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Manhattan Institute Targets Mellon for Funding Left-Leaning Higher Ed Groups

The Mellon Foundation was central in creating the Alliance for Higher Education. One conservative group is targeting Mellon in what the Alliance president called “one privately funded organization pointing fingers at another.”

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13 AGs Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Twelve attorneys general have joined Florida in asking the Supreme Court to uphold a state law that would limit what...
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Opinion

‘The Cauldron’ and the Limits of Reading for Learning

The value-add of learning from teaching.

Students play with toys in a basin of soapy water at the Connecticut State University Early Learning Center on March 12, 2025.

Childcare Center Closures Spark Backlash on Campus

Smith College promptly reversed the decision to shutter its center, but uncertainty over the future of on-campus childcare at the women’s college reflects a growing issue nationwide.

Harvard Academic Workers union members picket while on strike.

Second Harvard Union Goes on Strike

The union representing more than 2,500 non-tenure-track researchers, postdocs and contingent faculty at Harvard University went on strike Tuesday after...
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Opinion

Let’s Not Blame Faculty for What They Haven’t Had to Know

Rachel schools Gordon on not being a clear and transparent communicator with the faculty.

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Opinion

The Students We Worried About Are Now Our Colleagues

New faculty who were in graduate school during the pandemic missed out on an important aspect of scholarly formation.

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As 3-Year Degrees Proliferate, Some Pioneers Face Roadblocks

Institutions like Weber State University launched their first reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees in fall 2025. Building enrollment in those programs hasn’t been easy, but that hasn’t stopped other institutions from joining the movement.