🆕🎧 In this episode, @saracuster.insidehighered.com is joined by IHE's @cflaihe.bsky.social to discuss key findings from IHE’s 2026 survey of college and university presidents. Later Majorie Hass, president of the @cicnotes.bsky.social, joins to discuss M&As. Listen ➡️ https://bit.ly/4tLXJKA

An excellent column on academics AND athletics on college campuses by @saracuster.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Path Toward Equity in Athletics Runs Through the Classroom

Amid the chaos of college sports, giving academic credit for athletic competition could return control to institutions—and show every student that their sport matters.

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A warning from an academict: Users of Academia.edu or any online platform should read the terms and conditions carefully, particularly when it comes to AI. And users who care about accuracy, attribution and learning should delete their accounts. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

No, I Don't Want My Article Turned into a Podcast (opinion)

Scholars who don’t want Academia.edu to use AI to generate adaptations of their work should delete their accounts.

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You ever write something and there are so many parts you hope people engage with that you can't figure out which ones to quote? I'll do a wee thread on the 3rd, and final, essay from my Red Scares series www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat

Inaction from rank-and-file workers enabled government censorship during the Red Scares.

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How some libraries are becoming “third spaces” where students find belonging, tutoring and connection to community. They’re more than just a place to study. By Joshua Bay www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

UC Davis Library Emerges as Campus “Third Place”

From therapy dogs to tutoring hubs, Shields Library is redefining itself as a welcoming space for learning, connection and growth.

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Spare a thought today for the institutional researchers who are working to compile 7 years of disaggregated admissions data by March 18th. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social reports that 81% of colleges still haven't submitted their data to the Department of Education www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Research Offices Ask for Extension on Admissions Survey

With less than a month before data is due, 81 percent of institutions recently surveyed say they are still working to collect and submit the required information.

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“The whole idea was to create clarity and reassurance,” UNC Capel Hill chancellor Lee Roberts said during a Faculty Senate meeting Friday. “That policy clearly has not achieved that aim.” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

UNC Chancellor Scraps Secret Recording Policy

Two weeks after introducing a policy that allowed administrators to secretly record faculty members during class, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor Lee Roberts told faculty he wou...

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After expanding access to Pell grants *twice*, Congress has not also increased the money it appropriates to the program. That's a big problem. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

CBO: Pell Grant Facing $11.5B Shortfall

If Congress doesn’t add money to the Federal Student Aid account by Sept. 30, students could face dramatic grant cuts or eligibility restrictions.

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I'm over the moon that @bakerdphd.bsky.social has come on board as an @insidehighered.com's columnist. Her smart, informed and considered voice is a welcome addition to the Opinions side of the house

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

I'm also in wait-and-see mode on the effects of caps on grad student loans. My big questions are: (1) Can the private market scale up in time? (2) Do students even want private loans? (3) Will grad programs change admissions practices? www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

In all of history, nothing bad has ever happened when a government asks for a list of the names of Jews @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Penn Refuses to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names

The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs and organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.

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The five higher ed figures who appear most frequently in the Epstein emails released on November 12th. @emmawhitford.bsky.social reports www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

5 Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files

Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far.

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And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department

Trump officials announced six agreements with four agencies to take over some of ED’s responsibilities.

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With new caps on federal student loans, the private lending sector is going to get very interesting. Like Sallie Mae selling a seed portfolio of student loans to an investment firm and committing to selling $2 billion more annually for the next three years. finance.yahoo.com/news/sallie-...

Sallie Mae Launches Private Credit Strategic Partnership with KKR

NEWARK, Del., November 12, 2025--Sallie Mae, the leader in private student lending, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with KKR, a leading global investment firm.

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I'm back on The Key this week with @saracuster.insidehighered.com. We talk about Dancing with the Stars, the romance novel I'm trying to write and all the news from the last month. www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...

Ep. 181: TRIO Cuts, Compact Responses and Looking for Signs of Life at ED | Inside Higher Ed

In this episode, Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed’s news editor, is ba

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Another college closure, this time nearly 900 students' educations are disrupted and 126 faculty are losing their jobs. @byjoshmoody.bsky.social dug into Trinity Christian College's finances and found that 76% of contributions came from just 3 donors in 2024 www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

Trinity Christian College Announces Closure

Trinity Christian College will close next year due to financial pressure following years of declining enrollment, stubborn deficits and an overreliance on a small donor pool.

