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Seize the Moment: Higher Ed Must Improve, Innovate, and Inspire
This is a condensed version of a speech on higher education that Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on […]
March 3, 2026
Ian Chapman maps the changes to UKRI’s budget between 2026 and 2030
Just before Christmas, UKRI published an explainer at a high level about how we will allocate our budget between April […]
March 3, 2026
With Teens Comfortable Confiding in AI, Should Schools Embrace It for Mental Health Care?
The alert came around 7 p.m. Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam County, Florida, Phillips […]
March 3, 2026
Higher education’s postcode lottery: How geography and disadvantage shape university access in England
by Frances Sit and Graeme Atherton Across the world, access to higher education is often shaped as much by geography […]
March 3, 2026
3 Questions for Katie Shaver, Managing Director at EAB
I’ve been collaborating with Katie Shaver, managing director at EAB, on researching potential online programs at my institution. Her advice, […]
March 3, 2026
Effective Responses to Feedback About Culturally Irrelevant Out-of-Class Activities
I am a longtime proponent of ensuring that all collegians have equitable opportunities to benefit from participation in campus clubs, […]
March 3, 2026
February Brought a Flurry of Program and Personnel Cuts
February brought a flurry of layoffs driven by cost-cutting efforts that were mostly tied to reducing budget shortfalls. In one […]
March 3, 2026
How Diversity Gained—and Lost—Its Place in Higher Ed
In his new book, The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea (Yale University Press), David Oppenheimer, a law […]
March 3, 2026
How Should Colleges Meet This Moment? (column)
There are few better places to get a bead on what college and university leaders are thinking and feeling than […]
March 3, 2026