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What if Colleges Experimented at the Edges?
In her book Hope in the Dark, writer and activist Rebecca Solnit observes that transformation starts in the margins. The […]
February 19, 2026
NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Head NSF
Jay Bhattacharya is now also acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The National […]
February 19, 2026
I asked students whether they’d want to be teachers? They quickly responded, ‘Why would I?’
I spoke in January 2026 with 150 high school students about career options. After explaining my own career as a […]
February 18, 2026
A Tribute to Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. […]
February 18, 2026
Labouré College to Close
Labouré College of Healthcare will shut down in August but some elements will live on; nearby Curry College plans to […]
February 18, 2026
Louisiana Board Faces Allegations of Enrollment Discrimination
The investigation was announced Feb. 13. JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus The Trump administration is investigating an enrollment initiative in Louisiana […]
February 18, 2026
National Institute on Transfer Finds a New Home
The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students is moving to USC’s National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience. […]
February 18, 2026
Should Degrees Come With Lifetime Professional Education?
On Medium, futurist Jim Carroll writes, “In 1900, knowledge doubled approximately every 100 years. By 1945, this rate accelerated to […]
February 18, 2026
Richard Bland College Board Removed
The Virginia Senate rejected the confirmation of all seven Richard Bland College board appointments on Tuesday morning, effectively removing the […]
February 18, 2026
Fandom’s lighthouse in a sea of censorship
Sheridan Macy is a policy analyst at FIRE with a policy background in human rights as well as environmental and […]
February 17, 2026
3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools
John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia […]
February 17, 2026
Can We Please Stop Calling Them “Elite” Colleges? (column)
I often feel like the skunk at a garden party. That’s not uncommon for journalists: Our job frequently requires us […]
February 17, 2026
Georgetown Taps Former Penn President Liz Magill as Law Dean
The former Penn president, who stepped down after a much-criticized performance at a congressional antisemitism hearing, has landed a new […]
February 17, 2026
Student Loan Visual Trackers Should Be Restored (opinion)
Since the end of the student loan payment pause, navigating repayment for borrowers in income-driven repayment (IDR) plans has been […]
February 17, 2026
U of North Texas Cancels Exhibit With Anti-ICE Art
One piece features a paleta cart with the message “I.C.E. SCREAM.” The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts […]
February 17, 2026
Pell Grant Facing $11.5B Shortfall
Last year, analysts projected a significant long-term budget shortfall for the Pell Grant program—the first in more than a decade—sending […]
February 14, 2026
Deep dive into New York’s proposals to ban demonstrations near houses of worship
Core among the rights protected by the First Amendment is the right to demonstrate. No matter what our message is, […]
February 13, 2026
Deep dive into New York’s proposals to ban demonstrations near houses of worship
Core among the rights protected by the First Amendment is the right to demonstrate. No matter what our message is, […]
February 13, 2026
DOJ Sues Harvard
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Friday accusing Harvard University of failing to comply with a federal investigation into whether […]
February 13, 2026
Autism, Equity and the Faculty Hiring Process (opinion)
In the academic job market, campus visits are framed as opportunities to showcase scholarship, teaching and collegiality. In practice, however, […]
February 13, 2026