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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...

friends think i'm coming back to DC to see them but its really to see my hair and nail gals

🧵/ 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-...

now is the appropriate time to text your swiftie friends

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...

i have 200 connection requests on linkedin and no motivation to review any of them

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.

mom, can you pick me up? i'm starting to romanticize new yorkers on the subway

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...

I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE EMBARGOES THIS IS TOO MANY DEADLINES

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:

SOMEONE (asu) gave me unspecific data so please ignore any post you may have seen from me about their enrollment thanks

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...

personal goal for the week is to acquire no bruises. and to take my iron pills. no relation

had a traumatic* (mildly upsetting) experience with my dad using a Rick Steves guide to Berlin in 2014 and hated Rick Steves for years as a result. but now finding out he's anti-Trump and pro-public broadcast makes me sorry I spent those years hating him

ways living in nyc and going to college are the same -small apartment -shared laundry -eating out constantly -everyone says they want to visit you -no one cares if you cry in public

Data modeling from @nafsa-official.bsky.social predicts a 15% drop in international student enrollment this fall, based on recent changes to visa issuance and student entry into the U.S. From me for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

going to start lying about when i'm on vacation so everyone stops trying to fill up my calendar the day before i leave

Had a fantastic interview with @econroy.bsky.social and Nick Graetz about their work on student parents and eviction, give the podcast a listen / read the transcript here! www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Around half of NPR's member stations are affiliated with a college, sometimes even based on campus or run by communications staff members. So what happens when budget-strapped college face national cuts to public broadcast media? www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

the same is true for instagram actually, maybe this is a Gen Z skill issue

i have three criteria for LinkedIn connections - someone I know - someone I admire - someone who is hot

If your website has an endless scroll feature that doesn’t let me see the footer of the page I hate you

Student visa issuance numbers are down YoY, per May data from the State Department, with a 22% drop in F-1 visas and 13% drop in J-1 visas Read more here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

editor said I can write a dog story a quarter with opportunities for other animals intermittently so anyone got a good horse in higher ed pitch

I owe my life to Nancy B from Southwest at the Salt Lake City airport, Nancy if you’re reading this I’ll name my first child after you

A new report from MDRC finds that faculty members hold negative perceptions of transfer student readiness for upper-level courses, which can impede degree completion, writes @amowreader.com @insidehighered.com. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Accomplished a conference miracle (successfully rode the elevator by myself from the top floor to the bottom without stopping)

Excited to be at NASPA’s student success conference in Denver, if you’re around come find me!

love writing about "young people today" and "Gen Z" as though i'm not 25

International Students by the Numbers To put into context the role of international students in U.S. higher education and their added value to the U.S. economy, Inside Higher Ed compiled five key statistics about them. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3HQp62N

Our new deep dive report on older learners—those 35 and up—finds they’re an increasingly significant population to higher education. #olderlearners #generationnow Check it out: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

a sassy footnote in a chart? by me??? noooooo, never @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

Student Success | 6 Models of Financial Literacy Programs Colleges are learning that financial wellness can impact student retention and educating students on money management and loan repayment can enhance their success. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/400Z5nJ

This has confirmed what we always knew: The government can bring back people they illegally deported. Every single person has a right to their day in court. It's past time for President Trump to bring back everyone who was unlawfully deported and guarantee their rights to due process.

Purdue University says it can't have partnerships with the school's independent newspaper because it violates "institutional neutrality" www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Hours after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Texas over its law allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students, a district judge agreed to reverse it. Now thousands of undocumented students who grew up in the state no longer have access to in-state tuition benefits.

Some College, No Degree Population Grows by 2.1M New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds more students are leaving higher ed without a degree each year than are re-enrolling and completing. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4jBlkrA