Colleen Flaherty
@cflaihe.bsky.social
Editor, Special Content @insidehighered
Enrollment up 2% compared to fall 2024. Biggest gains came from students studying for short-term credentials, while the number of students enrolled in associate and bachelor’s degree programs rose 3.1% and 1.2%. Grad enrollment stagnant. More: www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
Short-Term Credentials Bolster Enrollment Boom
Enrollment is up across the board this fall, except for graduate student enrollment, which remained stagnant. The biggest increase was among those pursuing short-term credentials, followed by those ea...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Enrollment up 2% compared to fall 2024. Biggest gains came from students studying for short-term credentials, while the number of students enrolled in associate and bachelor’s degree programs rose 3.1% and 1.2%. Grad enrollment stagnant. More: www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
Dr. Mordecai Brownlee good luck on your 71-mile walking journey for CC of Aurora's student emergency fund! Read about some of the why here: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.coloradogives.org/story/eoh21f
www.coloradogives.org/story/eoh21f
Students Struggle With Surprise Costs, Don’t Know About Help
New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Dr. Mordecai Brownlee good luck on your 71-mile walking journey for CC of Aurora's student emergency fund! Read about some of the why here: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.coloradogives.org/story/eoh21f
www.coloradogives.org/story/eoh21f
For the AI literacy is a life skill file: Within 45 mins, "ChatGPT provided advice on getting drunk, hiding eating habits from loved ones or mixing pills for an overdose." www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For the AI literacy is a life skill file: Within 45 mins, "ChatGPT provided advice on getting drunk, hiding eating habits from loved ones or mixing pills for an overdose." www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
💸 Just 27 percent of students have a clear understanding of the full cost of attendance, and this rate is lower still among students who have seriously considered stopping out.
More from Student Voice: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
More from Student Voice: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Students Struggle With Surprise Costs, Don’t Know About Help
New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.
www.insidehighered.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💸 Just 27 percent of students have a clear understanding of the full cost of attendance, and this rate is lower still among students who have seriously considered stopping out.
More from Student Voice: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
More from Student Voice: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it's moving to cut off Harvard University’s eligibility to receive federal funding. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it's moving to cut off Harvard University’s eligibility to receive federal funding. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
According to the lawsuit, the BOT behind closed doors “engaged in a sweeping policy discussion about tenure’s institutional value and global costs,” and later communicated through Signal. UNC leadership allegedly asked Clemens to step down shortly thereafter. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Former Provost Sues UNC Chapel Hill
Chris Clemens alleged in his lawsuit that some board members and a dean violated state open meetings and records laws. A professor says his suit is “hypocritical.”
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September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
According to the lawsuit, the BOT behind closed doors “engaged in a sweeping policy discussion about tenure’s institutional value and global costs,” and later communicated through Signal. UNC leadership allegedly asked Clemens to step down shortly thereafter. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96
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How the Education Dept. Wants to Advance ‘Patriotic Education’
Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. https://bit.ly/4nfvvVl
Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. https://bit.ly/4nfvvVl
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
How the Education Dept. Wants to Advance ‘Patriotic Education’
Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. https://bit.ly/4nfvvVl
Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past. https://bit.ly/4nfvvVl
This week's Friday surprise... We'll have a story, and I defer to my IHE colleagues in making sense of this step—but we got a few buttons closer to Nuclear: www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Places Harvard University on Heightened Cash Monitoring for Financial Responsibility Concerns
Today, the Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that it has placed Harvard University (Harvard) on Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM) status following growing concerns regarding th...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This week's Friday surprise... We'll have a story, and I defer to my IHE colleagues in making sense of this step—but we got a few buttons closer to Nuclear: www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times
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September 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...
That strange space in which faculty members defend a president who fired a professor and unseated two administrators over an academic freedom dispute but/and he steps down under intense political pressure anyway... www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Texas A&M President Steps Down Under Pressure
Mark Welsh resigned Thursday after state lawmakers accused the university of pushing “leftist DEI and transgender indoctrination” on his watch.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
That strange space in which faculty members defend a president who fired a professor and unseated two administrators over an academic freedom dispute but/and he steps down under intense political pressure anyway... www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Breaking:
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Judge Rules Harvard Funding Freeze Illegal
A federal judge said the Trump administration violated the institution's First Amendment rights when it froze billions of dollars in research grants.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Breaking:
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Is AI tanking college's value in students' eyes? No. They're definitely interacting with the technology but most often in ways that can augment their learning. And they have mixed views on faculty of use of AI for teaching... This and more from our new Student Voice: Amplified survey.
