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Universities as engines for economic growth
Author: Laura Trevelyan Published: 28 January 2026 This blog was kindly authored by Laura Trevelyan, Chancellor of Cardiff University. 2025 […]
January 28, 2026
Are CLEPs for Me? Is a CLEP Practice Test Worth It? A Learner Answers Your Questions
You may be wondering: Are CLEPs for me? Is a CLEP practice test even worth it? To answer these questions […]
January 28, 2026
How Higher Education Leaders Can Win the Race to Enrollment
The New Speed of Higher Education Higher education is now running at a new speed. Traditional benchmarks act as a […]
January 28, 2026
‘A true homecoming’: Pali High students return a year after the L.A. fires
Parents and community members welcome students back to Palisades Charter High School. Credit: Mallika Seshadri A cacophony of community members […]
January 28, 2026
Labor unions split among Democratic candidates for state superintendent
Left: Richard Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified School District board. Right: State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, who chairs […]
January 28, 2026
Did Grok break the law?
Grok, the AI system integrated into X, has reportedly been used to turn real pictures of people — including minors — […]
January 28, 2026
How ACT’s Partner Councils Shape Our Strategy and Strengthen Our Impact
by Catherine Hofmann, Senior Vice President, Government & Public Relations Over the years, one thing has remained clear: the best […]
January 28, 2026
How ACT’s Partner Councils Shape Our Strategy and Strengthen Our Impact
by Catherine Hofmann, Senior Vice President, Government & Public Relations Over the years, one thing has remained clear: the best […]
January 28, 2026
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history
Students in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class work together on a poster about the Lunar New Year. Credit: Photo […]
January 27, 2026
LAWSUIT: Illinois law blocks Democratic dissenters from operating without party elites’ permission
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2026 — Like most Americans, you’ve probably criticized the Democrats or the Republicans at some point. But […]
January 27, 2026
The campaign to crush free speech in Minnesota
This essay was originally published in The Free Press on Jan. 21, 2026. Three days later, ICE agents shot and […]
January 27, 2026
What Higher Ed Needs to Know (and Do) About the DOJ’s New Title II Web Accessibility Rule
Accessibility is now a mandate, not a “nice to have” Digital experiences have become essential public infrastructure. For colleges and […]
January 27, 2026
K–12 Edtech in 2026: Five Trends Shaping the Year Ahead
For years, K–12 technology conversations revolved around what to adopt next — the newest device, the latest platform, the next […]
January 27, 2026
Rethinking metrics, rethinking narratives: why widening access at elite universities requires more than procedural fairness
by Kate Ayres For many years, the fair access agenda in UK HE has emphasised more transparent and consistent admissions […]
January 27, 2026
How to help homeless college students: A Cal State Long Beach professor studies what works
Cal State Long Beach professor of social work Rashida Crutchfield is the executive director of the university’s Center for Equitable […]
January 27, 2026
Students cross the border to earn their dream education in San Diego
“In elementary school, I would wake up as early as 4 in the morning, then we would cross and my […]
January 27, 2026
A postmortem of M&A activity to date
Join HEPI and Huron for a webinar 1pm-2pm Tuesday 10 February examining how mergers, acquisitions and shared services can support […]
January 27, 2026
STUDENT VOICES: Two recent college graduates have a message to their 17-year-old selves: Don’t go it alone
Like millions of students across the country, we recently graduated from college. We know how unlikely this moment once seemed. […]
January 27, 2026
Their value attacked and funding cut, universities and colleges start fighting back
A narrator speaks over images of busy cityscapes, children playing in a field and ominous scenes of natural disasters and […]
January 27, 2026
Direct entrant students can no longer remain invisible
The sector regularly discusses first-year pedagogy as a way of supporting the whole student body, but direct entrants who transition […]
January 27, 2026