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Only Republicans Invited to Intellectual Freedom Event
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (341+ words) Iowa lawmakers created the center last year. The Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa hosted an opening event last December'but only invited Republicans, The Gazette in Cedar Rapids reported Sunday." According to the newspaper, which based its…...
Defunding MSIs Doesn't Just Hurt Minority Students
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (441+ words) The president has proposed zeroing out funding for minority-serving institutions, dismantling one of higher ed's greatest success stories. Will Congress do enough to protect them? The White House is on a mission to defund minority-serving institutions, places that have provided…...
Debt-Free Behavioral Health Pathways in the Accountability Era
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (403+ words) Reach University is breaking into health care, starting with behavioral health. Could this be a model for the field? The country's only nonprofit accredited university dedicated to apprenticeship degrees is opening a health-care college, it announced Thursday. Reach University, which…...
When War Changes Global Higher Ed (opinion)
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (774+ words) Military conflict has always been an acknowledged but abstract risk for universities building branch campuses in the Middle East. Now that risk has become a reality. By" Jason E. Lane, Kevin Kinser and Jill Borgos Education City, in Qatar, is home…...
Forensics Lab Gives Students Real-World Experience
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (944+ words) Neumann University's forensics lab gives students hands-on skills while also supporting real investigations in the community. Neumann's forensics lab has students analyze seized digital devices, review surveillance footage from crime scenes and monitor live video feeds during active investigations. Chase…...
Feel Stuck in a Teaching Rut? Try "Booping" (opinion)
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (202+ words) Small changes in our patterns can result in meaningful differences. By" Chris Hakala, Kerry O'Grady and JT Torres Changing how we design and teach our courses can be a daunting task, especially when our prior methods haven't overtly failed and…...
Kansas Bill Ending In-State Tuition for Undocumented Vetoed
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (276+ words) For years, the state has allowed qualifying undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities. Kansas governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have prevented undocumented students from paying in-state tuition at the state's public institutions,…...
Oregon State Cascades Removes Chancellor Amid Investigation
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (233+ words) By" Susan H. Greenberg Oregon State University Cascades campus in Bend, Ore. Oregon State University Cascades Oregon State University Cascades has removed chancellor and dean Sherman Bloomer over information revealed during an investigation led by the university's Office of Equal Opportunity…...
State Funding per Student Drops for First Time Since 2012
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (273+ words) States and localities spent $130. 7 billion on higher education in fiscal year 2025the highest sum since 1980, when the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association started tracking public appropriations for higher education. Despite the record spending total, per-student spending declined for the first…...
Rothman Firing Divides Wisconsin Lawmakers
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (1058+ words) Former Universities of Wisconsin system president alleged he was fired for no reason. Others indicate he had previously threatened to quit over tensions with the board. Republicans are fuming over the decision to oust the system president. One Democrat countered…...