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NIH Plans $174M for Research Replicability, Reproducibility

The National Institutes of Health’s five-year R3PEATS program comes alongside a new tool that seeks to help researchers identify connected scientific publications.

2 Years After Encampments, Colleges Revisit Protest Policies

Several colleges are re-evaluating their time, place and manner restrictions on student expression this fall, with some relaxing their rules while others seek to tighten them.

Young Men’s Excessive Internet Use ‘Foremost Challenge of Our Time’

An overreliance on technology and stigmas around mental health support contribute to social isolation among young men, speakers at the Symposium on Young American Men said.

From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026

Inside Higher Ed’s annual CAO survey reveals a fractured landscape, where academic leaders rely on personal AI tools amid broader technological and political disruption.

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The Students I Had to Tell

Financial aid administrators are supposed to solve problems. But I couldn’t fix things for the undocumented students who lost access to in-state tuition and Texas state financial aid.

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What the Cornell Report Gets Right About the Purpose of the University

Universities seeking to rebuild public trust would do well to follow Cornell’s lead.

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‘The Time Tax’ and Higher Ed

Getting the questions right.

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The Web of Legislative Control: Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.

Substituting political for professional judgment about what constitutes a sound pedagogical approach continues to illustrate anti-intellectualism and the infantilization of higher education.

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The Last 100 Days

The leadership literature focuses on the first 100 days in a new role. But what about the last 100 before you leave?

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Why—and How—Academics Should Talk With Journalists

Beyond the personal and professional rewards, helping reporters use research on an ongoing basis is a public service.

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Apprenticeships: Learning at Work

Apprenticeships predate the modern university by centuries. But as concerns about both college costs and value mount, many higher ed institutions are looking to apprenticeships—all of which involve earning while learning—as affordable, efficient pathways for learners seeking reliable, well-paying careers in everything from nursing to cybersecurity. In the process, they’re reimagining the interplay between higher ed and the workforce and developing fresh ways to deliver experience and credentials of value. Inside Higher Ed’s multipart series, produced with support from Ascendium, explores the people, places and programs shaping the new era of apprenticeships.