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Government Politics & Elections

Higher Education in Political Crosshairs as 2024 Election Heats Up

With higher education becoming more politicized, it’s poised to play a more prominent role than usual in this year’s presidential and congressional elections. The outcomes will carry huge policy implications.

From left, four witnesses who testified during a congressional hearing Dec. 5 on antisemitism: Claudine Gay, then president of Harvard University, Elizabeth Magill, then president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, a professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All four women sit at a long witness table as they listen to questioning.
Opinion
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The Humiliation of Higher Ed

We’ve entered a new stage in the culture wars, Jennifer Ruth writes.

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Students Academics

A Small Pennsylvania College’s Big Investment in the Humanities

Lycoming College is providing more research and experiential learning opportunities for students in hopes of setting itself apart in a tough enrollment environment.

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Student Success The College Experience

Removing Financial Barriers to Study Abroad

To make international education experiences more equitable and accessible, colleges and universities have implemented programs to reduce or remove costs related to study away.

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Governance Executive Leadership

Administrator’s Suicide Leaves Campus Reeling With ‘Despair’ and ‘Disappointment’

The fallout at Lincoln University of Missouri prompted calls for the president’s firing and raised questions about the treatment of Black women in academe.

Quick Takes

Biden Administration Rolls Out Early Debt Cancellation Pathway for Some Borrowers

Students who borrowed $12,000 or less for college and have been paying their loans back for at least 10 years...
Quick Takes

$100M Gift Will Build Endowment Pool for 37 HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund, which represents private historically Black colleges and universities, received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment...