Higher Ed
How institutions are run: policy, funding, enrollment, governance, labor, and the sector at large
Monday, October 5
Unlocking the potential of working with charity and community groups
Working with the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector can change universities for the better. Fiona Walsh McDonnell argues they should be seen as strategic assets
wonkhe.comUniversities have a bigger role to play in preventing homelessness
Four years after first raising the alarm, Greg Hurst argues student homelessness remains under-researched and poorly understood and sets out what universities could do about it
wonkhe.comDriving Toward a Degree 2026: Student Supports Reinvented for ROI and AI
Necessity Drives Reinvention: Higher Ed Turns to AI and Career Readiness to Prove Its Value Tyton Partners, with... The post Driving Toward a Degree 2026: Student Supports Reinvented for ROI and AI appeared first on Tyton Partners.
tytonpartners.comWould You Hire a Ph.D. Who Wrote Their Dissertation With AI?
NY Expands Free Community College to Offset Potential AI Layoffs
Anticipating AI will have significant impacts on the workforce, effective January 2027, New York will allow CUNY and SUNY students aged 25-55 to enroll tuition-free in “high-demand” associate degree programs.
govtech.comPriority 2: Revise Requirements to Recognize Learning Across Contexts
Two weeks ago, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papers
michaelbhorn.substack.comJudge tosses Trump rule on immigration status and education
Indiana began requiring proof of legal status for students in adult education programs after a Trump order last year. The post Judge tosses Trump rule on immigration status and education appeared first on Open Campus.
opencampus.orgTeaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI
As college and university faculty consider the seeming inevitability of students using AI, one of the possible responses includes fine-tuning policies that balance choice, innovation, and academic integrity. Another possible ... The post Teaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI appeared first on…
everylearnereverywhere.orgShould elite colleges share academic cutoffs for admissions?
None of the eight Ivy League institutions publicly share minimum academic requirements to gain admission. The same is true for Stanford University, Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Minimum course requirements, GPAs or admissions scores that students must meet to be eligible for…
highereddive.com
Sunday, October 4
Students just need to know where they stand on AI
As AI use becomes routine, Gracie Otley argues that the real academic integrity challenge is student confidence
wonkhe.comKeeping the learning real in the AI age requires coordination and open communication
Wonkhe and Studiosity’s Keeping the Learning Real project asked what happens when AI rips up the rulebook on academic misconduct. Lisa Abrahams and Debbie McVitty explain why coherence matters to securing academic integrity in the age of AI
wonkhe.comOn Fort Worth’s streets, a UNT Health professor remembers why he chose medicine
Through street medicine, Christopher Rheams cares for people without homes and teaches students to see the person before the patient. The post On Fort Worth’s streets, a UNT Health professor remembers why he chose medicine appeared first on Open Campus.
opencampus.orgAs more colleges close, advocates are calling for them to be turned into housing
Choosing a college? Check out our tracker to make sure your favorite schools don’t have shaky finances. QUINCY, Mass. — Waist-high weeds climb through cracks in the tennis courts. Ivy snakes across the locked-shut entrance of a redbrick former women’s dormitory. Canada geese graze on the baseball field. Wild turkeys…
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Saturday, October 3
Autonomy for the people
UK universities are protective over their autonomy. But what is autonomy, why is it so important, and what does it mean in practice? David Kernohan asks the questions.
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Friday, October 2
One year of leading UKRI
Chief executive Ian Chapman reflects on his first year at the wheel – and what comes next
wonkhe.comEDUCAUSE '26: Reflecting on AI in Higher Ed, 4 Years Into ChatGPT
At the organization's annual conference in Denver, EDUCAUSE President John O'Brien said that since generative AI's boom started in November 2022, universities have moved from hype to finding value in specific use cases.
govtech.comTufts pauses prison reentry program after shooting, leaving students in limbo
Tufts University has paused its reentry program after a formerly incarcerated student allegedly opened fire off campus in May. The post Tufts pauses prison reentry program after shooting, leaving students in limbo appeared first on Open Campus.
opencampus.orgWhere Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy are campaigning at Ohio colleges
Both gubernatorial candidates are visiting areas on or near the state’s colleges, despite younger voters typically voting at lower rates. The post Where Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy are campaigning at Ohio colleges appeared first on Open Campus.
opencampus.orgWhat are the ‘best colleges for rural America’ doing for rural students?
Welcome to Mile Markers, a twice-a-month newsletter about rural higher education. If you’re a young student in Livingston, Alabama, it’s likely that many of your principals and teachers are alumni of the University of West Alabama. At SUNY Potsdam, students don’t travel far from the campus – located in “the shadow of…
opencampus.orgPodcast: Hope (again), Mi5
This week on the podcast we examine what Labour Party conference told us about the government’s plans for higher education
wonkhe.comAt Cornell, a Rape Case Defines an Era
Thursday, October 1
The tax change that could help the child care workforce
Each year, the early childhood educators at Bluff’s Little Thinkers in western Iowa spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom supplies and materials, including rugs for “cozy corners” where children can spend a quiet moment, special lights to create a calming environment and sensory items that help…
hechingerreport.orgNavigating the storms of student success
Kate Newby argues that the storms of the student journey aren’t a distraction from learning, they’re where it really happens
wonkhe.comHigher education postcard: The Queen’s Tower, Imperial College
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to another university bell tower
wonkhe.comA supplier shouldn’t be able to rewrite who owns students’ essays
Sam Dickinson looks at Turnitin’s paused plan to put student essays to work on AI – and finds that neither anonymisation nor university regulations answer the copyright question
wonkhe.comOpen Campus adds veteran higher education journalist and news entrepreneur to its Board of Directors
Doug Lederman brings a wealth of experience at the intersection of journalism and higher education to our board. The post Open Campus adds veteran higher education journalist and news entrepreneur to its Board of Directors appeared first on Open Campus.
