Higher Ed Dive

MAY 16, 2025

The two public institutions signed a letter of intent Thursday outlining a plan that would transform NJCU into “Kean Jersey City.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Florida A&M Hires DeSantis Ally as President Josh Moody Fri, 05/16/2025 - 04:10 PM The HBCU in Tallahassee hired a president who has never worked in higher ed but has ties to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Her critics have dubbed her MAGA Marva.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

Commencement addresses used to make audiences squirm. Now you get in trouble for doing that. By Corey Robin Commencement addresses used to make audiences squirm. Now you get in trouble for doing that.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Teaching Students to Identify and Attack Misinformation Ashley Mowreader Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM An interdisciplinary course at the University of Southern California teaches engineering students research skills and information literacy.

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Ghost student fraud costs higher education $5 billion annually as fraudsters use stolen identities to exploit financial aid. California estimates 20% of community college applications—over 460,000—are fake bots taking spots from real students. These "ghost students" never attend classes but access federal loans and aid before vanishing. Remote learning creates perfect conditions for criminals to exploit systems.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

It's time to get serious again. By Gregory Conti It's time to get serious again.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Preserving the Past of HBCUs Sara Weissman Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM A new partnership between Getty Images and the genealogy website Ancestry aims to save the records and photographs of historically Black colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

Acrobatics and tumbling made significant progress toward NCAA championship status, with its inaugural National Collegiate Championship potentially taking place in spring 2027. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted last Thursday to recommend that all three divisions sponsor legislation to establish a National Collegiate Championship in acrobatics and tumbling.

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Campus Technology

MAY 16, 2025

National University has launched a new student support hub designed to help online and working learners balance career, education, and family responsibilities as they pursue their education. Called "The Nest," the facility is positioned as a "co-learning" center that provides wraparound support services, work and study space, and access to child care.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 16, 2025

Higher education is operating in a time of rapid change and uncertainty. Changes in federal and state policy, funding, and increasing polarization are reshaping campus environments and profoundly affecting many students experiences. As leaders, it is critical to understand how these forces are impacting student wellbeingand what actions institutions can take to adapt and strengthen their supports for students.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

ICE Threatens OPT Visa Holders With Deportation Liam Knox Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:52 PM Immigration officials sent letters to recent international graduates on short-term work visas giving them 15 days to report employment or face removal from the country.

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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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University Business

MAY 16, 2025

Most college students today face a difficult environment while enrolled, balancing work with their class schedule to afford basic necessities. However, graduatesespecially those who planned wellfind employment and are financially on track to repay their loans. That’s according to a pair of surveys conducted by Trellis Strategies and Sallie Mae that captured how current college students are faring while enrolled, as well as the reflections of graduates over the past five years.

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Wonkhe

MAY 16, 2025

For Day Five of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson takes a trip to northeastern Switzerland to see a university where brutalist buildings meet corporate social responsibility

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Coursera blog

MAY 16, 2025

When Turkish native Nejla Gul-Saglam began her journey in Computer Programming at Sakarya University, in Turkey, back in 2007, she didnt yet know how many times her dreams would evolveand be tested. Today, as a full-time engineering management professional, mother, and proud 2025 graduate of the Master of Engineering in Engineering Management from CU Boulder, Nejlas story is one of resilience, support, and adaptability in her relentless pursuit to further her education.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

McMahon Sharpens Tone on Accreditation Josh Moody Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM Education Secretary Linda McMahon argued this week that accreditors wield too much power. But some statements raise questions about her understanding of accreditation.

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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

Hundreds of millions are at stake annually in the fine print. By Phillip Levine Hundreds of millions are at stake annually in the fine print.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Lessons of the Pen Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM For Rob Franciosi, coming to the fountain pen later in scholarly life has been a revelation.

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The PIE News

MAY 16, 2025

The Association of Australian Education Representatives in India ( AAERI ), in a submission to the Minister for Home Affairs and the Minister for Education, has urged the Labor government to link student visas to the institution of initial enrolment. The association, established in October 1996 to uphold the credibility of education agents recruiting students for Australian institutions, proposed that any change in course or institution should require a new visa application, with the existing vi

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

The Harvard Medical School research associate and Russian native detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement three months ago and sent to Louisiana now faces a criminal chargefor allegedly trying to smuggle frog embryos into the U.S.

