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Employers Value Postsecondary Credentials, Durable Skills

Employers Value Postsecondary Credentials, Durable Skills Ashley Mowreader Fri, 09/26/2025 - 03:00 AM Surveys of hiring managers underscore higher education’s value in preparing the workforce with technical and interpersonal skills for current and future roles. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Xz9x0c5 via IFTTT

Missouri Merged 2 Agencies. What Can Trump Learn From the Show-Me State?

Missouri Merged 2 Agencies. What Can Trump Learn From the Show-Me State? jessica.blake@… Thu, 09/25/2025 - 03:00 AM As the Trump administration looks to merge career and technical education services between the Departments of Education and Labor, Inside Higher Ed spoke with Missouri state officials who underwent a similar process. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/k49MLoK via IFTTT

Not Just Another AI Statement: Modeling Process and Collaboration in Higher Education

Not Just Another AI Statement: Modeling Process and Collaboration in Higher Education johnw@mcsweeneys.net Wed, 09/24/2025 - 03:00 AM A guest post from Crystal N. Fodrey and Kristi Girdharry. Byline(s) Crystal N. Fodrey Kristi Girdharry from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/ocbuQYj via IFTTT

What’s So Conservative About Civics, Anyway?

What’s So Conservative About Civics, Anyway? Elizabeth Redden Tue, 09/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Eric Hartman asks how colleges can move civics education beyond this hyperpartisan moment. Byline(s) Eric Hartman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/WVqRQwd via IFTTT

The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight

The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight Elizabeth Redden Mon, 09/22/2025 - 03:00 AM Thanks in part to Biden-era regulatory changes, the Trump administration has a powerful set of tools it could use to threaten institutional eligibility for federal student loans, Jonathan Helwink writes. Byline(s) Jonathan Helwink from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/rHVhSeI via IFTTT

Concerns Mount Over Future of McNair Scholars

Concerns Mount Over Future of McNair Scholars jessica.blake@… Fri, 09/19/2025 - 07:00 PM So far, 18 McNair program grants have been canceled while others are getting approved, easing some of the worries. The Education Department says it will issue awards by the end of the month. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/VGHRsLI via IFTTT

How the Education Dept. Wants to Advance ‘Patriotic Education’

How the Education Dept. Wants to Advance ‘Patriotic Education’ kathryn.palmer… Fri, 09/19/2025 - 01:40 PM Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/yjIevrD via IFTTT

McMahon Calls for Improving Efficiency and Civilizing Discourse

McMahon Calls for Improving Efficiency and Civilizing Discourse jessica.blake@… Fri, 09/19/2025 - 03:00 AM The education secretary’s comments at two different policy summits shine a light on the department’s latest priorities, but the recent death of Charlie Kirk loomed large. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/TnFZImC via IFTTT

Understanding Dual-Enrollment Students

Understanding Dual-Enrollment Students Ashley Mowreader Fri, 09/19/2025 - 03:00 AM A new survey by Tyton Partners reveals the perspectives of high school students concurrently enrolled in higher education and their aspirations beyond graduation. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/SiqdM3w via IFTTT

Fixed Tuition

Fixed Tuition Sara Brady Thu, 09/18/2025 - 03:00 AM Reflections on holding tuition level through a student’s entire education. Byline(s) Matt Reed from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/fGZC24i via IFTTT

Brandeis Pours $25M Into Careers-Focused Liberal Arts

Brandeis Pours $25M Into Careers-Focused Liberal Arts kathryn.palmer… Wed, 09/17/2025 - 03:00 AM The university recently unveiled a revamped curriculum and a plan to give students job-ready skills through a liberal arts education. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/xL5XFnA via IFTTT

Survey: Provosts Focused on Funding Cuts, Academic Freedom and AI

Survey: Provosts Focused on Funding Cuts, Academic Freedom and AI Emma Whitford Tue, 09/16/2025 - 03:00 AM Chief academic officers are confident in academic quality but strained by limited resources, policy shifts and other mounting campus challenges, Inside Higher Ed ’s annual survey finds. Byline(s) Emma Whitford from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/G0z4U3d via IFTTT

Education Department Reallocates MSI Funding to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

Education Department Reallocates MSI Funding to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges Sara Weissman Mon, 09/15/2025 - 06:10 PM Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money than other minority-serving institutions. Others have more mixed feelings. Byline(s) Sara Weissman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/6QaGMuW via IFTTT

Academics Say Names Added to Gaza Letter ‘Without Consent’

Academics Say Names Added to Gaza Letter ‘Without Consent’ Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 09/15/2025 - 03:00 AM A researcher whose name appeared on a letter coordinated by the group Scholars for Truth About Genocide says he has no idea how it got there. Byline(s) Juliette Rowsell for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/3mCS5Do via IFTTT

‘Weaponizing Antisemitism’: Campus Speech Under Siege

‘Weaponizing Antisemitism’: Campus Speech Under Siege colleen.flaherty Fri, 09/12/2025 - 03:00 AM Provosts agree antisemitism in higher education is a problem, but they largely object to recent federal investigations into campus speech climates—which experts warn could hurt, not help, Jewish students. Byline(s) Colleen Flaherty from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/1W2eD40 via IFTTT

Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions

Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions Sara Weissman Thu, 09/11/2025 - 03:00 AM Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll. Byline(s) Sara Weissman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/oXcOQHP via IFTTT

Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Katherine Knott Tue, 09/09/2025 - 03:00 AM Higher education groups are suing the federal government at an exceptional scale in an effort to block executive orders, DEI guidance and other policy changes. Here’s the latest on the legal challenges. Byline(s) Jessica Blake Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Soabnu4 via IFTTT

Education Dept.’s Rule-Making Agenda Includes Accreditation, Title VI

Education Dept.’s Rule-Making Agenda Includes Accreditation, Title VI jessica.blake@… Mon, 09/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/HVLU2Im via IFTTT

Biotech to ‘Shift to U.K. and China’ After U.S. ‘Own Goal’ on mRNA Cuts

Biotech to ‘Shift to U.K. and China’ After U.S. ‘Own Goal’ on mRNA Cuts sara.custer@in… Fri, 09/05/2025 - 03:00 AM Migration of talent “already under way” as experts predict decision will still delay development of vaccines that could save lives. Byline(s) Patrick Jack for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/xr2qVsX via IFTTT

Virginia Democrats Block 14 Board Appointments

Virginia Democrats Block 14 Board Appointments Josh Moody Wed, 09/03/2025 - 03:00 AM The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections last week rejected all of Gov. Youngkin’s picks for university boards, accusing the Republican leader of politicizing higher education. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/XV1UNOz via IFTTT

The Students Left Behind by the Travel Ban

The Students Left Behind by the Travel Ban Johanna Alonso Tue, 09/02/2025 - 03:00 AM Disappointed but not deterred, students from Libya and Myanmar shut out of the U.S. still harbor dreams of an American college education. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/kmEZHq6 via IFTTT