MSU Reaches Nearly $30M Settlement With Shooting Survivors
Inside Higher Ed Michigan State University has agreed to pay $29.75 million to three students who sustained severe injuries in a 2023 mass shooting on campus, The Lansing State Journal…
Senate HELP Committee Releases Big Beautiful Bill
Inside Higher Ed Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, spearheading the Senate plan for higher education reform. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Republicans want to eliminate so-called “inflationary loans,” stop federal aid to…
NIH Staff Lambaste Agency Head for Censorship of Science
Inside Higher Ed More than 300 NIH employees criticized their director, Jay Bhattacharya, in the letter published Monday. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of staff at the National Institutes of Health…
U.S. Curbs on Chinese Students Boon for Asian Universities
Inside Higher Ed The U.S. crackdown on Chinese student visas could accelerate declines in international student flows out of the country as Beijing condemns the Trump administration’s “unreasonable” decision. Secretary…
Private Colleges Suggest Alternative Endowment Tax
Inside Higher Ed For weeks, private colleges big and small have been saying that Republicans’ plan to increase the endowment tax rate to up to 21 percent will hurt institutional…
Netflix’s “Forever” Brilliantly Captures One Tough, Underexplored College Transition Dilemma
Inside Higher Ed Without spoiling it for readers who have not yet seen the show, Forever is excellent, definitely worth the time investment. The Netflix series is about Justin and…
Calling Classroom Antisemitism Worrisome, Hillel Adds New VP
Inside Higher Ed Hillel International, the pro-Israel Jewish campus organization, is hiring for a new position that it says will combat faculty antisemitism. According to the job posting, the vice…
Which Universities Spend the Most on Student Services
Inside Higher Ed More colleges and universities are investing in support service offerings to increase student retention and graduation outcomes, but these interventions and offices come at a cost—one that…
U Michigan Used Undercover Agents to Surveil Protesters
Inside Higher Ed The University of Michigan hired dozens of private investigators to go undercover on campus and surveil pro-Palestinian student protesters, The Guardian reported Friday. Some of the investigators,…
In Texas, Presidents May Soon Control Faculty Senates
Inside Higher Ed Texas public college and university presidents will be able to take control of their faculty governing bodies if Gov. Greg Abbott signs a bill now before him.…