Higher Ed’s (Anti)Trust Problem

A new lawsuit accuses 40 universities and the College Board of colluding to inflate tuition. Does it hold legal water or simply reflect rising indignation over college cost?

‘This Program Exists Because of the Reinstatement of Pell’

A biology professor in Oregon dreamed of starting a degree program in a local prison just as Pell reinstatement was underway. Now hers is among the first programs where incarcerated students can receive the grants.

Campus Engagement Tip: Expanding Study Away Opportunities

Study abroad offers students important life and career skill development opportunities, but not every learner is able to take advantage of these programs. Domestic learning experiences give students similar exposure with fewer complications.

Student Wellness Tip: Creating a Culture of Kindness With Peer Certification

Research from the Born This Way Foundation finds a majority of students use peer support or want peer support for their mental health. An expert weighs in on what works best in these programs.

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Letter From a Child-Free Cat Guy

Craig Wynne calls for adding childlessness—and childfree-ness—to DEI conversations.

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Should College Counseling Centers Be ‘Neutral’?

For counselors and others in student-facing roles, neutrality is an unhelpful concept, Philip J. Rosenbaum writes.

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Against the Tide

Why we need heterodoxy, even when it takes a polemical form.

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Thank You, Doug Lederman

A moment to reflect on what IHE and the people who created it have meant to me and others.

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Tips for Writing More Fundable Grants

Grant writing has been singled out as a crucial marker for promotion, but many scholars don’t know how to do it effectively, writes Betty S. Lai.

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Your PowerPoints Probably Suck

But you can easily improve them, writes Zachary Nowak, who offers 10 suggestions for how to do that.

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The Confusion and Chaos of Title IX Reform

President Biden, when he was elected in 2020, promised to immediately overturn Trump-era Title IX reforms. But the bold changes he introduced to the federal government’s gender equality law have hit a series of regulatory and political roadblocks causing chaos and confusion among compliance officers, university leaders and students. Judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in nearly half the country, leaving the future of Biden’s reforms hanging in the balance. Get up to speed with Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of the key developments.