According to the lawsuit, the BOT behind closed doors “engaged in a sweeping policy discussion about tenure’s institutional value and global costs,” and later communicated through Signal. UNC leadership allegedly asked Clemens to step down shortly thereafter. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

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

How the Education Dept. Wants to Advance ‘Patriotic Education’ Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. https://bit.ly/4nfvvVl

This week's Friday surprise... We'll have a story, and I defer to my IHE colleagues in making sense of this step—but we got a few buttons closer to Nuclear: www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

That strange space in which faculty members defend a president who fired a professor and unseated two administrators over an academic freedom dispute but/and he steps down under intense political pressure anyway... www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Breaking: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Is AI tanking college's value in students' eyes? No. They're definitely interacting with the technology but most often in ways that can augment their learning. And they have mixed views on faculty of use of AI for teaching... This and more from our new Student Voice: Amplified survey.

"If I were advising a college president wondering what to make of this, I’d tell them to pair affordability with strong career-pathway programs and invest in faculty development to reinforce the classroom behaviors that matter most to students.” —Richard Roman, founder of Trusted Arc Labs

"I’ve worked with institutions where students are literally walking past shuttered buildings on campus tours, or sweating through admitted-student events due to outdated HVAC systems.” www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

“This highlights that every practice of colleges is under scrutiny, even ones that have been viewed as politically safe for years (such as top ten percent plans or even TRIO programs)." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Stephanie Moore on rejecting the binary between online and in-person learning, plus engagement, what T&L practices are disruptable in the age of GenAI and which aren't, and more. It's a treat. www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...

"I think the administration wants to weaken that accountability function that can be played by universities because it undermines, ultimately, their ability to exercise power in the service of that larger vision of what they believe America should be." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Recent history offers one comparison to the current financial uncertainty for higher ed—the early days of the pandemic. But the federal government at that time “quickly stepped in to provide support." Now, the federal government “is causing the uncertainty.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

ICYMI: Seeing the new higher ed provisions “run smoothly may be a little too much to hope for,” said Jon Fansmith of ACE. “Hopefully they don’t implode. That’s our guiding principle right now.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Ostensibly increasing access to publicly funded science while cutting science research funding... www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Full table/deets here, via @insidehighered.com table czar @knottkatherine.bsky.social and team: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

A Simple Tool Aims to Clarify College Cost Economist Phil Levine developed his price calculator to help families understand the cost of a degree without deciphering complex aid formulas. Colleges are queuing up to use it. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

“Unfortunately, something is going to change,” said Barbara Snyder, president of the Association of American Universities. “Either we will be part of it or it will be imposed upon us … Significant division in the research community is going to kill us.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Higher ed drinking game word: Uncertainty. This time, around construction, per Josh Moody: www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

Only about 12 percent of nondegree credentials offered graduates significant wage gains of 10 percent or more that they wouldn’t have gotten otherwise compared to similar workers. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Hollis Robbins and @saracuster.insidehighered.com close out #THEDigitalUS w/Hollis's "last mile." Reminder: "The future belongs not only to those who can build better algorithms, but also 2 those who can master that crucial space where algorithms end and human judgment begins." @insidehighered.com

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...

“Only the governing board of an institution of higher education may establish a faculty council or senate.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... by @ryanequinn.bsky.social

More essential reading by @insidehighered.com's Josh Moody: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

While the reconciliation bill promises to dole out about $10.5B over three years to the Pell program, addressing a $2.7B shortfall, it also limits eligibility, dealing a blow to PT students, who make up 2/3+ of community college enrollees nationwide. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

via Kathryn Palmer: “To forget that education research itself is vital to improving the system that our research enterprise depends on is very nearsighted.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

ICYMI: ICYMI: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

“There is almost no precedent for them to change a list of finalists sent by a host country,” said Curt Rice, director of the Fulbright Commission of Norway. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

5 Charts Depicting How Faculty Have Changed in Last 20 Years A recent report from CUPA-HR delved into 20 years of data to highlight how colleges’ priorities are affecting faculty. Here’s what stood out to us. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/43z0fYA

Those 4 things: 1. Students Set to Lose Pell Money 2. Colleges on the Hook for Unpaid Student Loans 3. More Taxes and Medicaid Cuts Threaten Colleges’ Bottom Lines 4. Warnings From Higher Ed Pile Up Bonus: This WILL limit access. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Surprised this didn't drop on a Friday, and story forthcoming but: Today, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered DHS to terminate the Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. Now it's about the CCP, in part: www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05...

“Kratsios may have things exactly backward. Our growth has slowed down over decades—the same decades where we have been funding science less and less as a share of GDP."

“That change defeats the entire purpose of summer bridge programs,” the Ball State employee said. “These students are going to get lost in the whole class.” www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

“Faculty, not just students, need communities of care within their schools,” one faculty respondent wrote. “It feels like—and I often think—that no one gives a damn about me, my work, anything at my place of employment.” By @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Cheating is having a moment. Experts recommend interventions including: -Redefining cheating -Giving faculty members actual time to respond -Mandatory first-year classes on AI ethics -Thinking hard about why students cheat in the first place www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Doozy of a policy story @jessicablake.bsky.social. Even the wonks are confused, but this sticks out: "The burden of risk-sharing payments may be so high that colleges elect to opt out of the federal student loans program entirely." Don't miss the charts. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

shamelessly posts with left hand: business.gmu.edu/news/2025-04...

Another must-read from Josh Moody: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

"I believe in Florida’s vision for higher education. I understand its priorities, and I support them." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

“We purchased and enjoyed the doughnuts,” Raymond responded. insidehighered.com/news/governa...

“If we don’t have a record and don’t know what’s happening, it’s hard to fight back." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Via Liam Knox: “This is very bad news for foreign students. Any student who’s arrested, literally for any reason, is probably going to have their status terminated going forward.” www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...