Tag: Higher

Last year, after finally publishing a paper I had been working on for months, I did something I had never done before: I printed it out, added a…

Summers has said he is “deeply ashamed” of his actions and takes responsibility for continuing to communicate with Epstein. Kevin Dietsch/Staff/Getty Images Former Harvard University president Larry Summers…

The Trump administration began targeting UCLA last year through research funding cuts. Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The Justice Department sued the University of California system Tuesday, alleging…

Beginning this summer, professors at Florida’s 28 public colleges must use a state curriculum framework to teach their introduction to sociology courses. Aligned with the state-sanctioned sociology textbook,…

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to every college and university president with the goal of continuing its efforts to curb voting among…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced this month that the Department of Defense will no longer send active-duty military for graduate-level professional military education at Harvard University. In…

A Tennessee state lawmaker dropped his bill to end tenure, but said, “We’ll maybe be back.” rruntsch | iStock | Getty Images Plus Tennessee’s House Higher Ed Subcommittee…

Jay Bhattacharya is now also acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The National Institutes of Health director will become acting director…

I often feel like the skunk at a garden party. That’s not uncommon for journalists: Our job frequently requires us to ask hard questions and to say what…

Last year, analysts projected a significant long-term budget shortfall for the Pell Grant program—the first in more than a decade—sending shock waves through Congress. And while the Legislature…

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Friday accusing Harvard University of failing to comply with a federal investigation into whether its admissions processes are discriminatory. The federal government…

Virginia Tech said the move aligns with unspecified Education Department guidance. Tim Pennington/Getty Images Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has banned university-funded “identity-based Graduation Achievement Ceremonies,” the…

An aerial view of Green River College Zack Apiratitham, courtesy of Green River College Green River College trustees announced this week they voted to terminate President Suzanne Johnson’s…

I’ve spent much of my career working as a college administrator. I’ve held senior roles, carried expansive portfolios, and had titles that critics of higher education increasingly cite…

For all his criticism and condemnation of higher education, Texas governor Gregg Abbott is proud of the state’s institutions. He’s designated billions of public dollars to fund them.…

As the U.S. tightens visa restrictions for international students and slashes research funding—threatening its status as a global innovation powerhouse —it’s tempting to think American universities can simply…

Students will not be allowed to wear the devices, even if they are prescription glasses. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Izusek and Spiderplay/E+/Getty Images The…

Texas A&M first began offering women’s and gender studies courses in 1979. Ishika Samant/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Texas A&M University is closing its women’s and gender studies program, effective…

The Trump administration’s effort to use the problem of antisemitism on campuses as an excuse to bend universities to its will has been well documented. Reaching into its…