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The Fight Over Community College Bachelor’s Degrees
Last month, state lawmakers in Iowa introduced a bill that would allow community colleges to offer four-year degrees—and unwittingly triggered […]
February 9, 2026
How did skills take over higher education? One short history
Over the weekend HEPI published blogs on the freezing of student loan thresholds, and the Westminster Hall debates on duty […]
February 9, 2026
Funding cuts, shifts in aid could make college harder to afford for low-income families
It was in the quiet of the summer when Jeff Kahlden heard that a promising young student he advised in […]
February 9, 2026
OPINION: Community colleges are uniquely positioned to train the nation’s AI workforce
Every industrial revolution begins by creating a new middle class. The steam engine, for example, didn’t just replace blacksmiths; it […]
February 9, 2026
Investment in public schools: A better solution
Students at Sunrise Elementary School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Courtesy: Partnership for Los Angeles Schools As a philanthropist who […]
February 9, 2026
AI shatters the pretence that academic polish was ever anything but gatekeeping
Universities are punishing students for doing what journals like Nature and Science explicitly permit their authors to do. This isn’t […]
February 9, 2026
What does authentic assessment mean in the context of AI?
In recent discussions about assessment in higher education, responses to generative AI have converged on a familiar solution: authentic assessment. […]
February 9, 2026
Why research communications needs more politics
It can’t be easy managing UKRI’s communications. The nation’s research funder has an almost endless amount of things it could […]
February 9, 2026
Now the struggle is no longer real, are students becoming stupid?
I used to take copious notes. In meetings, encounters, on Zoom calls, even when travelling – including, in a former […]
February 9, 2026
The impact of AI on graduate jobs – Campus Review
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned young people will suffer the most as an AI […]
February 9, 2026
Inclusive learning is the new active learning – Campus Review
Home/Commentary/Inclusive learning is the new active learning Commentary As the higher education landscape continues to evolve, a pressing question has […]
February 9, 2026
Vice-chancellor Deborah Terry – Campus Review
University of Queensland vice-chancellor Deborah Terry. Picture: John Gass. Professor Deborah Terry leads the University of Queensland (UQ) and the […]
February 9, 2026
Mike Caulfield’s SIFT + AI: Fact-Checking Nursing Pay
I used to be among the people who thought that privacy wasn’t really much of a thing to be overly […]
February 9, 2026
WEEKEND READING: Parliament’s latest debate on duty of care: what problem are we really trying to solve?
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Emma Roberts, Head of Law, University of Salford. The latest parliamentary debate on […]
February 8, 2026
Eight things to look for when we get the judgement on University of Sussex vs OfS
The recent judicial review in the High Court of Justice (King’s Bench Division, Administrative Court – with Justice Lieven presiding) […]
February 8, 2026
WEEKEND READING: Fiscal drag or fiscal sense? Freezing student loan repayment thresholds
This blog was kindly authored by Jack Booth, Maike Halterbeck, and Gavan Conlon at London Economics. There has been wide-ranging […]
February 7, 2026
Student Loan Debt 2026: Survey Shows 71% of Borrowers Already Regret Their Loans
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February 7, 2026
Client Challenge
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February 6, 2026
LAWSUIT: FIRE sues Federal Trade Commission over agency’s targeting of news rating service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2026 — For almost a year, the Federal Trade Commission has unconstitutionally used its broad regulatory powers […]
February 6, 2026
New Report Card Grades States on Laws Banning Phones in Schools
As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone use in schools, a new report card shows not all laws […]
February 6, 2026