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L.A. Fires: A year later, four who served students
Joe Ford lives in El Monte, east of downtown Los Angeles. He likes his neighbors, but he wishes he was […]
January 5, 2026
L.A. Fires: Tracking the fires’ impact on eight schools after one year
A year after the devastating fires in Los Angeles, school officials are in the early stages of planning to rebuild […]
January 5, 2026
Moral Decay, Dehumanization, and the Failure of Courage (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee)
At Higher Education Inquirer, our focus on the college meltdown has always pointed beyond collapsing enrollments, rising tuition, and institutional […]
January 5, 2026
Fresno’s push for English learners in math curricula
Teachers and staff from Fresno County attend a training to help select new math instructional materials that will also support […]
January 5, 2026
Higher Education Inquirer : $8 Billion in Liberty University Debt: Engaging a Faith-Driven Constituency
More than 290,000 Liberty University borrowers owe over $8 billion in federal student loans, yet most remain politically disengaged. Many […]
January 5, 2026
How Demographics Could Elevate the Political Stakes of Student Loan Debt in 2028 and Beyond
Student loan debt has been a defining economic and political issue in the United States for over a decade. As […]
January 4, 2026
Higher Education Inquirer Resources, Spring 2026
[Editor’s note: Please let us know of any corrections, additions, or broken links. We always welcome your feedback.] This list […]
January 4, 2026
U.S. Abducts Maduro, Trump Says “We Are Going to Run” Oil-Rich Nation (Democracy Now!)
Higher Education Inquirer : Special Report on Venezuela: U.S. Abducts Maduro, Trump Says “We Are Going to Run” Oil-Rich Nation […]
January 4, 2026
Choosing Rhythms of Consistent, Predictable Joy
These are the drawings from the instructor. Look lower in the post for information about the course she teaches, plus […]
January 4, 2026
The Poisoning of the American Mind
For more than a decade, Americans have been told that polarization, mistrust, and civic fragmentation are organic byproducts of cultural […]
January 3, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Mass Surveillance, and the Quiet Reengineering of Higher Education
The Higher Education Inquirer has approached artificial intelligence not as a speculative future but as a present reality already reshaping […]
January 3, 2026
8 Tiny Japanese Habits That Make a Massive Difference (What’s The Next Level)
Higher Education Inquirer : 8 Tiny Japanese Habits That Make a Massive Difference (What’s The Next Level) 8 Tiny Japanese […]
January 3, 2026
The Smart Start: Navigating the Pros and Cons of Community College in 2026
Thank you for subscribing! A college education has long been seen as the gateway to a better future, but the […]
January 3, 2026
Federal judge rejects injunction to block new law on antisemitism in California
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Top Takeaways Judge Noël Wise sided with Attorney General Rob Bonta, saying that the state, […]
January 3, 2026
Tech Titans, Ideologues, and the Future of American Higher Education — 2026 Update
This article is an update to our June 2025 Higher Education Inquirer report, Tech Titans, Ideologues, and the Future of […]
January 3, 2026
How Higher Education Inquirer’s 2016 Warnings Played Out, 2016–2025 (Glen McGhee)
In December 2016, the Higher Education Inquirer published a set of 18 predictions warning of an ongoing “U.S. College Meltdown.” […]
January 2, 2026
College Meltdown 2026 (Glen McGhee)
As the United States moves deeper into the 2020s, the College Meltdown is no longer a speculative concept but a structural […]
January 1, 2026
Teaching, AI, and the Longing to Connect
Late yesterday, I logged into LinkedIn and saw that I had been mentioned in a post about AI. This person […]
January 1, 2026
The Year of the AI Agent in Higher Education
Reading Time: 15 minutes Higher education is entering a new era defined by proactive, intelligent digital helpers. Tech leaders such […]
January 1, 2026
Ai in classrooms: A game changer or just hype?
Credit: Pexels / Mikhail Nilov Finally, AI is here, and it’s going to change the landscape of education in classrooms around […]
December 31, 2025