The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has rejected the Trump administration’s proposal to sign on to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would
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As of Friday afternoon, it remained unclear how many staff members would be affected. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Tierney L. Cross/Getty
In a year already defined by polarization and violence, the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University plunged higher education into crisis. The killing
What happens when schools restrict students’ access to their cellphones? A massive experiment has been underway in recent years, as an increasing number of schools
Fourteen of the new MacArthur fellows announced Wednesday are associated with universities. ilbusca/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images Numerous academics are part of the 2025 class of MacArthur
A chemist from the University of California, Berkeley, was among the trio of scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday. Omar Yaghi, the
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I’ve spent more than a decade as a special
Three academics affiliated with U.S. universities have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy
If Cain Sandoval hadn’t earned a full-tuition scholarship through the Kalamazoo Promise, he likely would’ve debated whether attending college was worth the financial burden. Sandoval,
In a year so far characterized by massive federal funding and staff cuts, education data groups breathed a sigh of relief this summer when the