7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (522+ words) Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else? Roughly two-thirds of…...

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (465+ words) For three years, The Sandbox has revealed a side of higher education leadership most of us will never see. Having covered higher ed for 15 years, I speak to leaders all the time and hear about the problems they encounter. I’ve…...

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (854+ words) A new book from the former president of Tennessee State University reveals her battle to regain $544 million in documented underfunding. Glenda Baskin Glover served as the president of Tennessee State University, a historically Black land-grant university, from 2013 through 2024. Tennessee State…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (644+ words) Gordon talks to Rachel about hiring upper-level administrators. RST: Gordon, yesterday we lost a national treasure. Dolly Parton’s America is one of my favorite podcasts ever. Many of us admired and even loved Dolly, but you were friends with her....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (293+ words) Countries impacted by Trump’s travel ban are among those with the fewest student visas issued in 2025, though China and India, typically the two largest suppliers of international students to the U.S., were also hit hard. Twenty-three percent fewer student visas…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (236+ words) As many colleges and universities race to infuse AI into the classroom, the University of Chicago wants to keep some foundational classes old-school. Beginning this fall semester, the university will prohibit the use of AI in its core social sciences…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (882+ words) A new statewide initiative gives Georgia technical college students 24-7 access to counseling and crisis support. A new partnership with Uwill, a digital mental health and wellness platform designed for higher education, will provide Technical College System of Georgia students free…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (224+ words) Starting in September, 234 colleges will begin reaching out to first-generation and low- and middle-income students with proactive college admissions offers through Common App’s growing direct-admissions program, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. The group includes public and private colleges from 42 states and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (372+ words) We think they still hold value, but we need to adapt. By Tim Franz and Lauren Vicker How many times have you sat in your mandatory office hours waiting impatiently for students who never come? During these times, it feels…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (839+ words) The administration accused accreditors of neglecting their “positions of public trust.” The Trump administration’s sweeping plan to reshape how accreditors oversee colleges and universities was released for public comment last week, prompting a flurry of consternation about the future of…...