5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (296+ words) The Iowa Board of Regents is refusing to pay for Luciano de Castro, interim director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, to attend three upcoming conferences in Indiana, Ohio and Virginia that feature conservative scholars,…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (276+ words) The development of internal executive recruiting teams offers a compelling alternative to external search firms. By Bridget Hough, James Kao and Caitlin Hargadon Many institutions of higher education are now discovering the business case for building an in-house executive search…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 6+ day ago   (419+ words) Harvard University cut more than 100 jobs last month amid a lengthy restructuring process. Multiple others also enacted smaller cuts. With new fiscal and academic years underway, only a small number of colleges announced layoffs, buyouts and related staffing moves last…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (469+ words) We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler Published in April 2026 Throughout most of my academic career, the dominant theme has been progress. Webster’s defines progress (verb) as: 1: to move…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (431+ words) The partnership with Fudan University in Shanghai was last renewed in 2022. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has ended a study abroad program with Fudan University in China “out of an abundance of caution” after the Department of…...

2+ week, 10+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 10+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (349+ words) College leaders disagree about whether the expansion is a good idea. Two California bills that would expand community college bachelor’s degree offerings in the state have advanced through the Assembly and could be up for final votes before the session…...