August 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Is AI tanking college's value in students' eyes? No. They're definitely interacting with the technology but most often in ways that can augment their learning. And they have mixed views on faculty of use of AI for teaching... This and more from our new Student Voice: Amplified survey.
"If I were advising a college president wondering what to make of this, I’d tell them to pair affordability with strong career-pathway programs and invest in faculty development to reinforce the classroom behaviors that matter most to students.”
—Richard Roman, founder of Trusted Arc Labs
—Richard Roman, founder of Trusted Arc Labs
August 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"If I were advising a college president wondering what to make of this, I’d tell them to pair affordability with strong career-pathway programs and invest in faculty development to reinforce the classroom behaviors that matter most to students.”
—Richard Roman, founder of Trusted Arc Labs
—Richard Roman, founder of Trusted Arc Labs
"I’ve worked with institutions where students are literally walking past shuttered buildings on campus tours, or sweating through admitted-student events due to outdated HVAC systems.”
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Why College Deferred Maintenance Is a Growing Risk
A majority of colleges and universities were poised to fund less than a quarter of deferred maintenance needs last fiscal year, an IHE survey finds. Experts warn the backlog represents a growing enrol...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"I’ve worked with institutions where students are literally walking past shuttered buildings on campus tours, or sweating through admitted-student events due to outdated HVAC systems.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
“This highlights that every practice of colleges is under scrutiny, even ones that have been viewed as politically safe for years (such as top ten percent plans or even TRIO programs)." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
DOJ Declares Slew of DEI Practices Unlawful in Memo
The nine-page memo builds on the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“This highlights that every practice of colleges is under scrutiny, even ones that have been viewed as politically safe for years (such as top ten percent plans or even TRIO programs)." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Stephanie Moore on rejecting the binary between online and in-person learning, plus engagement, what T&L practices are disruptable in the age of GenAI and which aren't, and more. It's a treat. www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...
Ep. 167: Reimagining Online Learning | Inside Higher Ed
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July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Stephanie Moore on rejecting the binary between online and in-person learning, plus engagement, what T&L practices are disruptable in the age of GenAI and which aren't, and more. It's a treat. www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...
"I think the administration wants to weaken that accountability function that can be played by universities because it undermines, ultimately, their ability to exercise power in the service of that larger vision of what they believe America should be." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
How Public Attacks on Harvard Harm All of Higher Ed
The administration’s use of public channels to herald funding freezes and federal investigations tells of a coherent agenda to remake higher ed, according to one political scientist.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"I think the administration wants to weaken that accountability function that can be played by universities because it undermines, ultimately, their ability to exercise power in the service of that larger vision of what they believe America should be." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Recent history offers one comparison to the current financial uncertainty for higher ed—the early days of the pandemic. But the federal government at that time “quickly stepped in to provide support." Now, the federal government “is causing the uncertainty.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Federal Policy Uncertainty Impacting College Budgeting
In our forthcoming annual survey of college and university chief business officers, anxiety abounds. A majority say uncertainty is challenging their ability to conduct even basic financial planning.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Recent history offers one comparison to the current financial uncertainty for higher ed—the early days of the pandemic. But the federal government at that time “quickly stepped in to provide support." Now, the federal government “is causing the uncertainty.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
ICYMI: Seeing the new higher ed provisions “run smoothly may be a little too much to hope for,” said Jon Fansmith of ACE. “Hopefully they don’t implode. That’s our guiding principle right now.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
What’s Next After Trump Signed “Big Beautiful Bill”
Colleges should start communicating with students about the changes while bracing for state budget cuts, higher ed experts say.
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July 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ICYMI: Seeing the new higher ed provisions “run smoothly may be a little too much to hope for,” said Jon Fansmith of ACE. “Hopefully they don’t implode. That’s our guiding principle right now.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Ostensibly increasing access to publicly funded science while cutting science research funding... www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute “Scientific Elite”
Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing industry and bolster scientific debate.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ostensibly increasing access to publicly funded science while cutting science research funding... www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Full table/deets here, via @insidehighered.com table czar @knottkatherine.bsky.social and team: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
July 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Full table/deets here, via @insidehighered.com table czar @knottkatherine.bsky.social and team: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...