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State Higher Ed Funding is Still Rising—for Now
Even as federal stimulus waned, lawmakers boosted support for public colleges in 2023, with an emphasis on financial aid. Can it make up for falling tuition revenue?
Liberal Arts Microcredentials on the Rise
Badges and certificates aren’t just for technical fields anymore.
The AI-Augmented Professor of 2024
It is early August 2024. I am about to begin the fall term of teaching, research, administrative tasks and advising with the help of generative artificial intelligence tools and assistants.
A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism
Florida A&M celebrated a massive gift from a little-known donor announced at its commencement. But the lack of information about Gregory Gerami and his company has seeded doubts.
3 Questions for Stanford’s Carissa Little
A conversation with an associate dean of global and online education.
The Reeducation of DEI
DEI in the university should be reimagined as education, not training, Patrick J. Casey writes.
Universities Consider Divestment Demands
As pro-Palestinian protests continue across the U.S., some colleges have struck deals with students to consider divestment in exchange for packing up encampments.
Busting Myths About Deadline Extensions
A new study shows that students in large courses both prefer and reap benefits from a dual-deadline system, in which the instructor sets exact assignment deadlines but also allows for defined extensions without penalty.