Dozens of new medical schools have opened over the past 25 years, and many more are in the works. Is it the answer to the national physician shortage?
UF Board Hires Bell as Interim President
The Florida Board of Governors sought to slow the University of Florida presidential hiring process over alleged compliance concerns. Trustees hired Stuart Bell as interim anyway.
Leader in Push for DACA Reflects on Its Anniversary
Gaby Pacheco, president and CEO of the TheDream.US, says the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has had an outsize impact on immigrant students since it was announced 14 years ago. But today, it’s facing “death by a thousand cuts.”
How One College Addresses Food Insecurity Through Urban Agriculture
The University of Dayton’s Flyer Farm transformed six tennis courts into a thriving urban farm that donates thousands of pounds of produce each year while providing students with hands-on learning.
Can—and Should—Honor Codes Survive in the AI Age?
Experts agree that honor codes are not working like they used to. How they should be reformed—and whether it’s worth reforming them—is up for debate.
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Nine out of 10 faculty who switched to a specifications grading system reported it resulted in higher-quality student work.
Ep. 201: New Rules for Accreditors, a Plan to Fund Pell and Grant Funding Shuffle
An update on the higher ed headlines from IHE’s newsroom.
Ep. 200: Voices of Student Success: Can Colleges Actually Build Student Well-Being?
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how campuses can move beyond counseling centers to embed student well-being into the entire college experience.
Why Being a Queer Researcher ‘Means Speaking Truth to Power’
An LGBTQ+ scientist explains how funding cuts as a result of the U.S. administration’s attacks on DEI-related research gave rise to a “gonzo science” project and why data collection is its own form of resistance.
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We find out how one U.S. institution has led the way in embedding AI across all its majors and what has been learned in the process.
