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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Compton College Ties Basic Needs to Academic Milestones

Starting in fall 2027, students need to meet a set of academic requirements to get free meals, housing help and other supports. College leaders say the move will increase completion rates. But basic n...

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Trump Admin Drops Demand for Names of Jewish Penn Employees

The Trump administration on Thursday withdrew its subpoena demanding the names and contact information of Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania, signaling a step back in the administratio...

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Inside the 'Culture of Fear' At Wenzhou-Kean University

Faculty at Wenzhou-Kean have accused their employer of obfuscatory employment agreements, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation and lack of shared governance. University officials dispute ...

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Rule Limiting International Students’ Time in U.S. Finalized

International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy.

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University Researchers in Demand Amid Diarrhea Outbreak

Foodborne illness researchers are fielding a wide range of requests to answer questions about the disease and the parasite that causes it, drawing attention to the role of academia in public health em...

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MSU Trustee Says He Wasn’t Shown President’s New Contract

Kevin Guskiewicz’s reversal of his plan to leave for Clemson University raises questions about whether his relationship with some board members has really changed. But he now gets personal travel hour...

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Guskiewicz Will Stay at Michigan State

The reversal follows weeks of criticism directed at the Board of Trustees, finger-pointing among the board members and a campaign in support of Guskiewicz.

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RFK Jr. Asks Journal Editor Why Vaccine Article Was Removed

The Health and Human Services secretary is asking a medical journal for more information on why it removed a published article that suggested a link between vaccines and infant deaths.

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How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education

Legislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod.

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Parents of Worcester Polytechnic’s “Lost Sons” Speak Out

Eight students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute died by suicide between 2021 and 2025. The university has since taken numerous steps to bolster suicide prevention efforts, but some parents of the de...

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Florida Votes to Hire Bell as President

Criticism of DEI practices at his last stop raised questions about Stuart Bell’s candidacy for the University of Florida job. UF’s board defied critics, but the larger state panel still needs to sign ...

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Professors Say Vanderbilt Report Misrepresents Their Work

The report on the state of humanities scholarship has generated a lot of debate in academic circles and received backlash from the leading anthropology association.

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Botstein Speaks on Epstein, “Sloppy” Investigation at Dinner

At a recent Shabbat dinner, recorded and shared with Inside Higher Ed, the Bard College president spoke candidly about his upcoming retirement, Jeffrey Epstein, fundraising for Bard and the media fren...

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Harvard Will Cap A-Grades

The faculty of arts and sciences also voted to use average percentile rank to determine which students are eligible for internal awards and honors.

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Instructure Pays Ransom to Canvas Hackers

Although the monetary value of the deal is unknown, Instructure says the cybercriminals have returned the hacked personal data and offered assurance “that no Instructure customers will be extorted as ...

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How a Firing Turned Into a Fight for Academic Freedom

Tom Alter was fired from his tenured job at Texas State last fall in what free speech advocates call an egregious violation of First Amendment rights. He took his case on tour, advancing faculty organ...

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What’s Behind a Drop in New Adult Learners This Fall?

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 re...

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“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.

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Botstein Investigation Finds He 'Minimized' Ties to Epstein

“I would take money from Satan if it permitted me to do God’s work,” Botstein told lawyers during their investigation into his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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An On-the-Job Education

South Carolina technical college students can participate in a wide range of apprenticeship programs, from culinary arts to automotive care. Inside Higher Ed visited with some of the apprentices recen...

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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future

The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...

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Questions Swirl Over Virginia Tech's Presidential Exit

Virginia Tech president Tim Sands is stepping down after 12 years on the job. But a cryptic statement from a powerful senator suggests he is being pushed out by the board.

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Penn Must Give EEOC Names of Employees in Jewish Groups

The decision marks a significant development in a monthslong legal battle between the Ivy League university and the Trump administration.

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Tenure Under Threat

A spate of firings in the fall revealed just how corroded tenure protections have become. How did we get here?

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University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor to Lead Columbia

Columbia University has selected Jennifer Mnookin, a legal scholar and current chancellor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, as its next president. Jennifer L. Mnookin

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McMahon Says “Clock Is Ticking” on Education Department

Trump officials are reportedly planning to enact a number of agreements Tuesday that could send key ED responsibilities to other agencies.

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Community College Leaders Dispute Carnegie Classification

Carnegie’s new Student Access and Earnings Classification has stirred up controversy among community college advocates. Carnegie is standing by its approach.

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Trump Partially Funds SNAP, Colleges Scramble

After court orders, the Trump administration agreed to use emergency reserves to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown. But the funds cover only half of what’s needed. Campuses are trying...

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