2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (213+ words) Join leaders from WGU and MDC Online to explore how intentional AI adoption is impacting teaching and learning. AI is changing higher education, but the most successful institutions aren't simply adopting new tools—they're rethinking how they design programs, courses…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (175+ words) Four questions for Ashim Shanker at Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation. Q: What is the university’s mandate behind this role? How does it help align with and advance the university’s strategic priorities? Q: Where does the role sit within the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (804+ words) A new EAB survey finds financial, mental health and academic challenges are straining colleges already facing staffing and budget constraints. The factors shaping whether students stay enrolled in college increasingly extend beyond the classroom, with financial pressures, mental health concerns…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (466+ words) A year of conversations with editors, agents and scholars taught me that breaking through takes practical know-how and remembering how to teach. Jenny Kim / Inside Higher Ed One half of breaking through concerns practicalities. This is a solvable information problem,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (585+ words) The public doubts the value of what colleges are providing. That could change if institutions proved that students actually develop the capabilities and skills we promise them. Over the last few weeks, I’ve talked to some of the sharpest people…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (124+ words) A recent Inside Higher Ed interview describes in unusually candid terms an increasingly popular—and problematic—view of the president’s role. Most important, they recognize that the measure of a presidency is not how thoroughly a president puts a personal…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1096+ words) Few Institutions Do. Inside Higher Ed Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People. Few Institutions Do. Defunding or altogether eliminating Black studies will surely exacerbate racialized persistence and experiential and student outcomes inequities on predominantly white campuses. Reporters, radio show…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (465+ words) For three years, The Sandbox has revealed a side of higher education leadership most of us will never see. Having covered higher ed for 15 years, I speak to leaders all the time and hear about the problems they encounter. I’ve…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (226+ words) Political motive sometimes drives philanthropic funding. It also drives flawed research. By Michael J. Murray Inside Higher Ed’s Aug. 17 report on the Uncivil collaborative—“The Heated Discourse About Civil Discourse”—does something odd for a piece about polarization by recounting, at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) Let’s have an honest conversation about civic trust and higher education. By Bradford Vivian and Lara Schwartz The loss of trust narrative is also false. Politicians, think tanks, journalists and university scholars who advance that narrative overwhelmingly cite Gallup polling…...