2+ day, 5+ 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, 23+ 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…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (492+ words) Anxiety about job prospects and heavy reading loads have led to dramatic declines in humanities majors since 2012, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2025, colleges and universities awarded the lowest number of humanities bachelor’s degrees since 1991. Humanities…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (623+ words) Ethan Sawyer began his coaching business in 2012 and keeps close track of admission writing prompts. Despite yearly fuss over changing prompts, he says the college essay of today is much the same as it was over a decade ago. Sawyer…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (101+ words) Learn how institutions can respond to rapid tech change while preserving assessment integrity & the student experience. How can higher education bridge the gap between rigorous, thoughtful academic governance and the fast-moving reality of AI evolution? Can't attend the webinar? You…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (941+ words) The founding editor built a math and science magazine that high schoolers and Nobel laureates alike read. Now, he’s turned to books. Jenny Kim / Inside Higher Ed In 2024, Lin left the magazine to launch Quanta Books, in partnership with Farrar,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (812+ words) A new Uwill survey finds they’re twice as likely as college seniors to use AI for emotional concerns, offering a glimpse at what colleges could face next. Only 19 percent of students surveyed said they felt very or extremely prepared for…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (297+ words) New federal data shows that about 53 percent of college students have taken an online course since 2022, compared to 36 percent in 2019. For-profit and public nonprofit colleges have the biggest share of online learners. The surge in online enrollment forced by the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (321+ words) Despite its many strengths, AI tutoring is no substitute for relationally rich peer-led tutoring programs. By Daniel R. Sanford That is why the research is so consistent: Students who use tutoring are more likely to persist and graduate. The benefit cannot…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (497+ words) New data from Common App’s responsibilities and circumstances question—added for all applicants last year—allows students to share the range of extracurricular tasks they perform beyond sports, clubs and volunteer work. Common App users can now report outside responsibilities…...