The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2025
Critics worry that the spending package, now headed to the Senate, would have a “historic and negative impact” on college access.
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Getting students drawing can help belonging and mental health
Wonkhe
MAY 26, 2025
Developing drawing and creative skills has impacts beyond visual literacies.
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Our future may depend on the humanities
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2025
For Peter Sutoris, the humanities hold the key to understanding and responding to the many civilisational crises we face
19 Ideas for Your Online Presence That Are Not Social Media
The Academic Designer
MAY 22, 2025
Academics can enhance their online presence beyond social media. Here's 19 effective ways to share your research and teaching online for professors and researchers.
Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Postsecondary Enrollment Continues to Grow, Most Notably at Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 22, 2025
Dr. Bernard J. Gantt With a total postsecondary enrollment of 18.4 million in the U.S., the number of students continues to rise with community colleges showing particular growth. College student attendance patterns this spring compared to spring 2024 are reinforcing and building on the growth that we saw in the fall, said Dr. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC), which released its report on spring 2025 enrollment.
Penn State Closure Plan Prompts Sharp Reactions
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 20, 2025
Penn State Closure Plan Prompts Sharp Reactions Josh Moody Tue, 05/20/2025 - 03:00 AM Penn State administrators want to close seven of 19 Commonwealth Campuses. The controversial proposal has prompted pushback from faculty, lawmakers and some trustees.
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A review of student suicides suggests that standards are now necessary
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2025
A national review has found a raft of issues in the way that universities prevent and learn from student suicides. Jim Dickinson evaluates whether voluntary urges for change will ever be enough.
What I Learned Serving on My University's AI Committee
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 23, 2025
We need to embrace a more radical response. By Megan Fritts What I learned serving on a university AI committee.
Business and Health Professions Lead Faculty Growth as Humanities Decline, CUPA-HR Report Finds
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 20, 2025
In recent years, higher education institutions have faced increasing pressure to prioritize disciplines with clear career pathways over traditional liberal arts programs, according to a new report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). The report, "Two Decades of Change: Faculty Discipline Trends in Higher Education," analyzes data from CUPA-HR's Faculty in Higher Education Survey from 2003-04 to 2023-24, revealing significant shifts in faculty si
At Senate Hearing, College Presidents Warn Against Pell Cuts
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 22, 2025
At Senate Hearing, College Presidents Warn Against Pell Cuts Ryan Quinn Thu, 05/22/2025 - 03:00 AM Leaders of Christian, historically Black and community colleges appeared before the Republican-controlled Senate committee. Democrats took the opportunity to argue against House GOP proposals, including cutting Pell.
Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P
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Education Department walks back $37.7M fine against Grand Canyon University
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 20, 2025
Brian Mueller, the university’s president, said the ruling supports that the large Christian institution was “wrongly accused” of misleading doctoral students.
At UC Berkeley, the Faculty Asks Itself, Do Our Critics Have a Point?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 21, 2025
By Emma Pettit Professors' responses to an internal survey were candid and occasionally brutal.
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The PIE News
MAY 27, 2025
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Serial university starter. What do you like most about your job? The opportunity to do something new within a sector that is challenged by legacy, tradition and archaic systems and to drive real change.And to transform young peoples lives, of course… Best work trip/Worst work trip? Difficult, as there have been so many.
AI and Threats to Academic Integrity: What to Do
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 20, 2025
AI and Threats to Academic Integrity: What to Do colleen.flaherty Tue, 05/20/2025 - 03:00 AM Three in four chief technology officers say that artificial intelligence has proven to be a moderate or significant risk to academic integrity at their institution. Experts have ideas as to what can help.
McMahon defends $12B proposed cut to the Education Department
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 21, 2025
During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts.
Action on researcher career development must go beyond surface-level fixes
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MAY 26, 2025
Financial challenges across the sector are having lasting consequences for researchers careers.
The Strangling of Sonoma State
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 22, 2025
How misbegotten ideals tanked California's 'Public Ivy.' By Hollis Robbins How misbegotten ideals tanked California's 'Public Ivy.
Study Reveals How Model Minority Myth Influences School Choices
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 21, 2025
Dr. Adriana Villavicencio When Mai Tran began searching for a kindergarten for her daughter in a large urban school district, she found herself gravitating toward schools with substantial Asian American student populations. As a Vietnamese American parent who immigrated to the United States as a teenager, Tran was concerned about her daughters sense of belonging and academic experience.
4 Things to Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 23, 2025
4 Things to Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Katherine Knott Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:00 AM From levying new taxes on colleges to changing who is eligible for Pell Grants, experts say the mammoth legislation could reshape higher education. Its now in the hands of the Senate.
