Trump’s vsion for College Accreditation could shake up the sector
Overhauling higher-education accreditation could be on the agenda for conservative lawmakers and policy mavens now that Donald J. Trump has been re-elected president. Read more
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Is AI any good at choosing gifts?
Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family. Read more
What San José State Volleyball Teaches Us About the Debate Over Trans Athletes
The team has triggered the biggest controversy over trans collegiate athletes since Lia Thomas. But with anti-trans bills proliferating and Trump headed back to the White House, things feel different than they did in 2022. Read more
Struggling US regional colleges’ best hope is to embrace CX and AI
The choice is to innovate or, potentially, to die. Focusing on customer experience and tech is the best way to avoid the latter, says Eric Skipper Read more
Last Biden pardon of student loans could cost $600,000,000,000
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education has proposed a student loan forgiveness plan to take effect after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Read more
Higher ed market: Is it too hard to open a new college?
Despite recent fluctuations and dire future forecasts, the number of college students has grown over the last 30 years. But the number of colleges and universities competing in the higher ed market has not. Read more
TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal
TikTok's bid to overturn a law which would see it banned or sold in the US from early 2025 has been rejected. Read more
In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them
Faculty say a proposed policy change could lead to AI-run classes at the Universities of Wisconsin System. University officials say their fears are overblown. Read more
Humanities expelled from key New Zealand research funding scheme
Scientists from the favoured areas raise the strongest objections Read more
Are Elite Colleges Circumventing the Supreme Court?
In July 2023, the Supreme Court issued landmark decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, ruling that using race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional. Read more
