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In "reverse transfer" students who transferred from a community to a bachelor's IHE before getting associate degree can get it using credits from the 2 IHEs, but few students opt in: buff.ly/OSeJ9mo 1 reason might be stigma associated w. having an assoc degree. @amowreader.com #AcademicSky #highered

few work days will beat when i created the international student visa revocation map and stress ate an entire bag of baby carrots simultaneously

Looking for free food and meals in NYC or Newark as SNAP benefits come to a pause for the first time in the program’s 60-year history? Here’s a list of food pantries and other resources.

at one point in this interview the program director mentions students can cut up the carpet and inspect it to see which mysterious body fluid is on there and i was too scared to ask how they source mysterious body fluids

Adding a little spooky content to your Halloween higher ed news diet; Gwynedd Mercy University just opened a Crime Scene House on campus to provide an experiential learning lab for criminal justice students. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Student Success | How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Threatens Student Success At a webinar Tuesday, experts shared projections about how the budget bill could impact college students and their financial stability. https://bit.ly/4nu70mA #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Roughly three million New Yorkers rely on food stamps, which will lose federal funding on Saturday amid the government shutdown. More than a fifth of recipients in the state are 60 or older, a group especially vulnerable to the cuts.

Hi I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing about which universities are cutting travel expenses, freezing hiring or slashing other costs citing the fed government shutdown. Please DM me or email me any examples at [email protected] today (especially statements on websites)!

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Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue Reverse transfer—the practice of awarding associate degrees for credit previously earned— is beneficial for colleges, state workforces and the vast “some college, no credit” population. Why do so few students opt in? https://bit.ly/4o6ab58 #EDUSky #AcademicSky

Reverse transfer has been seen as a way to move the needle on college completion, but a majority of eligible students pass up the opportunities. And, from my reporting, there seems to be a gap in understanding why that is for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS | The University of Pennsylvania has refused to sign the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, making it the third of the nine initial institutions that were presented the deal to publicly turn it down. https://bit.ly/4oiFglC

sometimes i get nervous to listen back to my podcast recordings bc i remember the interview being less awesome than i thought it could be, but most times i'm pleasantly surprised by the words that come out of my mouth

submitting four cover letters for my career counselor to review during our 30 minute time slot

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Hey, I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing today about how the ongoing shutdown may be affecting, or about to affect, university research. If you have a story to share, please DM me or email [email protected] today. Thank you.

In this podcast/transcript @amowreader.com interviews Zach Pardos about his AI-powered credit transfer tool buff.ly/eEDBhNWWe look forward to learning exactly what data the AI tool uses & its outputs, + which specific colleges have actually used it & how. #AcademicSky #highered @insidehighered.com

every time I write about transfer I get mad about a new weird way colleges make the process hard. Like what do you mean your state community college system runs on semesters and your state university runs on quarters, why would you do that ????

What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Higher Ed Colleges and universities likely won’t face immediate issues, but research may be disrupted as grants pause. https://bit.ly/4nuRxmW #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Annnnd we're back! The government may be in shutdown but negotiated rulemaking over student loans is still going strong at ED. So far today, most of the committee has been in private caucus, likely discussing what degrees will qualify for higher loan caps. We're now over the original 30 min slot.

Student Success | Majority of California Community College Students Lack Basic Needs New survey data points to a prevalence of basic needs insecurity among two-year students in California, particularly around housing. https://bit.ly/3KMkQ5V

Students, Alumni Rally to Keep Slashed Affinity Programs Alive Across the country, student groups and other organizations are working to fill the gaps left behind by campus centers and programs lost to a snowballing anti-DEI movement. https://bit.ly/482hBB9 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky

Charlie Kirk: Hero of ‘Civil Discourse’ or Fount of Division? www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Student Success | Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable A new analysis by the National College Attainment Network finds that a majority of public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student. https://bit.ly/3W9S9Cl #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96

Keeping tabs on international student enrollment for the fall, spoiler alert, it looks mostly bad for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

i am like a bird slamming against a glass door waiting for the state department to release more recent visa issuance data from this summer, what do you mean they've only published up to MAY. ITS SEPTEMBER

This university is willing to put their ROI where their wallet is, or whatever the saying is. In addition to career coaching or free grad school credits, Bethel U will hire graduates who haven't landed a job, terms and conditions apply

The Trump administration redirected funds from many minority-serving institutions to HBCUs and tribal colleges. Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money. Others have more mixed feelings about the source of the funds.

On social media, the deputy secretary of state threatened to revoke foreigners' visas if they post insensitive content regarding Charlie Kirk. This could further impact international student social media screening procedures, which went into place this summer www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Penn State will shutter its public media station, WPSU, in June due to financial pressures at the system level coupled with federal funding cuts for NPR and PBS. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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🧵/ Since Nieman Reports last wrote about the unprecedented number of news workers killed in Gaza, in our Spring 2024 cover story, the tally has more than doubled to nearly 200, according to the @pressfreedom.bsky.social. niemanreports.org/with-dozens-...

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back on my map bullshit Tracking swatting calls so far this fall with @emmawhitford.bsky.social for @insidehighered.com, read her reporting thus far here: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Student Success | Young People See Math Skills as Nonessential. How Can Higher Ed Help? Thirty-eight percent of young adults think math is very important in their work life; fewer believe it’s important in their personal life. https://bit.ly/3VjesoQ

The Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. One called it the whitewashing of a traumatic event in U.S. history.

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Join our free webcast today at 2pm ET, w/experts from @nacubo.bsky.social Consulting & @utknoxville.bsky.social on how institutions are grappling with the federal policy uncertainty that is exacerbating longer-standing issues in #highered finance + possible solutions. Register: bit.ly/4fI3x1f

How Public Media Cuts Could Limit Students’ Career Exploration More than half of public media stations are affiliated with a college, and more host colleges students for career preparation. Cuts to federal funding may reduce internship and practicum experiences for learners. https://bit.ly/4mquVnj

Cuts to public media and higher education may create the perfect storm to impact one group of learners in particular: student journalists Mine for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Opinion | Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write. bit.ly/4fUtICl #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Struggling to keep track of all the lawsuits concerning higher ed, DEI, research grants and Trump? We were too. That's why @insidehighered.com put together a legal tracker to follow 40+ cases step by step—so you don't have to. Check out the database and read our analysis below:

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Research from the Institute for Higher Education Policy finds students without familial financial support are more likely to be housing or food insecure while enrolled in college for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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