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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 hour ago

Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges

Public regional universities, which educate more than 54,000 students in the state combined, "shall not grant new lifetime tenure appointments," the order states. Instead, they may hire faculty under fixed-term, renewable contracts, and the renewals are dependent on professors' performance, student outcomes, "alignment with workforce and Oklahoma economic needs" and "institutional service." Faculty members at these institutions who already have tenure may retain it.
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
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UC Berkeley will reopen multicultural center that it abruptly closed last year

UC Berkeley's Multicultural Community Center, a 20+-year student-run cultural and support space, will reopen this spring after being closed since last summer.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
15 hours ago

Getting an associate degree before transfer isn't always helpful

For many students, vertical transfer (transfer from an associate's to a bachelor's program) is less a bridge than a maze. Typically, about 80 percent of community college students say they intend to earn a bachelor's degree, yet only about 30 percent ever transfer and roughly 16 percent complete a bachelor's within six years. Yet under these topline numbers, outcomes vary widely. And figuring out which combinations of student actions and background factors matter, and which pathways are most promising, can be a complicated mess.
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fromCornell Chronicle
1 day ago

Task force recommends restraint in use of institutional voice | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell will reserve official university statements for issues directly tied to its mission, values, functions, or the broader mission of higher education, exercising institutional restraint.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
18 hours ago

Recruiters warn graduates are missing out on jobs due to lack of work readiness - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A strong work ethic is the number one skill graduates are lacking, according to global recruiters. This is followed by other soft skills including communication, decision making and accountability. These interpersonal skills are becoming increasingly more important, with 78% saying they prioritise graduates with strong soft skills over academic accolades and technical skills.
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fromFortune
12 hours ago
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Texas A&M professor who was fired for teaching gender studies sues on freedom of speech grounds | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
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Conservative cancel culture clashes with college and social media at Texas A&M to bring curtain down on women's and gender studies | Fortune

fromFortune
12 hours ago
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Texas A&M professor who was fired for teaching gender studies sues on freedom of speech grounds | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
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Conservative cancel culture clashes with college and social media at Texas A&M to bring curtain down on women's and gender studies | Fortune

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fromTravel + Leisure
8 hours ago

I Played Scholar for a Week at Oxford-and Discovered Why Deep Thinking Might Be the Ultimate Luxury

A returning student joins a pricey weeklong Wadham College retreat at Oxford, enjoying curated scholarly experiences while facing familiar last-minute reading anxieties.
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fromNature
1 day ago

First 'practical PhDs' awarded in China - for products rather than papers

Chinese universities now award engineering PhDs based on practical, product- and project-based achievements rather than solely on written theses.
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fromTechCrunch
7 hours ago

One of Europe's largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack | TechCrunch

La Sapienza University’s computer systems have been offline for three days after an apparent ransomware attack affecting emails and workstations; recovery is underway from backups.
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fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Washington QB Demond Williams says near transfer a mistake

Definitely being 19, you get good advice and you get really bad advice at times. We're all human. We all make mistakes. And at the end of the day, I'm super blessed to be here with my brothers and my coaches and just at the University of Washington. I'm just so happy to be here and so blessed.
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fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Badgers' Luke Fickell asked to forgo extension amid struggles

Luke Fickell declined a customary one-year extension and will maintain his current contract terms while focusing on improved results in 2026.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

UK's first super-university' to be created under merger

Greenwich and Kent are merging into the UK's first 'super-university', London and South East University Group, launching 1 August 2026 while preserving separate academic identities.
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fromTime Out London
1 day ago

The London university that will become part of the UK's first 'super university'

Greenwich and Kent will merge on 1 August 2026 into the London and South East University Group, becoming the UK's third-largest university.
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fromThe Nation
1 day ago

Surveilled on Your Own Campus

A University of Michigan student experienced persistent, targeted following and surveillance linked to multiple similar vehicles while active in pro-Palestine campus organizing.
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fromCornell Chronicle
2 days ago

Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars for study in China | Cornell Chronicle

Three Cornell affiliates—Qiqi (Kiara) Shan ’26, Ruihao (Ray) Lin, J.D. ’24, and Isaac McCurdy ’21—were named Schwarzman Scholars to study a master’s in global affairs at Tsinghua University.
fromNature
2 days ago