Data breach reporting lags in education, study finds
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2025
The sector reportedly takes an average of 4.8 months to report attacks — higher than for business, government and healthcare.
For those in HE cold spots, higher education isn’t presenting as a good bet
Wonkhe
MAY 21, 2025
Richard Brabner reflects on the latest report of the UPP Foundation inquiry into widening participation, which explores perceptions of higher education in Doncaster
Republicans' Plan to Tax Higher Ed and Slash Funding Advances in Congress
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 22, 2025
By Francie Diep The bill would have profound effects across the sector.
International students in Kazakhstan reach all-time high
The PIE News
MAY 20, 2025
The number of international students in Kazakhstan reached 31,500 last year, marking an all-time high as the Central Asian destination strives to attract 100,000 students from abroad by 2028. Weve launched a new campaign called Study in Kazakhstan … Its attracting talent, its building reputation: so far, so good, Kazakhstans minister for science and higher technology, Sayasat Nurbek, told The PIE News.
What AI Can’t Read: Ambiguities and Silences
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 23, 2025
What AI Cant Read: Ambiguities and Silences Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:00 AM By using AI for a task for which it is particularly ill-equippedanalyzing the testimony of Holocaust survivorsstudents deepen their own thinking, Jan Burzlaff writes.
Spring enrollment rises 3.2%, with community colleges leading the way
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2025
Every type of higher ed institution and most U.S. states saw headcount gains, new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
Why aren’t we addressing inequity of outcomes for postgraduates?
Wonkhe
MAY 21, 2025
The postgraduate population is growing, but there appears to be less interest in regulating this area of higher education, much less how equitable outcomes are.
Reconsidering research impact
ACRLog
MAY 20, 2025
Photo by Gunnar Ridderstrm on Unsplash I have a complicated relationship with bibliometrics (i.e. research impact metrics), as does the field of academic librarianship and academia itself, if were honest. On one hand, there is something undeniably fascinating about how statistical formulas can help us understand scholarship as conversation at a macro-level.
My Journey to Reimagining Member Engagement for Higher Ed Associations
Dr. Josie Ahlquist
MAY 22, 2025
When I joined my first professional association as a graduate student in 2003, I had no idea I was entering one of the most enduring and transformational relationships of my career.It started with a name badge and a conference program, but quickly became a professional home — a place where I found mentors, community, and a deep calling to serve.
A Hoppy Commencement
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 22, 2025
University of Maryland graduates will hear from a speaker today who is small in size but big in pop culture, puppetry and songs about being greenKermit the Frog. Kermit was invited to speak at commencement to honor Muppets creator Jim Henson, who earned his bachelors degree in home economics from UMD in 1960. The University of Maryland offered Inside Higher Ed a peek behind the podium as it prepares for Kermits speech to graduates and their families and friends.
Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 20, 2025
The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.
All eyes on Pakistan at GEMS Middle East TNE forum
The PIE News
MAY 23, 2025
The pathway provider has announced a series of key partnerships this week, including agreements with UK universities, language schools and online learning platforms, in the wake of a major event highlighting the provision of medical education across borders. Educational leaders, policymakers and dignitaries gathered to discuss the importance of TNE in medical education at the UK-Pakistan Educational Partnerships Forum, held at London’s historic Society of Medicine on May 20.
Scholar-Athlete Turned NBA Coach Returns Home: Jacque Vaughn Joins Kansas Staff
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 22, 2025
Jacque Vaughn The University of Kansas has made a significant addition to its basketball coaching staff with the hiring of alumnus Jacque Vaughn. Vaughn returns to Kansas as an assistant coach under Bill Self, becoming the first former NBA head coach to join the Jayhawks' coaching staff. Vaughn brings more than 15 years of NBA coaching experience, having served as head coach for both the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets.
Faculty Need Training, Time, and Tools to Make Course Content Accessible, Survey Finds
Campus Technology
MAY 23, 2025
In a recent survey by Anthology, only one in five faculty (22%) said they consistently consider accessibility when designing course materials. And just 11% felt they had the right tools and training to create accessible course content.
California Community Colleges Battle Against the Bots
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 23, 2025
California Community Colleges Battle Against the Bots Sara Weissman Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:00 AM The California Community College system is considering new steps to beat back an influx of fraudsters applying to access student aid money.
Legal defense fund will seek to fill gap left by OCR reduction
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 27, 2025
Set to launch in the fall, the fund backed by National Center for Youth Law aims to defend students’ rights in court and track civil rights data.
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