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The buzzword at Educause this year was "consolidation". Colleges are "shopping their closets" one ed tech leader told me in an effort to find efficiencies and cost savings in their digital ecosystems. Here's my full report www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Higher Ed Tech Leaders Pursue Consolidation and Savings

Educause’s latest top 10 survey shows economic and political uncertainty are putting pressure on colleges to streamline their tech environments while keeping up with AI’s evolution.

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Inbox: New College of Florida wants to be the first to sign on to the Trump administration's proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.

And if you're wondering what *exactly* those individual responses say– and don't say– @byjoshmoody.bsky.social spoke to some rhetoric and communication experts to read between the lines www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Reading Between the Lines on Compact Responses

Universities that rejected the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education emphasized merit in their responses and highlighted core values in turning it down.

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Sara Custer@saracuster.insidehighered.com · 10mo ago

We're keeping track of how universities have the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (will we ever call it Kay-He??) So far 10 colleges have rejected it and two said they'll "provide feedback". www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

We're keeping track of how universities have the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (will we ever call it Kay-He??) So far 10 colleges have rejected it and two said they'll "provide feedback". www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

How Universities Are Responding to Trump’s Compact

The document would require signatories to make sweeping changes to policies and practices. A number of institutions have already said no, and more responses are expected.

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UVA essentially agreed to follow this DOJ memo www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

DOJ Declares Slew of DEI Practices Unlawful in Memo

The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Josh Moody@byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The University of Virginia is the first public institution to settle with the Trump administration, but avoided a financial penalty & compliance monitor like others. DOJ investigations are paused and will be closed pending "reforms prohibiting DEI" at UVA. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

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Student Success Reporter - Inside Higher Ed

Student Success Reporter Hybrid - In our Washington D.C. office SALARY: Up to $60,000 DOE Inside Higher Ed, the leading source for news, commentary and analysis about higher education, see...

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Amber Northern, the special adviser tasked with reforming IES, will giver her report in Dec. But with the government shutdown and staff cuts can she deliver? @ryanequinn.bsky.social looks into the confusion surrounding the future of federal education data www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Trump Gutted IES. Skepticism of Its Renewal Abounds.

The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.

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Today is the deadline for the nine original invitees to provide feedback on the White House’s compact. So far none have accepted it wholesale- Vanderbilt said it would provide feedback. Silence from UT Austin. @byjoshmoody.bsky.social reports www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Arizona Rejects Compact, Others Leave Options Open

Monday’s deadline to provide feedback on the Trump administration’s proposed deal passed with no signatories and silence from some university leaders invited to join.

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The University of Arizona has given a non-answer on joining the Compact of Academic Excellence in Higher Education (as did Washington University in St. Louis) earlier today. UA President Suresh Garimella wrote that he welcomes "the opportunity to engage" in a letter to Linda McMahon.

Today’s the feedback deadline for the compact, and I broke down what we know about the document so far here from why the White House is taking this approach to what could happen to those who reject it. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

5 Things to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.

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In the past 24 hours, two more colleges have rejceted the compact. That leaves Arizona, UT Austin & Vanderbilt of the original 9 who haven’t responded. Monday is the deadline. @ryanequinn.bsky.social reports www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

UVA, Dartmouth Reject Trump Compact

The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

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a man in a white shirt with a red face is saying it 's a trap .

ALT: a man in a white shirt with a red face is saying it 's a trap .

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Sara Custer@saracuster.insidehighered.com · 10mo ago

BREAKING: The White House has confirmed it's called the 5 institutions who haven't signed its compact to a meeting this afternoon. Insiders tell us it's "an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign" @knottkatherine.bsky.social has the scoop www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

BREAKING: The White House has confirmed it's called the 5 institutions who haven't signed its compact to a meeting this afternoon. Insiders tell us it's "an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign" @knottkatherine.bsky.social has the scoop www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

White House to Meet with Universities Regarding Compact

The scheduled meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal.

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