AI could transform research assessment - and some academics are worried

In 2023, Australia abandoned its expensive and bureaucratic scholar-led research-assessment programme. New Zealand followed suit soon after. The hope, according to a transition plan unveiled by the Australian federal government's Department of Education and the research sector, was to find a "more modern, data-driven approach". In the United Kingdom, where financial pressures on universities are especially acute, there are similar calls to reform the Research Excellence Framework (REF), the country's performance-based research-funding system.
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fromLos Angeles Times
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USC names Beong-Soo Kim as its 'next generation' president

But USC leaders said they changed their minds about him after seeing his temporary stewardship of campus in a difficult time. He has implemented major austerity measures - including more than 1,000 layoffs last year - to shore up a gaping budget deficit. He has navigated federal pressures from the Trump administration to remake USC in a more conservative image, and is leading USC's response to technology changes such as artificial intelligence that are challenging educational norms.
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fromESPN.com
2 days ago

Ranking the top 12 men's Coach of the Year contenders at midseason

Coach of the Year evaluation is more difficult because transfer portal and NIL-driven roster volatility blur preseason rankings and the line between coaching and roster construction.
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Why Great Leaders Build Other People's Legacies First - And How It Strengthens Your Own Impact

I'll never forget the moment that changed how I think about leadership. It happened during my tenure as president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, when I learned that one of our longtime supporters, a commercial real estate developer named Irwin, was nearing the end of his life and despairing that his contributions no longer mattered. We brought him to campus to show him otherwise.
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fromHarvard Gazette
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Journey on ice and water - Harvard Gazette

Former competitive figure skater Caitlyn Kukulowicz now rows for Radcliffe while continuing to perform and balancing academics in human developmental and regenerative biology.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 day ago

On Being Edited by AI

That was a year or so ago, and my first brush with what generative AI could do. Like many, I started using it for fun: planning trips, finding nineteenth century authors I could recommend to fantasy-loving students (a genre I don't read), and making a holiday card starring my dog, Harry. But as work piled up, I didn't have time for new toys, so now I use AI for work.
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fromCornell Chronicle
2 days ago

Four women's hockey alumnae to play at Winter Olympics | Cornell Chronicle

Four Cornell women's hockey alumni will play at the 2026 Winter Olympics representing Canada, Italy, and the United States.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

California colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts to Latino students

Federal cuts eliminate over $350 million in minority-serving institution grants, forcing colleges like Chico State to lose millions and cut student research and support programs.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days ago

Thoughts on Bryan Alexander's new book 'Peak Higher Ed'

Broadly speaking, he identifies the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first as exemplifying growth. Growth describes enrollment, of course, but also the pace of technological and economic advancement that was, in part, enabled by the growth of higher education. (The first community college, Joliet Junior College, was founded in 1901, starting a chain reaction of institutional growth that peaked in the 1960s.)
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fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

College Enrollment Is on a Steep Decline. For Incoming Freshmen, There's One Unexpected Benefit.

Colleges are expanding admissions offices' roles to guide accepted students through complex post-acceptance logistics to improve enrollment and student transitions.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days ago

North Dakota Approves Some Three-Year Degrees

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education will allow colleges to develop reduced-credit degree programs-although only for certain majors, the North Dakota Monitor reported. Only bachelor of applied science degrees, which are generally career and technical programs, such as exercise science or finance, are permitted to be less than 120 credits under the board's new policy. Each public university will be allowed to pilot up to two reduced-credit majors, and the pilots will run from fall 2026 to 2030.
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fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

NYU professors authorize strike authorization vote

NYU contract faculty union will hold a strike-authorization vote Feb. 9–20 after stalled talks, pressing for higher pay, job security, academic freedom, AI rules, and workload relief.
fromNature
3 days ago

Calling all scientists: Support your Iranian colleagues

Iranian researchers are in a difficult situation. Those in Iran face low wages, high inflation, sociopolitical instability, resource mismanagement, oppression by the authorities and long-standing international sanctions. High prices hinder conference attendance, as do difficulties obtaining visas. Unstable Internet connections, frequent power outages and lack of access to scholarly sources jeopardize collaborations. Scholars also have to contend with isolation, and sometimes biases, from the international community. And for those who work abroad, travelling to and from Iran is risky, even with visas and double citizenship.
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fromHarvard Gazette
2 days ago

Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers - Harvard Gazette

A $50 million donor commitment will match new gifts to create 50 endowed Ph.D. fellowships, securing financial support for doctoral students.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Unlawful' OfS ruling against University of Sussex should be quashed, court told

The University of Sussex seeks to quash a record 585,000 OfS fine as unlawful, unreasonable and procedurally unfair, citing reputational and financial harm.
#womens-and-gender-studies
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fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Quote of the day by Jim Rohn: "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." - Silicon Canals

Self-education and practical skill-building can produce greater financial and entrepreneurial outcomes than relying solely on traditional formal education.
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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

'Jeopardy!' featured a Massachusetts colleges category. Can you run the table?

A Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions category featured Massachusetts colleges: Smith, Amherst, Brandeis, Northeastern, and Mount Holyoke.
#workforce-development
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fromCornell Chronicle
2 weeks ago

Cornell to increase contribution to Ithaca schools | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell will raise its annual voluntary contribution to the Ithaca City School District to $874,000 by 2030-31, a 34% increase and nearly $900,000 more over five years.
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from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago
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Dave Ramsey: "Those Parent Plus Loans Are Going to Balloon to $175,000 If We Just Fight Over This"

fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago
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Major private student-loan companies are 'excited' about Trump's repayment overhaul

Federal changes will cap graduate borrowing, spurring private lenders to anticipate increased loan originations and prompting some borrowers to forgo graduate programs.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
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Trump's major student-loan repayment overhaul enters its next phase

Department of Education published a proposed rule implementing Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul, starting a 30-day public comment period ahead of potential July implementation.
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago
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Dave Ramsey: "Those Parent Plus Loans Are Going to Balloon to $175,000 If We Just Fight Over This"

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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

The Need for Better Accommodations for ADHD in Higher Ed

Insufficient, non-evidence-based college accommodations and excessive executive-functioning expectations cause low graduation rates among students with ADHD, harming individuals and society.
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from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

A New York Woman Questions $150,000 Debt After Parents Buy Luxury Car

Lily must decide whether to honor a promise to repay $150,000 in Parent PLUS loans despite no legal obligation while parents finance a $60,000 car.
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fromFast Company
3 days ago

These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud

A retrocomputing lab provides hands-on access to typical 1980s–2000s computers so students can directly experience historical computing environments.
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fromCornell Chronicle
4 days ago

Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell awards recognize faculty excellence and sustained commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and academic advising through the Stephen H. Weiss and Provost awards.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Can you solve it? The numbers all go to 11

Eleven exhibits striking properties: two-digit prime palindrome, football-team size, palindromic multiples, a neat divisibility test, and digit-arrangement puzzles.
fromESPN.com
4 days ago

Tuskegee basketball coach Benjy Taylor led off court in handcuffs

I am at a loss for words, and I am upset about how I was violated and treated today,
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fromFortune
4 days ago

How Trump helped Harvard: 5 'Crimson' leadership lessons on standing up to bullies | Fortune

Harvard strengthened governance and gained broad public, donor, and peer support after political attacks, producing financial and enrollment rebounds.
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fromESPN.com
5 days ago

Sources: Kansas City hires Mark Turgeon as men's basketball coach

Mark Turgeon is being hired as Kansas City's head coach, replacing Marvin Menzies; Kansas City has never reached the NCAA tournament.
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Anonymity and the Erosion of Kindness

Throughout the year, we all have particular events that mark the passage of time. Birthdays, holidays, special events. As professors, we have a few unique days too: some fun, some not. There's the first day of classes, where we still (20+ years in) get the jitters. The last day of classes, when we are often just as, if not more excited, than the students. And then there is the day our course evaluations arrive.
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fromFuturism
5 days ago

