Nearly 16 percent fewer adults started college for the first time this fall compared to the previous year. Some say the change represents rightsizing after an enrollment boom, but others say it’s a reversal worth keeping an eye on.
‘PAY OR LEAK’: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.
‘Everyone’s Going to Experience a Shock’ From New Federal Policies
A new study from Daniel Greenstein, a former state system leader, breaks down how many colleges were already on shaky financial ground before Trump’s new loan limits and earnings tests have even taken effect.
Why Students Take on Debt—and What It Reveals
A new Trellis Strategies report finds that many students are using loans to cover rising living costs while juggling work, caregiving and financial uncertainty.
S.C. Lt. Governor Threatens to Defund HBCU That Canceled Her Speech
Pamela Evette said Thursday she’s “not a vindictive person.” But she’s gotten behind a push by some lawmakers to eliminate South Carolina State University’s funding.
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The Future Is Creative
Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid to graduate earning outcomes puts the future of arts education at risk.
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The Odd Couple: The Pecking Order in Higher Ed
Rachel and Gordon call out the pervasive and toxic snobbery in our industry.
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Put Your Teaching Evaluations in a Jar
You can just ignore them, or you can take some positive steps to ensure that they will push you forward in your teaching, writes Constanza Bartholomae.
Ep. 196: College Presidents on Finances, M&A and AI
Discussing key findings form Inside Higher Ed’s 2026 survey of college and university presidents.
Ep. 195: Voices of Student Success: What’s Driving the Student Mental Health Crisis?
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses the rising demand for support, the strain it places on institutions and the huge disparity in college responses.
Why Small Changes Make a Big Difference to Accessibility in Higher Education
Find out why individual actions hold the key to moving higher education institutions from compliance to success for disabled students.
Where Research Meets Enterprise: Lessons From a Successful Spin-Out Founder
Learn about the journey from academic researcher to entrepreneur and what it takes to launch a successful spin-out company, from a serial founder.
