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Institutions
Colleges Confront Cuts While Keeping Students First
Despite cuts and financial adjustments, colleges and universities find ways to serve their students
September 21, 2026
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Faculty & Staff
Journal Editors Use Fake Citations In Their Own Op-Ed
Three co-editors of a peer-reviewed higher education journal are facing questions after at least nine of the 31 references in their own editorial turned out to be fabricated or misattributed, the kind of error often linked to AI-generated text.
September 21, 2026
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Views
Dear Colleague: We Disagree on Gaza and DEI. We Still Work Together.
As campuses navigate the fallout from DEI backlash and deepening polarization, pluralism offers a civic practice for staying in relationship across difference.
September 21, 2026
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On the Move
Jean Beaman
Jean Beaman was promoted to full professor of sociology, international studies, and Black, racial, and ethnic studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
September 21, 2026
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Leadership & Policy
Trump Administration Escalates Fight Over School Gender Policies
A new DOJ lawsuit targets Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools’ guidance for transgender and gender-nonconforming students, part of a broader federal push on parental rights and school disclosure policies.
September 20, 2026
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Faculty & Staff
The Next Generation of Latino Music Leaders is Being Built in College Classrooms
A Latin Grammy-winning UF professor says the future of Latino music depends not just on honoring legends, but on teaching young creators to own the industry they help shape.
September 18, 2026
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Students
From the Field: Treating Student Parents as Partners
Seventy-one percent of parenting community college students say caregiving could force them to withdraw.
September 18, 2026
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On the Move
Albert Bimper
Albert Bimper is interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of North Texas.
September 18, 2026
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Students
Troubling Repayment Rates Put Hundreds of Colleges in the Federal Spotlight
Newly released federal data show hundreds of institutions, mostly for-profit schools, have large shares of recent borrowers falling behind or defaulting on student loans.
September 17, 2026
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Views
The Warning Is Coming from Inside AI: What Higher Education Must Decide Before Certainty Arrives
AI is already inside institutional meetings, records, and decisions, often before anyone decided it should be.
September 17, 2026
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September 17, 2026
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Students
The Literacy Gap Is Following Gen Z to College
From lower testing benchmarks to growing reliance on AI tools, colleges are grappling with what happens when students enter higher education without the reading skills needed to succeed.
September 17, 2026
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On the Move
Ramona Ann Parker
Ramona Ann Parker is the new dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Texas Permian Basin in Odessa. Her appointment is effective June 1.
September 17, 2026
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Students
High-Poverty High Schools See Biggest Jump in College Persistence
The 2026 High School Benchmarks report shows modest national progress in college persistence, underscoring both encouraging momentum and the work still needed to close equity gaps.
September 17, 2026
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AI
Harvard's AI Divide: Dean Says Embrace It, Faculty Say Not So Fast
Humanities professors are pushing back hard after Dean David Deming urged them to stop policing AI use and start welcoming it into writing-intensive courses.
September 16, 2026
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Institutions
Princeton Confirms Deep Benefit Cuts as Financial Belt-Tightening Widens
The university says financial constraints will continue for the next several years, even as faculty and staff raise concerns about reduced benefits, slower hiring and deeper administrative cuts.
September 16, 2026
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Opinion
At Vanderbilt, a Scholar’s Ouster Raises Questions About Due Process and Institutional Nerve
Dr. Lynne Berry’s resignation from Vanderbilt University Medical Center raises questions about institutional accountability, faculty rights, and whether stated principles still carry weight.
September 16, 2026
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On the Move
Jessica Kubiak
Jessica Kubiak is vice president and dean of academic affairs for the University of Pittsburgh’s Bradford and Titusville campuses.
September 16, 2026
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