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What a treat to take a break from the relentless Trump news and speak with Kathleen deLaski about her new book, "Who Needs College Anymore"? The answer may surprise you. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

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More fallout from Trump's crackdown on DEI: some accreditors—including the American Bar Association and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology—are starting to drop DEI from their standards, as @byjoshmoody.bsky.social reports. tinyurl.com/2pb2t6xj tinyurl.com/37uw7bj9

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Shaun Harper has written his own "Dear Colleague" letter in response to the one the Education Department issued last week banning DEI across higher ed: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

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Trump's Education Department declares DEI against the law, extending the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action in admissions to all race-conscious programs in higher ed. @liamknox.bsky.social has the story: www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

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Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education is under way! Follow along on our live blog: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Under Trump 2.0, campuses are no longer off-limits to ICE. How should college administrators respond if ICE agents come calling? @saraweissman.bsky.social reports on their struggles to balance support of undocumented students with upholding the law: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Twenty years ago, 56 percent of STEM PhDs—and 36 percent of non-STEM PhDs—took jobs outside academe. Today those figures are nearly 75 percent and 38 percent, respectively. Yet colleges aren't doing enough to prepare doctoral students for non-academic jobs: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Great reporting by @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com on law professor Katherine Franke's travails at Columbia. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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It's hard to keep up with the flurry of new executive orders and what they mean for higher ed, among other sectors. Here @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social captures the anxiety among scientists following Trump's freeze on NIH grant funding: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Newly released documents reveal what many have long suspected: that highly selective colleges have tagged unqualified students for admission because of their ties to wealth and power. @liamknox.bsky.social and @byjoshmoody.bsky.social got the story. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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How did the National Student Clearinghouse, higher ed's go-to resource for timely data, so badly undercount first-year enrollment last fall? @liamknox.bsky.social explains. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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BREAKING: National Student Clearinghouse erred in calculating fall freshman enrollment decline: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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Ten more colleges are introducing "integrated majors," which combine two existing degrees—say, English and computer science—into one, in the hopes of both satisfying workforce needs and increasing diversity in STEM fields. @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Fallout from last spring's campus protests continues, as @ryanequinn.bsky.social reports. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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BREAKING: A federal judge tosses Biden's Title IX rule, which Republican lawmakers are celebrating as a "massive win." @knottkatherine.bsky.social is on it. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Less than half of college students in some of the largest non-profit online institutions complete a degree in eight years. Is that the nature of the beast, or a sign that they require much more accountability? @liamknox.bsky.social explores the possibilities. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

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Western New Mexico University president Joseph Shepard received a $1.9 million exit package after his contract was terminated last month amid a spending scandal. Faculty and lawmakers are hopping mad, as @byjoshmoody.bsky.social reports. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

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At the American Historical Association meeting this weekend, members approved a resolution opposing “scholasticide”—the intentional eradication of an education system—in Gaza. @ryanequinn.bsky.social was there to report. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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A Texas law requires state universities to offer admission to the top 10 percent—6 percent for UT Austin—of graduates from every public high school. Other states are adopting similar strategies to help maintain diversity. But as @liamknox.bsky.social notes, there's a down side: tinyurl.com/n7ensnmv

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UNC Chapel Hill launched a “civic life” school with the support of lawmakers and administrators (if not necessarily faculty). But as @ryanequinn.bsky.social explains, so far the professors hired to teach there share a similar point of view. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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Community colleges have long encouraged dual enrollment of high school students; now 4-year institutions are getting in on the action. @liamknox.bsky.social explores the trend, who benefits and whether it might help colleges struggling to maintain enrollment. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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And now for a bit of positive higher ed news: freshmen enrollment may be down this year, but six-year completion rates are up. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social has the story. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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More bad news for higher ed: enrollment of 18-year-old freshmen declined 5 percent from last year. @saraweissman.bsky.social explains. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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Linda McMahon's experience running World Wrestling Entertainment may turn out to be the ideal training ground for running the Education Department in the new Trump White House. In this compelling article, @byjoshmoody.bsky.social explains why. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Campuses Advise International Students to Return by Inauguration Day Recalling the travel ban President-elect Trump signed in early 2017, some U.S. institutions are advising students to be back from their holiday travels by Jan. 20. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ZmWSD7

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Last week five selective institutions announced they were expanding free tuition. A coincidence or is something else at play? @liamknox.bsky.social investigates. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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This story by @ryanequinn.bsky.social about BU suspending admission to certain Ph.D. programs has really struck a nerve with our readers. Some sources suggested the move is connected to the high cost of a new grad workers' union contract. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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More trouble at New College of Florida. As always, @byjoshmoody.bsky.social is on it. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

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Linda McMahon is likely Trumps pick for Ed Secretary. The WWE cofounder and Republican megadonor was on few shortlists and has virtually no education policy chops. She is, however, a longtime board member of Sacred Heart University. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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At a time when many colleges and universities are struggling to maintain headcount, Christian institutions that lean into their religious identity are seeing an enrollment boom. A great read by @saraweissman.bsky.social. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

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Why did Boston University suspend admission to Ph.D. programs in the humanities and social sciences? @ryanequinn.bsky.social explains. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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College leaders are better prepared to support undocumented students in the face of deportation threats than they were during Trump's first term, but also more nervous about speaking out. Excellent reporting by @saraweissman.bsky.social. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Just in case you weren't clear on why Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is such a terrifying pick for HHS Secretary, @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social and @ryanequinn.bsky.social outline the harm he could do for the NIH: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Some FAFSA news: department officials say it will likely be ready to launch "well in advance" of the Dec 1 deadline. The final round of testing started yesterday. For those looking to catch up on the FAFSA fiasco saga, here's a neat collection of our coverage: www.insidehighered.com/collections/...

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Who will Trump appoint as Education Secretary? While we're all waiting on tenterhooks, @jessicablake.bsky.social plumbs the possibilities. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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In my three years at @insidehighered.bsky.social, no story has been more widely read than this excellent and timely piece by @knottkatherine.bsky.social about the future of the Education Department under Trump 2.0. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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A Second Academic Exodus From X? Numerous high-profile academics have announced they are leaving X, citing concerns about disinformation and how owner Elon Musk used the platform to support Trump. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3O6aJaz

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Hello new Bluesky friends! Here's where you can find the rest of the @insidehighered.bsky.social team . go.bsky.app/UkzHfDg

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There's no better team of reporters covering higher ed as we embark on the unpredictable journey of Trump 2.0: @insidehighered.bsky.social

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Our reporters surveyed higher ed experts for their thoughts on Tuesday's antisemitism hearing on Capitol Hill. Their responses run the gamut from furious to thoughtful to trenchant. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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