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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 49m

U.S. Continues to Drop in @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings

The latest tables, released Wednesday, show the U.S. was losing ground to global competitors before the Trump administration upended academic research funding. https://bit.ly/4nBtanI

An arch at Tsinghua University in Haidian, Beijing, China, with a large flag casts a shadow over a nonspecific United States university building.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1h

Coppin State Grows Enrollment With In-State Tuition Offers

Two years ago, the Baltimore university said students in states without HBCUs could attend for in-state prices. This year, it boasted its largest incoming class in over two decades. https://bit.ly/3J0wg5E

The letters "CSU" are spelled out on a football field by Coppin State University freshmen.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2h

Saudi Arabia Approves Branch Campus for Longtime Partner U of New Haven

The institution says it started educating Saudi royal family members in the ’90s & later developed curricula for a Saudi “security college,” despite criticism. Now it could be the first to open a campus. https://bit.ly/4h71pB4

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3h

Texas Systems Review Course Descriptions, Syllabi, as Critics Scrutinize Them

Syllabi and course information are becoming increasingly public and Texas institutions are scrambling to scrub them of controversial topics like gender identity. https://bit.ly/4q3VMaW

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 4h

Career Advice | Leading Through Moral Injury

Instead of a politics of divide and conquer, we can choose collaboration; instead of scarcity narratives, we can seek abundance and equity, Leonie H. Mattison writes. https://bit.ly/3KLXH3A

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 6h

Western Accreditor Officially Drops DEI Standards https://bit.ly/3IB1EaT

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 16h

Trump Officials Reportedly Discussing Selling Off Student Loans https://bit.ly/4pYM09Q

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 18h

@aaup.org, Other Unions Sue Trump Admin Over H-1B Fee https://bit.ly/43b6kuR

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 20h

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Scientist Wins @nobelprize.bsky.social for Chemistry https://bit.ly/4nE7Spn

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 21h

What Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Marketing, Enrollment and Product Launches

Three tips for higher ed from the rollout of The Life of a Showgirl. https://bit.ly/48g87lT

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The cover of Taylor Swift's 2025 album, "The Life of a Showgirl."

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 22h

Opinion | Stop Labeling Students ‘First-Gen’

We shouldn’t be foisting the label on individual students—but that doesn’t mean we can’t do more to make campuses more broadly accessible and just, Steven P. Dandaneau writes. https://bit.ly/3KGVsyz

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A photo illustration of a person wearing a shirt with a name badge that says "First Generation," with the words crossed out with a red X.

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Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 1d

With Compact, Universities Weigh Whether to Give Up Freedoms for Unknown Payout
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How Trump’s Compact Threatens Higher Ed Funding, Freedom

Higher ed organizations have raised alarm over a federal government document that asks universities to agree to significant restrictions without specifying what they’ll gain—or what they’ll lose for r...

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 23h

Student Success | Community College Students Want a Social Life

A survey by EAB finds that two-year students have been disappointed by their college experience when it comes to making friends and feeling as though they belong on campus. https://bit.ly/4nD95xf

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Economic Uncertainty Spurred Cuts in September

Multiple institutions axed jobs and programs last month due to a mix of factors, but the deepest cuts came at Washington University in St. Louis, which has a $12 billion endowment. https://bit.ly/4pRXSdM

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Why Anthology Unraveled

Four years after Anthology Inc. acquired Blackboard as part of its plan to become “the most comprehensive ed-tech ecosystem,” the company is bankrupt and selling many of its parts. https://bit.ly/4362TFR

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated an Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities. https://bit.ly/3J2HUgi

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

With Compact, Universities Weigh Whether to Give Up Freedoms for Unknown Payout

Higher ed orgs raised alarm over a federal government document that asks universities to agree to significant restrictions without specifying what they’ll gain—or what they’ll lose for refusing. https://bit.ly/48hftpj

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Career Advice | How Not to Be a Graduate Student Mentor

Barry Braun and Lisa Chasan-Taber offer 10 (satirical) tips for how to fail at being a graduate student mentor. https://bit.ly/3KyveOT

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

New Presidents: Northwestern , Winston-Salem State, Texas A&M and More https://bit.ly/4pXXpXF

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Admin Over Political Automatic Emails https://bit.ly/3ICBepc

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

3 Academics Share Nobel Prize in Physics https://bit.ly/4od1tBM

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Colleges Restrict Campus Access on Oct. 7 Anniversary https://bit.ly/46TxjMG

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Opinion | Featured Gig: Digital Learning Project Manager at @notredame.bsky.social

Four questions for Sonia Howell, director of the Office of Digital Learning. https://bit.ly/3WsqkW6

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d

Opinion | A Compact for Control

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write. https://bit.ly/3IJconz

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An illustration of a futuristic CCTV character representing total control: the figure has a camera as its head, and points at the viewer, against a bright red background.

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Colleen Flaherty @cflaihe.bsky.social · 2d

💸 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.
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Students Struggle With Surprise Costs, Don’t Know About Help

New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.

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