A chance to break from convention on computer science (letter)
To the Editor: Workforce shortages and growing student interest in high-demand fields present a chance for our higher education system…
ChatGPT complicates education versus assessment (opinion)
Today is ChatGPT’s first birthday, and already this novel application has had a profound impact. One domain where this is…
Transforming dysfunctional departments and other campus units (opinion)
We regularly do an exercise with higher education audiences in which we ask them to list three to five characteristics…
Partnering across institution types to teach Ph.D.s to teach (opinion)
Partnerships between universities and community colleges are commonly perceived as a one-way street where the former extends expertise or resources…
College presidents discuss ‘art’ of institutional statements
College presidents have long had to balance the rights of students, faculty and staff to speak freely, protest peacefully and…
The potential bias in so-called peer evaluations of teaching (opinion)
Over the past few decades, colleges and universities have become increasingly corporatized, to the point that students are seen as…
USC probes star neuroscientist on research fraud allegations
The University of Southern California has opened an internal investigation of a leading neuroscientist, Berislav Zlokovic, over concerns from within…
UF president, ex-FAU contender argue over Israel-Nazi post
One former Republican politician who now leads a Florida public university is criticizing a current GOP politician who was floated…
How college campus professionals speak about student success
Graduating. Graduating on time. Graduating with manageable student loan debt. Graduating with technical and people skills needed to launch a…
Zayed University faces loss of Middle States accreditation
Zayed University, in the United Arab Emirates, faces the loss of its U.S. accreditation unless it can show the Middle…
Universities see sluggish endowment returns in FY23
Top university endowments saw modest returns in fiscal year 2023. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Getty Images…
4 colleges chosen to play host to general election debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates has chosen four colleges and universities to play host to the presidential and vice presidential…
Columbia altered policy before suspending pro-Palestinian groups
Pro-Palestinian protestors at an October 12 event organized by two student groups that Columbia later suspended. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Columbia…
California professor charged in Jewish protester’s death
California prosecutors have charged a community college faculty member with involuntary manslaughter and battery with serious bodily injury in the…
10 key steps presidents should take for good board relations (opinion)
A highly engaged board is a vital strategic partner to a college or university president. And while much of the…
University of Arizona miscalculated cash on hand by millions
The University of Arizona has just 97 days’ worth of cash on hand—significantly less than previously forecast, a recent Board…
Professor sues Mayo over threat to fire him for interviews
A professor is suing the Mayo Clinic medical school after a department chair threatened to fire him following a CNN…
New skills to learn when becoming a department chair (opinion)
The widely accepted triumvirate in which faculty members are expected to excel includes teaching, scholarship and service. While the amount…
Stitching together a first-year seminar (opinion)
My 18 students stare at their sewing needles as if I have just handed them a 19th-century divining rod. They…
Columbia suspends two pro-Palestinian groups
Columbia students protest in support of Palestine on campus on Oct. 12. More demonstrations have occurred since, including one on…
Contentious Ohio legislation lacks political consensus and public support
Ohio lawmakers have been wrangling since March over a highly contested higher education bill that would prohibit public colleges and…
Why do so many HBCUs lack permanent leaders?
Last week the presidents of two historically Black institutions announced their departures: Robin Capehart at Bluefield State University and Rick…
Ed Dept. warns colleges on antisemitism and Islamophobia
Colleges and universities are legally required to protect students from antisemitism and Islamophobia, the Education Department reminded institutions Tuesday. “Hate-based…
How opera is like higher education
It took 37 years for the opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X to move 410 feet from…
Should we require ethics? (letter)
I’m writing in response to a recent article (“Should Colleges Engage in Ethics Education?,” Oct. 19) by Steven Mintz concerning…
Tips for first-generation, working-class grad school students (opinion)
During my senior year of high school, I applied to dozens of colleges, eager to finally prove to myself that…
Have elite universities become too student-centered?
An article in Forbes, entitled “The Reckoning with Campus Culture After Hamas,” articulates an argument that is being voiced, in…
Narcissistic presidents linked to low university performance
Self-important university leaders have long been the scourge of faculty, and a British study supports that view—finding evidence that “narcissistic” vice chancellors,…
What do universities owe their donors?
Weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas, conflict continues to spill onto campuses in the US. Among other things,…
Major overhaul coming for key framework for organizing higher ed
If most people know anything at all about the Carnegie Classifications—and many don’t—it starts and stops with one phrase: R-1.…
A push to rename De Anza College
De Anza College students, faculty and local community members are pushing for a name change at the California community college, The…
Why universities should welcome “The Perennials”
The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society by Mauro F. Guillén Published in August 2023 There are several reasons…
How to create a sense of community among grad students (opinion)
Being accepted to your choice of graduate school and program is usually an exciting moment. The chance to dedicate yourself…
Teach college students to use AI proficiently (opinion)
Approaching AI as an opportunity, rather than a threat to academic honesty or job security, doesn’t mean ignoring the threats…
How to stem the retreat from high academic standards
Remember the old quip “The easiest way to turn C students into A students is to admit them to graduate…
A new method for fewer students to end up in remedial courses
A recent study shows that using multiple measures to decide whether students belong in remedial coursework, as opposed to standard…
Overhaul of federal aid formula to boost Pell eligibility
Nearly 220,000 students will gain eligibility for the Pell Grant, a key tool for helping low-income students access college, when…
Preventing second-year stop-outs
The majority of students who stop out of college do so within the first two years. This pattern has long…
Governor weighs in on board dispute at Michigan State
Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan weighed in Monday on a dispute roiling Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees, in which…
A Catholic University Expedites Transfer for Jewish Students
Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio isn’t just Catholic. It’s “passionately Catholic,” according to the tagline on its website. It…
AI pioneer: ChatGPT will become scholars’ “debate partner”
Everyone in academia seems to have an opinion on artificial intelligence, but Yike Guo is more qualified than most to…
U.S. universities fall behind on interdisciplinary science
Universities in China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore are supporting interdisciplinary science better than higher education institutions in the U.S.,…
The end of affirmative action hurts community colleges
Higher education is still reeling from the Supreme Court decision in June that ended affirmative action. While affirmative action has…
In leadership, small adjustments lead to big improvements
Several years ago, in my “Managing Yourself and Leading Others” executive program, one of the participants, Sharon, shared a story about managing…
Three ways to support international student success
Institutions can invest in international students’ success through intentional touchpoints and cultural education for campus stakeholders. SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images International…
University projects and ‘How Big Things Get Done’
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, From Home Renovations to Space…
Arizona State instructor followed, injured by Turning Point crew
Two associates of the right-wing organization Turning Point USA followed a queer Arizona State University instructor on campus Wednesday afternoon,…
Is closing the STEM gender gap anti-male discrimination?
The Rochester Institute of Technology has a persistent and yawning gender gap—what some have called its “infamous gender ratio.” It…
Why so many students want a campus events calendar (survey)
In early 2021, amid the social isolation of the pandemic, Utah State University’s student affairs staff was talking internally about…
After Emporia State cut tenured faculty, enrollment plunged
On Sept. 27, the Kansas Board of Regents released encouraging news: overall enrollment in the state’s community colleges, universities and…