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In negotiating loan caps, a Pell Grant expansion and accountability measures, the Education Department made few concessions and yet secured unanimous agreement. Here’s how they did it.

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

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.

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Will Graduate Schools Accept 3-Year Degrees?

A study of 10 graduate school admissions leaders showed that many are open to the idea of accepting students with reduced-credit degrees—even if current policies preclude it.

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NYU and SUNY Debut Higher Ed Design Lab

New partnership will study which college programs actually help students build the skills they need for an AI-driven workforce.

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Survey: Faculty Say AI Is Impactful—but Not In a Good Way

Faculty members think generative AI in the classroom will increase cheating and shorten student attention spans. A minority of professors think the tools are a net positive.

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Florida’s Syllabus Regulations Will Lead to Stunted College Classrooms

Setting a fixed reading list 45-plus days before classes start is not a recipe for good teaching.

By Teddy Duncan Jr.

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Gaming the System? Extended Time on Tests Is Often a Waste of Time

Extra time on a well-designed college exam rarely benefits anyone.

By Riley B. Pizza et al.

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MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners

Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation.

By Heather J. Shotton

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The Next Compliance Risk: Experience Itself

Remote or hybrid work is not merely a perk: It’s one of the few retention tools we have to stem the loss of experienced financial aid professionals.

By Bruce Blackmon

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A New Model for the Future of ‘Inside Higher Ed’

We’re asking readers to support our independent news and analysis so we can continue providing the journalism the sector deserves and depends on.

By Sara Custer

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Honoring Martin Luther King and the Nobel Peace Prize He Earned

King bravely put his life on the line for peace and justice, not for a prize.

By Shaun Harper

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‘Slow Productivity,’ AI and the Higher Ed Caste System

Lobbying for Cal Newport’s next book.

By Joshua Kim

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Thinking About Personal Statements in the Age of AI

Is this still a worthy tool for graduate admissions? 

By John Warner

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The LMS Is Dead; Long Live Online Teaching

Our online classes are built on outdated infrastructure.

By Rachel Elliott Rigolino

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How Higher Ed Can Adjust to the AI-Answer Economy

Helping students navigate AI-generated summaries is the new frontier in information literacy.

By Leo S. Lo

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Come to the Dark Side: The Dangers of Pathologizing Administration in Higher Ed

Treating administrators as the enemy only harms higher ed.

By Jeff Crane and Lee Bebout

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Reflections of a Former Presidential Spouse

It’s a role without a road map.

By Michael Mills

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Student Voice: Amplified

Student Voice, Inside Higher Ed’s ongoing survey and reporting series, seeks to elevate the student voice in institutional student success efforts and in broader conversations about how higher education can better—and best—serve students. Questions touch on academic life; health and wellness (including financial health); the college experience outside the classroom; preparing for life after college; affordability and cost of attendance; trust and more. 

Our annual survey of 5,065 two- and four-year students is supplemented by smaller flash surveys on timely topics. Student Voice is an independent editorial project presented with The Generation Lab. The 2025-2026 survey cycle, Student Voice: Amplified, is supported by the Gates Foundation. 

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Student Success Life After College

The Experience Imperative

Students are confident they have what they need to succeed postcollege. But they want their institutions to stack the deck with internships and other experiential learning opportunities.

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The Other Engagement Problem

A third of students don’t participate outside of class. What can be done to boost campus involvement?

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Student Mental Health Challenges Persist

Students’ mental health and overall well-being continue to lag, finds Inside Higher Ed’s Student Voice survey, even as campuses expand support services.

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Who Feels Welcome on Campus?

Recent survey data from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab finds that most students believe their campus climate values and supports them.

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Student Success Academic Life
The Costs Students Don’t See Coming—and Why They Matter

New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.

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Students on Academic Quality, Success

Undergraduates across institution types rate the quality of education they’re getting highly, and they share what could boost their academic success in our Student Voice: Amplified series.

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How AI Is Changing—Not ‘Killing’—College

Key findings from Inside Higher Ed’s student survey on generative AI show that using the evolving technology hasn’t diminished the value of college in their view, but it could affect their critical thinking skills.

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Decoding Student Trust

In the first installment of our 2025–26 Student Voice survey series, most students express confidence in their institution—with clear room for improvement, especially when it comes to affordability.

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