opencampus.orgMost Academics Haven’t Used AI to Write but Think Limited Use Is OK, Chronicle Survey Finds
Ambassador to Business
The community college that leads the nation on Workforce Pell approvals teams up with its biggest corporate neighbor to build a training alliance with local businesses. Also, two new podcast episodes on how the U.S. should prepare for AI-driven job disruption, and how public-private partnerships in Colorado are…
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Wednesday, September 30
Emeritus, honorary, and visiting professors are an untapped resource
Roger Watson, Kenneth Eaton, and Anne-Maria Brennan argue the sector is missing by not paying attention to its emeritus, honorary and visiting professors
wonkhe.comHE data doesn’t need another taskforce, it needs good governance
Andy Youell asks why the HE data landscape is still so chaotic, and argues that what’s missing is someone actually in charge
wonkhe.comSAT scores are up across the board for high school class of 2026
Dive Brief: The high school class of 2026 outperformed the previous year’s graduates on the SAT, according to results for the college admissions exam released Tuesday by the College Board The mean total SAT score for the class of 2026 reached 1045 — a 16-point increase from the class of 2025. Average scores increased…
highereddive.comSupporting faculty for Workforce Pell: Lessons from Scaling Shortened Academic Terms
The post Supporting faculty for Workforce Pell: Lessons from Scaling Shortened Academic Terms appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.orgBuilding the Workforce Nobody Knew They Could Join
This brief looks at how public-private partnerships are building up the systems engineering workforce in Colorado. It is the second in a series about a $90M grant program that invested in employer-led workforce partnerships across the state. The post Building the Workforce Nobody Knew They Could Join appeared first on…
workshift.orgYour institution’s website should prioritize prospective students
I’ve spent more than 30 years working in higher education, so I know my way around a college website. I understand how institutions are organized. I know the difference between admissions and enrollment, academic affairs and student affairs, advancement and communications. I generally have a pretty good idea of where…
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Tuesday, September 29
Higher education can become more collaborative in course provision – but the onus is on institutions to work out how
Ministers want the sector to move forward with regional collaboration around skills and economic priorities. Poppy Short and Kate Newman explain that it’s possible, but it takes work
wonkhe.comTraditional PD Wasn’t Enough. So I Used TikTok to Create an Engaging Alternative.
Tired of compliance-driven workshops, one teacher took to TikTok to turn literacy research into actionable classroom strategies.
edsurge.comHow Colleges Are Using Technology To Attract Students on Campus Visits
Prospective students and their families have been known to judge an institution based on first impressions. In fact, 86% of higher education enrollment leaders said campus visits are the defining factor in securing enrollment, with smaller schools relying on campus visits the most, according to the 2026 State of…
edtechmagazine.comHow to Assign Research Papers Again
Monday, September 28
Government Relations Update — September 2026: Funding Forecast, AI Legislation, and the Midterm Elections
This update covers the latest developments in the federal appropriations process, plans for bipartisan federal AI legislation, plus a preview of midterm elections and their potential impact on R&E. In this September 2026 update, we will answer the following questions: The Status of Federal Science Funding in FY2027…
internet2.eduAI Platform Behind 12,000 E-mail Breaches Shut Down
Microsoft has disrupted EvilTokens, a cybercrime service that used AI to help attackers break into e-mail accounts, study their victims, and build convincing financial scams.
campustechnology.comPriority 1: Getting a View and Setting a Vision Across Systems
A week ago, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papers
michaelbhorn.substack.comCollege rankings, like those of US News and World Report, remain influential, despite their many flaws and decades of criticism
College rankings assign schools numbers that may correspond more closely with their wealth than other factors of quality, critics say. Talaj/iStock via Getty Images Plus U.S. colleges and universities are governed by many traditions – including the annual U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, which list schools based on a…
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Friday, September 25
To Dismantle Democracy, You Subvert Public Schools
For at least the past fifty years*, conservatives have made substantial efforts to dismantle public education, through a variety of policies, practices, and story-lines: budget cuts, vouchers, charter schools, anti-tax measures, anti-union initiatives, “free to choose” and “failing school” narratives. And of course,
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.comWhat civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits
The Department of Education has undergone various changes, including closing regional offices of its Office for Civil Rights, since 2025. J. David Ake/Getty Images Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has…
theconversation.comMajor public universities report hits to international enrollment
Major public colleges across the U.S. have reported big drops in their international student populations this fall. As more institutions release their newest enrollment data, the higher ed sector is getting a clearer picture of the impacts of the federal government's crackdown on foreign students and moves to tighten…
highereddive.comThe Harvard Anthropologist Who’s Skewering His Own Field
Thursday, September 24
Shared Responsibility
A national commission uses real-world examples to make the case for improving education and workforce readiness, while another set of reports calls for integrated education-to-career systems. Also, Eckerd Connects and evolving job centers, and seed money for helping North Carolina community colleges reimagine the…
workshift.orgOpinion | Could AI Be Better at Peer Review Than Humans?
After Missing Its Enrollment Goal, Syracuse U. Is Questioning Everything
Wednesday, September 23
California Governor Proposes Independent Watchdogs Within AI Safety System
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new model of artificial intelligence regulation that would give independent organizations a formal role in evaluating the safety claims made by leading AI companies.
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