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To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards

To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards Elizabeth Redden Tue, 01/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. Byline(s) Lane A. Glenn from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/byp6m7s via IFTTT

Senate Committee Chair Investigates Math Course Placements at Selective Colleges

Senate Committee Chair Investigates Math Course Placements at Selective Colleges Ryan Quinn Mon, 01/26/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/3yanb54 via IFTTT

Higher Ed Urged to ‘Stand Up’ to Government Attacks

Higher Ed Urged to ‘Stand Up’ to Government Attacks sara.custer@in… Fri, 01/23/2026 - 03:00 AM A panel of legal experts and a higher ed leader called on colleges to form coalitions against violations of free speech on campus and to protect the values of higher education. Byline(s) Sara Custer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/seSUvRX via IFTTT

Reincarceration Linked to Work-Release and Technical Violations—Not Education

Reincarceration Linked to Work-Release and Technical Violations—Not Education Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:50 AM Byline(s) IHE Staff from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/4gnHcfz via IFTTT

Education Dept. Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance

Education Dept. Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance Katherine Knott Thu, 01/22/2026 - 03:00 AM First Amendment advocates and higher ed leaders are declaring victory, and some say it’s the “final defeat” of Trump’s attempt to rid colleges of race-based student supports. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/3GWtDyz via IFTTT

Parents Embrace Career and Technical Education

Parents Embrace Career and Technical Education Joshua.Bay Wed, 01/21/2026 - 03:00 AM While traditional four-year college remains popular, a new study finds parents increasingly open to nondegree pathways for their children. Byline(s) Joshua Bay from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Iy8V15e via IFTTT

Again Defying Trump, Congress Proposes Increasing NIH Budget, Maintaining ED

Again Defying Trump, Congress Proposes Increasing NIH Budget, Maintaining ED Ryan Quinn Tue, 01/20/2026 - 04:45 PM Appropriators have released legislation that wouldn’t defund Education Department programs or slash the National Institutes of Health budget. And it would prohibit the federal government from capping NIH indirect research cost rates.  Byline(s) Ryan Quinn from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/5fHnLaD via IFTTT

MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners

MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners Elizabeth Redden Tue, 01/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation. Byline(s) Heather J. Shotton from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/jWlrwPc via IFTTT

Misrepresenting Prison Education Risks Harming Already Vulnerable Students

Misrepresenting Prison Education Risks Harming Already Vulnerable Students sara.custer@in… Fri, 01/16/2026 - 02:49 PM Not telling the full story about incarcerated students could impact funding and political support for this vital field.  Byline(s) Letters to the Editor from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/4vo52Jz via IFTTT

ED Details Higher Ed Staff to Labor Department

ED Details Higher Ed Staff to Labor Department Katherine Knott Fri, 01/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/mDGXyZv via IFTTT

Report: State Lawmakers Enacted a Record 21 Censorship Bills in 2025

Report: State Lawmakers Enacted a Record 21 Censorship Bills in 2025 Emma Whitford Thu, 01/15/2026 - 08:00 AM The legislatures in all 15 states that passed higher education censorship bills are Republican-controlled. Measures range from curricular control to curtailing faculty governance. Byline(s) Emma Whitford from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/8vnoNDi via IFTTT

China Aims for ‘Quality’ Overseas Students With Admissions Exam

China Aims for ‘Quality’ Overseas Students With Admissions Exam Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 01/15/2026 - 03:00 AM Experts say the introduction of a compulsory test for all applicants seeking to take undergraduate courses shows the country’s shifting approach to internationalization. Byline(s) Tash Moshein for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/XzdbyWh via IFTTT

As Responsibilities for College Cost Shift, So Do State Priorities

As Responsibilities for College Cost Shift, So Do State Priorities jessica.blake@… Wed, 01/14/2026 - 03:00 AM State higher education systems continue to focus on workforce development, return on investment and other cost- and outcomes-centered topics, survey results show. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/LfkeXZM via IFTTT

Censorship Arrives on Campus

Censorship Arrives on Campus sara.custer@in… Tue, 01/13/2026 - 03:00 AM In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom today. Byline(s) Dominique J. Baker from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/YvyHhgq via IFTTT

Prison Education May Raise Risk of Reincarceration

Prison Education May Raise Risk of Reincarceration Joshua.Bay Mon, 01/12/2026 - 03:00 AM New research from Grinnell College finds that well-intentioned prison education programs may have unintended outcomes. Byline(s) Joshua Bay from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/TFbjVlv via IFTTT

ED Panel Divided as Consensus Vote Looms on Earnings Test

ED Panel Divided as Consensus Vote Looms on Earnings Test jessica.blake@… Thu, 01/08/2026 - 07:55 PM The Education Department held several closed-door meetings Thursday, but it’s unclear if officials will compromise. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/pDIxREb via IFTTT

‘Profound Political Change’ Needed to Revive Venezuelan Science

‘Profound Political Change’ Needed to Revive Venezuelan Science Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 01/08/2026 - 03:00 AM The collapse of the higher education system under Maduro is unlikely to be reversed without a complete change in leadership, experts warn. Byline(s) Helen Packer for Times Higher Ed from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/bERoDcr via IFTTT

The Trump Admin. Put $169M Toward Its Priorities. Here’s Where the Money Went

The Trump Admin. Put $169M Toward Its Priorities. Here’s Where the Money Went Katherine Knott Tue, 01/06/2026 - 08:00 PM This round of funding is a glimpse at how the Trump administration wants to use grants to support its agenda. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/4h7Jt5O via IFTTT

December Cuts Close Out Brutal Year for Sector

December Cuts Close Out Brutal Year for Sector Josh Moody Tue, 01/06/2026 - 03:00 AM With around 300 reported job cuts last month, the higher education sector shed at least 9,000 positions across 2025, a year marked by federal policy uncertainty and rising costs. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/jySo4ek via IFTTT

5 Predictions on How AI Will Shape Higher Ed in 2026

5 Predictions on How AI Will Shape Higher Ed in 2026 kathryn.palmer… Mon, 01/05/2026 - 03:00 AM Some education experts are prepared for the sector’s growing disenchantment with generative artificial intelligence. Others believe it will improve college systems and processes. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/xGeTraS via IFTTT