Northeastern gave Mills College a second life when it acquired the small women’s institution in 2021. But employees, current and former students worry that no one will remember what their campus used to be. A months-in-the-making story for The Chronicle of Higher Education chronicle.com/article/the-me…

And the FAFSA fumbles continue, from Katherine Knott 🤷‍♀️(on bsky.social) insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

NEW: In report, UT Austin committee says administrators violated their own rules when responding to pro-Palestinian protests in April. The committee also said the university's assertion that protesters violated rules "lack[ed] adequate foundation." kut.org/education/2024…

Speaking before #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 today, Trump said he "saved" HBCUs. Sara Weissman recently spoke with HBCU experts and leaders who said the reality is a bit different insidehighered.com/news/instituti…

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In New Hampshire, a Mandate to Collaborate The state’s public universities are hemorrhaging students. A new law requires community colleges and four-year institutions to work together to stanch the bleeding. bit.ly/4fy8CJ9

.Kamala Harris’s VP Pick Tim Walz Has Backed Free College, Big Investments in State Universities The second-term governor and former high school teacher is known as someone who believes in the power of education. bit.ly/3WTMxNR

News from ED on FAFSA: Application will be open for a small group of students in October for testing. Should be open to all students by or before Dec. 1.

This Kathryn Palmer story has some great bits: “You have lost!” the judge wrote to the college after an 8-year disability suit. One plaintiff called the campus a “beautiful castle in the sky built with no regard for anyone with a disability.” insidehighered.com/news/diversity…

FAFSA Night Live! In Kentucky, federal student aid form completion is down by double digits from last year. State officials hosted a 12-hour telethon in a castle to help close the gap. bit.ly/3M3MJnH

In a way, ex Columbia President Minouche Shafik was a great unifier. She managed to bring Republican politicians, pro-Palestinian protesters, faculty, and free speech advocates together in opposition to one thing: Her leadership. insidehighered.com/news/governanc…

You know who loves to discuss "countervailing accounting realities?" This guy. Now would be a great time for Ben Sasse to give me the interview I've been requesting for almost two years. What do you say, Ben?

i use otter.ai for interviews and at some point since i started using it it’s become an exclusively b2b product so instead of just showing me a transcript, it also creates an AI synopsis of the interview (usually unhelpful) and “action items” (always unhelpful lol)

Good morning West Virginia, I'm in Morgantown at WVU today, so if anyone wants to talk about the start to this semester (even just how it feels) after *everything that happened last academic year, call me, DM me or email [email protected] I'll get you coffee

One Year After Massive Cuts, WVU Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators WVU courted controversy by slashing programs, laying off tenured & nontenured faculty. More spooked professors are leaving atop those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them: insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

One Year After Massive Cuts, WVU Mountaineers Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key

~ Some Personal News ~ I’m an editor now! The news editor at Inside Higher Ed, to be specific. I love reporting but excited about this new adventure. (And I’ll still be reporting here and there, because as you know, old habits die screaming.)

Great story by my colleague Liam Knox about recent enrollment upticks at HBCUs after the affirmative action decision last summer. insidehighered.com/news/admission…

A university’s latest court filing shows its relationship with 2U — once hailed as the blueprint for successful online education — has been riddled with low placement rates, lip service over action and increased student dropout rates. insidehighered.com/news/tech-inno… for Inside Higher Ed

Excellent story on the red flags that UF may have overlooked when hiring Ben Sasse