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Withheld Childcare Grants Leave Student Parents in Limbo

Withheld Childcare Grants Leave Student Parents in Limbo jessica.blake@… Thu, 07/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Funding applications for programs that support low-income and adult learners typically open in May and close by the end of July. This year they have yet to be announced. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/osaK4ct via IFTTT

Adult Ed Funding Restored, but Migrant Students Still Waiting

Adult Ed Funding Restored, but Migrant Students Still Waiting Johanna Alonso Tue, 07/29/2025 - 03:00 AM The Trump administration’s decision to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen adult education funds ends weeks of uncertainty for colleges. Byline(s) Sara Weissman Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/4d5JNWe via IFTTT

DEI Skepticism Threatens to Derail Japan’s Gender Equality Push

DEI Skepticism Threatens to Derail Japan’s Gender Equality Push Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 07/29/2025 - 03:00 AM Long-running initiatives that aim to tackle the issue are not working, experts say. They argue a change in approach is needed. Byline(s) Tash Moshein for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/XzcduRh via IFTTT

In Defense of Malcolm Gladwell and ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’

In Defense of Malcolm Gladwell and ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’ joshua.m.kim@d… Tue, 07/29/2025 - 03:00 AM Why Gladwell’s mediocre social science and simplistic critiques of elite higher education should not dissuade academics from reading his books. Byline(s) Joshua Kim from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/OCj6YSG via IFTTT

Do Regional Publics Know Their Product?

Do Regional Publics Know Their Product? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 07/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Perhaps higher education is not a product that can be endlessly innovated, Scott M. Reznick writes. Byline(s) Scott M. Reznick from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/i805cyR via IFTTT

ED to Review Regs for Student Loan Programs, College Accountability

ED to Review Regs for Student Loan Programs, College Accountability Katherine Knott Fri, 07/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/WQLVEZn via IFTTT

Can Right-Wing Students Deliver a ‘Death Blow’ to the Democratic Party?

Can Right-Wing Students Deliver a ‘Death Blow’ to the Democratic Party? Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 07/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Times Higher Education got an earful from conservative students and Republican luminaries alike at this year's Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa.  Byline(s) Patrick Jack for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/6HFgzGc via IFTTT

Staffing Shortages at ED Hurt College Operations

Staffing Shortages at ED Hurt College Operations jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/21/2025 - 03:00 AM Even before the Supreme Court green-lighted mass layoffs at the Education Department, colleges were struggling to get questions answered. Advocates worry it will only get worse. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Efuh5YV via IFTTT

Chu: China ‘Will Blow Us Away’ if Trump Destroys U.S. Colleges

Chu: China ‘Will Blow Us Away’ if Trump Destroys U.S. Colleges Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 07/17/2025 - 03:00 AM Without foreign research talent pouring into leading U.S. universities, America will fall further behind in the tech race, says former U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu. Byline(s) Jack Grove for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/WIXM08u via IFTTT

An Education in Taxation

An Education in Taxation Elizabeth Redden Wed, 07/16/2025 - 03:00 AM Tax policy belongs in the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum as a cornerstone of civic education, Andrew Leahey writes. Byline(s) Andrew Leahey from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/aJq87tX via IFTTT

What Trump’s Bombast Reveals About His Vision for Higher Ed

What Trump’s Bombast Reveals About His Vision for Higher Ed sara.custer@in… Tue, 07/15/2025 - 03:00 AM The administration’s use of public channels to herald funding freezes and federal investigations tells of a coherent agenda to remake higher ed, according to one political scientist. Byline(s) Sara Custer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/LpoWwYz via IFTTT

Supreme Court Allows Mass Layoffs at Education Department

Supreme Court Allows Mass Layoffs at Education Department Katherine Knott Mon, 07/14/2025 - 05:11 PM The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/LixeRg0 via IFTTT

Education Department Investigates George Mason for Alleged Race Discrimination

Education Department Investigates George Mason for Alleged Race Discrimination jessica.blake@… Fri, 07/11/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/EJbfIrQ via IFTTT

Listen: Meeting Adult Learners When and Where They Are

Listen: Meeting Adult Learners When and Where They Are Ashley Mowreader Thu, 07/10/2025 - 03:00 AM In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, we discuss Wichita State University’s adult bridge program to support the transition into higher education. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/kvTf5ct via IFTTT

To Avoid Program Closures, PASSHE Explores Course Sharing

To Avoid Program Closures, PASSHE Explores Course Sharing kathryn.palmer… Wed, 07/09/2025 - 03:00 AM After years of declining enrollment, Pennsylvania’s 10-campus higher education system is piloting plans to allow students to access courses beyond their home institution. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/diZMg0G via IFTTT

AI, Irreality and the Liberal Educational Project

AI, Irreality and the Liberal Educational Project Elizabeth Redden Tue, 07/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Jacob Riyeff asks how higher education can achieve its aim of scrutinizing reality when students don’t even seem to recognize the irreality of AI outputs. Byline(s) Jacob Riyeff from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/wO2sJzd via IFTTT

Religion’s Shifting Role in Higher Ed

Religion’s Shifting Role in Higher Ed Sara Weissman Thu, 07/03/2025 - 03:00 AM A new book explores how religion, once at the core of American higher education, made its way to the margins of campus life. Byline(s) Sara Weissman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/hSvGenC via IFTTT

Nobelist: U.S. Scientists Took Support ‘For Granted’ Before Trump Cuts

Nobelist: U.S. Scientists Took Support ‘For Granted’ Before Trump Cuts Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 07/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Frances Arnold, who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry, says U.S. science is “paying the price” for not explaining the benefits of research funding for “far too long.” Byline(s) Jack Grove for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/KfyQClq via IFTTT

Penn Agrees to Trump's Demands, Will Strip Trans Athlete's Awards and Apologize

Penn Agrees to Trump's Demands, Will Strip Trans Athlete's Awards and Apologize Johanna Alonso Tue, 07/01/2025 - 05:11 PM The Education Department accused the Ivy League institution of violating Title IX by allowing a trans swimmer to compete on the women's team. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/POsQEct via IFTTT