IHE 03-19-2026 DNU

As more colleges look for financial lifelines, experts say the current rules are a barrier to mergers and bog down an already cumbersome process.

College leaders hope to secure more funding and opportunities for their students as they ramp up collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Continuing a long-standing Inside Higher Ed tradition, we used NCAA data to determine which team would win if academic success, not athletic skill, was being judged.

A new Center for an Urban Future report finds that despite rising CUNY graduation rates, students face a tough job market and need stronger employer partnerships.

Computer-based testing is a far better alternative.

By Armando Fox and Craig Zilles

Jeffrey Herbst offers advice for how college leaders can prepare themselves for bruising battles over controversial changes in institutional direction.

By Jeffrey Herbst

The once-verboten idea of mergers and strategic partnerships is shedding its stigma in some corners of higher ed.

By Sara Custer

I think we might be kidding ourselves about putting humans in the loop in educational contexts.

By John Warner

What thinking about the ultrarich can teach us about higher ed in the AI era.

By Joshua Kim

Why higher ed keeps failing to align on transfer.

By Quintina Barnett Gallion