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Where Enrollment Stands as Fall 2026 Approaches Although 6 in 10 enrollment leaders said their colleges had met their fall 2026 enrollment goals, that number was lower for small colleges, which also discounted more and relied on campus visits to convert prospective students. https://bit.ly/4yTR301
AI Detectors Are Out, New Assessments Are In A growing number of universities have prohibited AI detectors, arguing they are ‘unreliable’ indicators of cheating. But where does that leave faculty, who know all too well that cheating is rampant in the age of AI? https://bit.ly/4wGitF7 #EDUSky
Career Advice | What If Preparing an Accessible Course Took Minutes Instead of Hours? AI substantially lowers the time barriers to creating more accessible course supports. Here are six prompts to get started. By Kathryn Welby: https://bit.ly/4wKcn6y #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky
Opinion | Have We Forgotten? What can happen when leaders tell us some human beings are unworthy and their experiences unimportant, who gaslight the people with propaganda and lies, who use power and wealth to repress citizens and fill their own coffers? https://bit.ly/45qbGn3
Opinion | It’s World Breastfeeding Week—How Well Do You Know Your Campus’s Policies? Childbearing faculty and students navigate ongoing barriers. We can improve the ways our institutions support them, and spread the word about the policies and practices in place. https://bit.ly/4wP6vsH #EDUSky
Student Success | Food Recovery Fuels Student Success Community colleges are expanding food recovery programs to combat hunger and help students persist to graduation. https://bit.ly/4pVZBiw #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Labor Watch: Big SUNY Contract Ratified, @aaup.org Dives Into Politics Also in July, @calstate.bsky.social's skilled trade workers’ union disrupted a board meeting and Howard Community College’s faculty union filed an unfair labor practice charge. https://bit.ly/4wIktwu #EDUSky #AcademicSky
New Presidents: Utah Valley, Maricopa, CSU San Bernardino, Averett, Clemson and More https://bit.ly/4whG8e4
ICYMI | The Trump administration called on colleges and universities Monday to publicly answer a set of questions that officials hope will provide more transparency to the American public about how institutions operate and their values. Read the full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/3TFB9WK
Will Admissions Misinformation Ever Die? Today’s students encounter misinformation about college admissions from all sides: peers, social media, and even parents. Colleges are trying to step up to debunk admissions myths, but can they outrun the rumor mill? https://bit.ly/3TwqAp3 #EDUSky #HigherEd
Tuskegee University Dress Code Sparks Debate The historically Black university is barring students from wearing bonnets or du-rags in classes or the campus dining hall. The move has polarized opinions on and off campus. https://bit.ly/4gaOUWb #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Career Advice | 16 Types of Toxic Bosses If you recognize your boss in one of these prototypes, you can do something about it. By Jane S. Halonen , Stephen L. Chew and Dana S. Dunn: https://bit.ly/459OyJd #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Confessions of a Community College Dean | Inheriting the Disenchanted Persistence matters. By Matt Reed: https://bit.ly/3Twd8S4 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Trump Officials Try Again to Reform Colleges, With Higher Ed's Help The Association of American Universities and other university leaders consulted on the call to action, which represents a shift in tactics for the administration. https://bit.ly/4pUWSG5 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky
Opinion | With the Humanities at Risk, How the Mellon Foundation Sees Its Role Some may disagree with our emphasis on broadening who shapes the humanities. The real challenge to the field is the decline in overall support. https://bit.ly/3TxFICx #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Student Success | Creating a Clearer Transfer Path @calstate.bsky.social’s Transfer Success Pathway provides eligible community college students guaranteed admission and support as they pursue a bachelor’s degree. https://bit.ly/4hvxogH #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky
About 40 AAUP Michigan Members Attended Meeting on Endorsing Candidate The @aaup.org's first-known national-level endorsement of a political candidate has drawn criticism. Some Michigan members have questioned the representativeness of a poll on their feelings. https://bit.ly/4yVIthc #EDUSky
My latest for @insidehighered.com: California State University’s Transfer Success Pathway provides eligible community college students guaranteed admission and support as they pursue a bachelor’s degree
Creating a Clearer Transfer Path
California State University’s Transfer Success Pathway provides eligible community college students guaranteed admission and support as they pursue a bachelor’s degree.
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In her capstone feature, @insidehighered.com's talented summer intern, Gianna Jakubowski @gwu1821.bsky.social, dove deep into collegiate women's flag football programs. She found that the burgeoning national movement has boosted enrollments, too. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Women’s Flag Football Gains Traction in the NCAA
Nearly 400 colleges will compete at the club or varsity level next spring, making women's flag football one of the fastest-growing collegiate sports. Athletic directors say it’s a useful recruitment t...
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Are Loan Limits Driving Down College Costs? The Education Department and some policy experts say yes. But others aren’t so sure. https://bit.ly/3S6HuKq #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Nevada Universities Struggle to Fund Native American Tuition Waiver The state’s tuition waiver program for Native American students has been touted as a success. But Nevada higher ed system leaders say state funding hasn’t kept up with the demand for the program. https://bit.ly/4g820U1 #EDUSky
A League of Their Own: Colleges Launch Flag Football for Women Nearly 400 colleges will compete at the club or varsity level next spring, making women’s flag football one of the fastest-growing collegiate sports. Athletic directors say it’s a useful recruitment tool, too. https://bit.ly/4vZW1pj
