Jump scare image but check out this doozy of a story by @saracuster.insidehighered.com about the NEH—with virtually no pushback from then-acting chair—getting DOGE'd into cancelling a whopping 97% of grants. ChatGPT was its reviewer 2 of choice. HVAC offends: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

"An 18-year-old doesn’t know what they don’t know. They just don’t." www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

From @emmawhitford.bsky.social: Turns out that UCSD report sounding the alarm on plummeting math readiness didn't mention the recent calculator ban for placement tests: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Come for the town gown content, stay for the siege and marriage metaphors: "English said that he informed the U.S. Army that 'we are under attack.'" via Josh Moody www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Apprenticeship pathways are part of the experience imperative in higher ed's VUCA era: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Smart is powerful. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

After ‘Rupture,’ Science Leaders Call for More Advocacy The Trump administration’s seismic disruptions to the academic research enterprise were top of mind at the annual meeting of the AAAS in Phoenix last week. bit.ly/4aH73Hl

AI is changing the way people interact with news, etc., including @insidehighered.com so this makes sense. My 2c is wondering if ChatGPT free adding ads will make chatbot searches a little more "old school," at least for colleges w/paid ads. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

An Ohio State University professor who was recently hired to help advance free speech and civil discourse is now on administrative leave after assaulting a documentarian on campus, university officials confirmed Wednesday. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

The new budget bills include significant changes that may restrict how Trump doles out federal funds. Experts from both parties agree, Congress is sending a message. “The changes to the bill show that even Republicans are concerned about their lack of ability to hold those strings of the purse.”

Good read: "Institutions are facing what EAB calls 'synchronized compression,' which means leaders have 'fewer cushions to absorb shocks' due to simultaneous pressure on revenues and expenses." www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

Investigations into the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement could impact college student participation in this year’s midterms. Ed Sec McMahon said colleges "should be focused on teaching, learning, and research—not influencing elections.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Bills to this end were fringe legislation in red states less than decade ago. Big news for the future of the professoriate: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

"Rage bait” was the word of the year, according to Oxford University Press. And there was certainly some of that around higher ed in 2025. But “uncertainty” is a more apt word—at least according to findings from our annual surveys of campus leaders + students: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Consensus Reached on Workforce Pell, Earnings Test Looms The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment. https://bit.ly/44q7MKO #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

The affordability conversation is shifting. How does your institution fare on cost of attendance accuracy and transparency? Come hang Wednesday: www.insidehighered.com/reports/2025...

One in 10 college students say they don't know where to find postgraduation outcomes information, per @insidehighered.com data. ED is making that a little easier, by labeling some colleges as "low earnings" www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Researchers are reporting that some journals like several high-impact titles owned by Elsevier, Wiley and Springer—are charging authors anywhere from $2,000 to more than $10,000 in article processing charges (APCs) to make their work immediately accessible. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Moody’s Projects a Negative Outlook for Higher Education Moody’s Ratings projects a difficult year ahead for the sector due to a mix of challenges driven by federal policy risks, rising costs, regulatory changes and lost grant funding. https://bit.ly/4pzLFtt #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

“Obviously, it raises questions about academic freedom and the applicability of an executive order to a journal." @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

? @ryanequinn.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm... Turns out, his version of events differs...

Couldn't have imagined this 13 years ago when I started at IHE on the faculty beat. Now it's system policy. Lots of practical implications, not to mention the more philosophical: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Enrollment up 2% compared to fall 2024. Biggest gains came from students studying for short-term credentials, while the number of students enrolled in associate and bachelor’s degree programs rose 3.1% and 1.2%. Grad enrollment stagnant. More: www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

Dr. Mordecai Brownlee good luck on your 71-mile walking journey for CC of Aurora's student emergency fund! Read about some of the why here: www.insidehighered.com/news/student... www.coloradogives.org/story/eoh21f

For the AI literacy is a life skill file: Within 45 mins, "ChatGPT provided advice on getting drunk, hiding eating habits from loved ones or mixing pills for an overdose." www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

💸 Just 27 percent of students have a clear understanding of the full cost of attendance, and this rate is lower still among students who have seriously considered stopping out. More from Student Voice: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it's moving to cut off Harvard University’s eligibility to receive federal funding. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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...