The Trump administration specifically targeted a department at Columbia, prompting a sweeping review. Harvard is shaking up and pausing programs. It’s unclear what—and where—the next target will be.
Conservatives Seize the Moment to Remake Higher Ed
A Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday emphasized the need for reform in higher education. A Department of Education speaker touched on how Trump is forcing change.
State-Imposed Tuition Freezes Come With Unintended Costs for Students
A new report argues that efforts by state lawmakers to cap or freeze college tuitions can actually come at a cost for students.
A Practice Week on Campus as a College Student
The University of Nevada, Reno, requires new students to attend classes and participate in workshops prior to starting the term. The intervention has reduced equity gaps and ensured students are college ready.
Grant Terminated
Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.
Opinion
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Not in the Name of Israel and Jewish Studies
Israel and Jewish studies programs cannot be pawns in Trump’s political attacks on higher education, Michael Brenner writes.
Blogs
The New Labor Landscape for Aspiring Creative Professionals
Finding a rewarding and remunerative job in creative fields in the age of precarity.
Career Advice
Don’t Let Your Teaching Demo Let You Down
Stick to the basics of good pedagogy and you’ll be fine, Adam Gifford writes.
Ep. 149: Voices of Student Success: Helping Gen Z Navigate Future Careers
Examining the issues young people face as they approach the next chapter of their lives amid global changes.
Ep. 148: Cuts to the Education Department, an Ultimatum for Columbia and ICE Arrests
The Trump administration hits higher education on multiple fronts through executive orders, threats and demands.
The Tricky Relationship Between Assessment and Learning
Hear three US academic experts discuss what role assessment should play in higher education and how it can be improved.
Why We Need Interdisciplinarity in Teaching and Research
Interdisciplinary thinking is crucial to addressing complex questions but how should it work in practice? Two leading academic proponents of cross-disciplinary working draw on their own groundbreaking scholarship to explain.
