NIH Nominee Skirts Questions on Plan to Cut Indirect Cost Rates

At a key hearing Wednesday, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said he’s committed to providing NIH-funded scientists the resources they need. But he offered few specifics on how he’ll do that amid Trump’s plans to slash the $47 billion agency’s budget.

Public Largely Disapproves of Student Protests

A new survey finds that most U.S. adults consider acts like disrupting graduation or occupying buildings inappropriate. Experts say their views align with historical trends.

Survey Says: Students Are Customers  

More than three in five students consider themselves customers of their institution, according to a new analysis of Inside Higher Ed’s Student Voice data. Is that a bad thing?

Welcome to the C-Suite for Career Support

Clemson University’s business college created a new physical space to engage students, employers and alumni in career development.

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Free Speech Matters. So Does DEI.

Students can’t speak and debate freely without inclusion and belonging, Michael S. Roth writes.

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Ed Data Goes Dark: Why It Matters

Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are part of an authoritarian playbook, Robert Ubell writes.

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Lessons Learned From a College Closure

In part three of a three-part series, former senior leaders at Cabrini University offer advice for navigating a closure, including ideas for how neighboring institutions can help—and not hurt.

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Peter Elbow Offered Us a Gift

Will we ever take it?

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3 Questions for 2U’s New CEO, Kees Bol

A conversation on his approach to leadership, partnership and his vision for the company’s future.

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Leaders as Storytellers

How successful leaders craft narratives that resonate, motivate and inspire action.

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Making Employment Agreements for Success

It’s more important than ever that faculty members be thoughtful about and understand the functions and limits of academic contracts, writes Peter F. Lake.

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Reimagining the CFO Role

The CFO role has gotten progressively more challenging, Jen Meyers Pickard and Melody Rose write.

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The High Cost of Tolerating a Toxic Employee

Inaction is not an option, writes Jenny Silver. It’s magical thinking to believe that unprofessional behavior will simply disappear without intervention.

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Student Voice 2025

Student Voice, our ongoing survey project with Generation Lab, is designed to gauge students’ views on key issues and their suggestions as to how colleges and universities can best help them succeed. Our annual Student Voice survey of 5,000-plus two- and four-year students covers academic success issues, health and wellness, campus life, and how students are preparing for life after college. The main survey is supplemented by additional student flash polls on timely topics to help institutions plan for student success in 2025 and beyond.