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Back in December, I wrote a post titled “What Are We Even Doing Here?” in which I discussed some of the head-scratching moves among some higher…

Exam stress at age 15 can increase the risk of depression and self-harm into early adulthood, research suggests.Academic pressure is known to have a detrimental impact…

The headwinds facing higher ed have turned into a powerful gale. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images The higher education sector is increasingly squeezed by economic and…

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump called accreditation his “secret weapon.” Now, a year into his second term, education under secretary Nicholas Kent is the…

Nearly half of the police academies in America are offered at colleges or technical schools, like ours at Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts. At its…

A free expression lawyer, a university system leader and a civil rights activist were unified in their call to higher ed leaders to “stand up” against…

Several research universities ratcheted up spending on lobbying last year. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Feverpitched/iStock/Getty Images Major research universities spent more than…

While everyone was knocked sideways by the events of 2025, our small but mighty newsroom has exhausted itself making sure you’re aware of all the changes…

Michigan State University paid nearly $30 million to settle with three people injured in a 2023 campus shooting. Jeffness/Wikimedia Commons A new report by the United Educators…

News this month that a group of stakeholders convened by the U.S. Education Department agreed on a new federal approach to assessing colleges offered fresh evidence…