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FIRE

MAY 16, 2025

The $1M in grants will fund open-source AI projects that defend free thought.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow and professor at Georgetown University, was released from a federal detention center in Texas on Wednesday after being held for two months. Suri, an Indian national, was arrested in March under government claims that he was a threat to U.S. interests and had close connections to a known or suspected terrorist. This week a federal judge in Virginia ordered Suris immediate release due to a lack of evidence to support such claims.

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The PIE News

MAY 16, 2025

Unibuddy , a higher education peer-to-peer engagement platform, has officially launched Assistant an AI tool designed to support large-scale, authentic student-led conversations. Following a successful beta phase, the tool is now fully live with 30 institutions worldwide and delivering impressive results: tripling student engagement, cutting staff workload significantly, and maintaining over 95% accuracy.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

Waivers Let Some North Carolina Majors Keep DEI Requirements Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM Some public universities nixed certain gen ed mandates in response to a statewide order. But through exemptions, multiple degree programs can continue mandating courses that relate to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

In a new series, our columnist offers advice on using what you know about teaching to improve your public writing. By James M. Lang In a new series, our columnist offers advice on using what you know about teaching to improve your public writing.

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SRHE

MAY 16, 2025

by Eleni Meletiadou Introduction Higher education faces a pivotal moment as Generative AI becomes increasingly embedded within academic practice. While AI technologies offer the potential to personalize learning, streamline processes, and expand access , they also risk exacerbating existing inequalities if not intentionally aligned with inclusive values.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 16, 2025

Colorado State University (CSU), a respected public institution with a strong reputation in research and innovation, is reportedly considering a contract with Ambow Education Holding Ltd. to implement its HybriU platform, a hybrid learning technology promising to blend in-person and online education. On the surface, such a partnership might appear to align with CSUs goals of expanding digital learning and staying competitive in the evolving higher education landscape.

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University Business

MAY 16, 2025

New college graduates looking for work now are finding a tighter labor market than they expected even a few months ago. The unemployment rate for recent college grads reached 5.8% in March, up from 4.6% the same time a year ago, according to an April report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Job postings at Handshake, a campus recruiting platform, are down 15% over the past year, while the number of applications has risen by 30%.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 16, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Moolenaar, Walberg Call on Duke to Terminate China-Based Campus Over National Security Risks WASHINGTON, D.C. House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) are calling on Duke University President Vincent Price to end the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in China.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

Florida A&M University's Board of Trustees' selection of Marva Johnson as the institution's next president has ignited fierce controversy, with critics arguing the decision represents a politically motivated attempt to undermine one of the nation's premier historically Black universities. Johnson, a corporate lobbyist and Group Vice President of State Government Affairs for Charter Communications, was recommended as FAMU's 13th president despite widespread opposition from students, faculty,

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 16, 2025

In an era of propaganda, PR masquerading as reporting, and shrinking newsroom budgets, a small cohort of journalists continues to ask the difficult questions about U.S. higher education. These writers are the watchdogs, skeptics, and truth-tellers who probe the system's contradictionsexposing corruption, inequality, and the commodification of learning.

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ACRLog

MAY 16, 2025

Editor’s note: We welcome a guest post from Jessica Olin, who was in the library field for close to twenty years, both as a librarian and a library director. For eight of those years, they were also responsible for the well known blog, Letters to a Young Librarian. Why is a former academic librarian and library director writing for ACRLog? Because I want to talk to you about an organization I joined last year, an organization Im hoping youll join as well: Authors Against Book Bans.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 16, 2025

New York University will withhold the diploma of a student commencement speaker who used his speech Wednesday to condemn what he called the atrocities currently happening in Palestine.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 16, 2025

The institution’s leaders said they have received multiple grant terminations since the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion of its federal funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2025

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