It's Starting to Look Like AI Has Killed the Entire Model of College

Well before "AI" had entered the lexicon of evening newscasters, the university model of higher-education was in trouble. Between 2010 and 2022 - the year ChatGPT came out - university enrollment dropped nearly 15 percent throughout the US. State funding cuts pushed already exorbitant tuition costs onto even more students, forcing many to ask whether a college education was even worth the staggering investment.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Opinion: California colleges must stop blaming K-12 schools for student preparedness

Many UC first-year students, especially from high-need LCFF schools, arrived academically unprepared due to pandemic-related learning loss and structural inequities; blame hampers solutions.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days ago

Averett Sells Athletic Facilities

Seeking financial stability, Averett University has sold its North Campus athletic facilities in an $18 million deal that will allow it to lease back the nearby 70-acre site, Cardinal News reported. The property is located about a 10-minute drive from Averett's main campus in Virginia. The site was purchased by local entities: the Danville Regional Foundation and the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority, which each own 50 percent of the property, according to Averett's announcement.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 days ago

'Eton of the East End': London state sixth-form college gets more than 60 students into Oxford and Cambridge

More than 60 students at a state school in one of London's most deprives boroughs have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities. The stunning achievement marks a record success for the London Academy of Excellence, known as the Eton of the East End, which made sixth place in this year's Sunday Times league tables. Students at the selective academy in Stratford, Newham, received 23 offers from Oxford and 39 from Cambridge. An additional four students have secured places on Cambridge foundation courses.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days ago

Indiana University Football (and Others) Just Need to Go Pro

Is she the MVP for calling in Indiana state troopers to arrest protesting students on her campus, an action that included snipers on the roof of a campus building? Is President Whitten the MVP for IU's attempt to enforce a "no-trespass" order on a group of IU faculty, grad students and alumni, which led to institutional sanctions, sanctions that were later invalidated on First Amendment grounds in a federal court?
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days ago

HBCU Experts Look to Solve Leadership Churn

Earlier this month, Morris Brown College's Board of Trustees abruptly laid off the historically Black college's president, Kevin James, after seven years at the helm. James took to social media and decried the board's actions, noting that the college regained accreditation during his tenure and the institution couldn't afford instability with an upcoming meeting with the accreditor. A week later, the board announced his reinstatement, even as allegations against James surfaced in local media.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days ago

DeVry Embeds AI Literacy in All Courses

"What I've realized from talking to employers and watching workforce trends is AI skills are going to be a baseline and a necessity, and perhaps may even be a basic requirement for job descriptions," Awwad said. "So we've got to take ownership of that as educators, and we've got to get our students prepared for what's happening."
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days ago

Abortion Rights Advocate Talk Canceled After TPUSA Pressure

Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech University system spokespeople didn't return Inside Higher Ed's requests for comment Thursday on who within the institution decided to nix the speech, but the Health Sciences Center sent a statement to the Scorecard saying the center "evaluated the request and determined that it is not in the best interest of the university to host this event on campus."
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fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Amari Bailey, with 10 games in NBA, seeks college eligibility

Amari Bailey is seeking NCAA reinstatement after NBA appearances, hiring legal counsel to challenge eligibility rules and attempt one more college basketball season.
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fromNature
1 week ago

Can academia handle my religious faith?

Religious identity coexists with academic careers, and denying this complexity harms researchers and wider society.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Trump has sued universities for billions. Here's what the strategy tells us

Trump administration used federal funding leverage to pressure universities into policy changes on antisemitism, DEI, and gender definitions, prompting settlements and legal challenges.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

'Ghost students' stealing millions in financial aid from CA community colleges, investigation finds

Online "ghost student" scammers use stolen or fake identities to enroll in community colleges and collect financial aid, costing millions and overwhelming admissions staff.
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fromSacramento Bee
1 week ago

Sac State delays return-to-office directive amid staff push-back

Sacramento State is ending most telework for Academic Affairs staff, phasing them back to campus through July to increase campus presence and student support.
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Sac State Delays Return-To-Office Order After Staff Pushback

misguided and damaging to staff morale,
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fromNature
1 week ago

Five ways to make the academic workplace happier and healthier this year

Academic culture remains hierarchical and unsafe, silencing students and rewarding research output over respectful behaviour, deterring talent and enabling misconduct.
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