Navigating the Postdoc’s Hidden Curriculum (opinion)
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Navigating the Postdoc’s Hidden Curriculum (opinion)

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[ad_1] As early-career scholars who are neither students nor long-term employees, postdocs face particular challenges when it comes to navigating the hidden curriculum and the opaque expectations…

Debating How to Create Higher Ed Accountability at AEI
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Debating How to Create Higher Ed Accountability at AEI

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C.—In many higher ed circles, the longtime focus on college access, completion and affordability has given way to a new priority: value-based accountability. But what…

McMahon Tussles With House Democrats at Latest Hearing
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McMahon Tussles With House Democrats at Latest Hearing

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[ad_1] Education Secretary Linda McMahon fielded barbed questions from Democratic lawmakers at a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing Thursday. Democrats sparred with her over the…

Minnesota Contends With $131M Aid Shortfall
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Minnesota Contends With $131M Aid Shortfall

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[ad_1] Rationed grants are likely to leave students with a “difficult choice” about how to fund their education. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | DenisKot/iStock/Getty…

Princeton Introduces Proctoring, Changing Honor Code
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Princeton Introduces Proctoring, Changing Honor Code

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[ad_1] Princeton University’s faculty voted this week to proctor all in-person exams, fundamentally altering a 133-year-old honor system that has relied on students to monitor for and…

2026 FAFSA Completion Rate Sets Record
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2026 FAFSA Completion Rate Sets Record

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[ad_1] In some states, more than 60 percent of high school seniors had completed the form by May 1. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock/Getty…

A Dispatch From the Sandwich Generation
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A Dispatch From the Sandwich Generation

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[ad_1] Next week, our daughter graduates from college. Earlier this week, I helped prepare my mom’s move into assisted living. It’s about a five-hour drive each way…

How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps
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How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps

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[ad_1] As health-care workforce shortages continue to strain communities nationwide, colleges and universities are stepping in to fill critical gaps in care. From mobile dental clinics in…

6 Lessons for a Smoother Commencement Season (opinion)
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6 Lessons for a Smoother Commencement Season (opinion)

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[ad_1] There are reliable rhythms to the academic year: New and returning students energize the campus each fall, the winter (at least in Minnesota!) finds everyone hunkered…

UChicago Offers Free Tuition for Families Earning Under $250K
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UChicago Offers Free Tuition for Families Earning Under $250K

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[ad_1] The University of Chicago is the latest institution to increase its income threshold for free tuition. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images Starting in fall 2027, the University of…