faculty Research
The Mathematician Lifting the Lid on Trump’s ‘Attacks’

The scientist behind the Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in the president’s seemingly “scattergun” approach.

Student Success Life After College
UVA Launches Career Design Initiative

Building on a successful advising overhaul, UVA integrates career design into the curriculum to prepare undergraduates for life after college.

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How Florida Built Higher Ed’s AI Blueprint

Content sponsored and provided by University of Florida

Through its AI Across the Curriculum initiative, the University of Florida integrates AI literacy, ethics and tools across disciplines while collaborating with institutions nationwide to expand AI education and strengthen tomorrow's workforce. 

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Science & Research Policy
NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Be Nominated NSF Director
Science & Research Policy
Censored Medical Research Restored to Federal Website
Curriculum
Podcast: Robert Zemsky on How 3-Year Degrees Could Save Colleges
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Views
AI Will Break Assessment Before It Fixes It

It’s undermining how we evaluate learning—and opening the door to something better.

By Chrysanthos Dellarocas

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As a top 20% global university, Virginia Commonwealth University is an unparalleled powerhouse of innovation and creative problem solving by taking on challenges that others can’t. Or won’t. Welcome to a university unlike any you’ve ever seen.

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4 Ways Chairs Can Develop Relational Attention

Small decisions chairs make can have big impacts on how department members relate to one another and the culture that results, Emily Heaphy writes.

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Columns Editor’s Note
What if Colleges Experimented at the Edges?

Under pressure, higher ed might find its next move by looking at the fringes.

By Sara Custer

Opinion
Columns Debatable Ideas
Jesse Jackson and the Myth of the Stanford Chant

The story about Jackson and the words he never chanted reveal how easy it is to repeat a lie so often that everyone becomes convinced that it was always true.

By John K. Wilson

Opinion
Columns Learning Innovation
Featured Gig: Vice President, Learner Experience Design, at UMGC

Four questions for Angie Besendorfer, chief learner experience and success officer at University of Maryland Global Campus.

By Joshua Kim

Opinion
Columns Beyond Transfer
Beyond the Whiteboard

How prior learning can support pathways.

By Rose Rojas

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