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Students gathered around a spindly tree outside.

April 4, 2023
With numbers of humanities majors declining, English departments are on the hunt for new strategies to attract students. Can a walk in Ishmael’s footsteps do the trick?
Strikers hold green signs that say "On strike for a fair contract."

April 4, 2023
Faculty members and academic support professionals began striking Monday, the first of what may be several new walkouts at multiple universities in the coming days.
A male student wearing a kippah in front of the Yeshiva University library.

April 4, 2023
Yeshiva University partnered with the Philos Project, a Christian organization, to create a program for Christian students this upcoming fall. The goal is help meet a demand for rigorous but accessible coursework on Judaism among young Christians. Administrators say fostering more interfaith learning at the Orthodox Jewish institution is a bonus.

April 4, 2023
Repeated racial incidents at American University have prompted discussions on and off campus about differentiating free speech from hate speech and balancing the institution’s policies on both issues.
Several students sit at a table with open laptops as part of an advising group at Tallahassee Community College.

April 4, 2023
Tallahassee Community College overhauled its advising model, adopting individualized academic plans that make registering for future semesters a one-click deal—and now students are now less likely to stop out.
Students are shown watching a panel during the biotech boot camp at Villanova.

April 4, 2023
Employers are increasingly considering candidates with just a bachelor’s degree for STEM fields. Villanova University hosted a biotechnology boot camp in February to expose students to and prepare them for a career in the field.

April 4, 2023
Catawba College is starting a health-care administration M.B.A. Mitchell College is starting a B.S. in business management. Oklahoma State University is starting a B.S. in nursing.
An image of a page with purportedly AI-generated text highlighted.

April 3, 2023
The plagiarism detector will introduce its AI detection tool tomorrow, hoping to protect academic integrity in a post-ChatGPT world. The speedy launch and lack of an opt-out have academics worried.
A brick gate with a Lafayette College sign

April 3, 2023
Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.
Bar chart of responses to a question about the value of a four-year college degree.

April 3, 2023
All age groups are more likely to disagree than agree that getting a four-year degree is worth the cost, citing debt and doubts about skill development.
A mortarboard next to a globe.

April 3, 2023
The department’s guidance expanding the definition of third-party servicers has already been delayed until September because of initial pushback from the higher education industry.
A young woman is shown in a business setting shaking hands with someone.

April 3, 2023
The Women’s Network connects thousands of students across 120 campus chapters in North America, encouraging professional development for nonmale students in a collaborative environment.
Overhead shot of students sitting around a round table with their smartphones out.

April 3, 2023
External digital tools play an important supplementary role to campus programming for money management skill building. When colleges encourage offerings such as these, financial literacy can be just a click away.
Students holding a homemade protest sign, printed on a sheet, that says "Protect DEI! Increase Black enrollment! Defy DeSantis!"

March 31, 2023
Inside Higher Ed asked 40 public college presidents in Florida to weigh in on state higher education reforms. None were willing to speak, even when offered anonymity.
Striking grad student workers hold a white and purple sign announcing the strike.

March 31, 2023
University of Michigan requests injunction to stop the strike by graduate student workers, who are asking for a 60 percent raise in minimum salaries and improvements in benefits for transgender, international and parenting members.
Hacker fishing with unlocked smartphone - stock illustration

March 31, 2023
Five Louisiana colleges were notified by the state’s cybercrime unit that their networks had been compromised. The still-developing story offers a case study in how American colleges respond to cyber incidents.
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that are used by state welfare departments to issue benefits is displayed at a grocery store

March 31, 2023
Advocates for students say accessing SNAP benefits will be more difficult once the pandemic health emergency ends and that broader reforms to the program are needed.
The Times Higher Education logo, with a red T, purple H and blue E.

March 31, 2023
Officials take action against two students who watched a BBC series about the prime minister’s role in a 2002 riot.
A group of students talk over homework at the University of Dayton.

March 31, 2023
The University of Dayton joined forces with Sinclair Community College to create a more accessible route to degree completion, offering 100 degree paths. The effort has a 96 percent graduation rate.
Students interact with college staff and guests at a career and advising expo in the Lebanon Valley College gymnasium.

March 31, 2023
Students at Lebanon Valley College got a day off from class to attend an on-campus advising and career exploration day, including a job fair, networking and skill-building workshops.

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