Half of students don’t finish online degrees in eight years Large providers struggle to ensure learners complete programmes, raising questions about whether more oversight is needed By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 9 January
Trump picks WWE co-founder Linda McMahon as education secretary President-elect says ally will ‘send education back to the states’ after pledging to get rid of department entirely By Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed 20 November
Professor loses job after lectures ‘secretly recorded’ Conduct review relies on footage taken inside the classroom without academic’s knowledge By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 18 June
Focus turns to ‘stopped-out’ students as enrolment issues mount Population of students who have studied at college but not gained a degree grew by 2.9 per cent to 36.8 million, report finds By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 6 June
Can AI-powered college counsellors ‘democratise’ admissions? Proponents of new technology say it can alleviate stress on advisers and make expertise more accessible but critics say this work needs a human touch By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 9 April
Ninth-graders guaranteed admission under Fresno access scheme University hopes to build ‘culture of college-going’ with early offers to local high schoolers By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 24 January
What role should social class play in admissions? A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn’t mean institutions shouldn’t consider it, say experts By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 11 January
Using scholarships for tuition discounts ‘getting out of hand’ Steep rise in students receiving non-need-based aid seen as ‘hidden equity issue’ in US higher education By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 12 December
Is the Covid generation ready for college? With students who entered high school during the pandemic starting to apply for places, admissions officers feel ill equipped to judge their readiness By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 25 October
Face-to-face admissions interviews trialled by US colleges With concerns about AI writing applications and the ongoing fall-out from the end of affirmative action, some institutions are seeking to get to know potential students better by inviting them to campus By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 12 September
US colleges drop fees to poach students from neighbouring states Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 14 August
Universities ‘overreaching’ in response to affirmative action ban Institutions enact policies that go beyond court ruling due to abundance of caution or as part of ‘politically motivated agendas’ By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 7 August
US branch campuses in China face uncertain future Geopolitical tensions between two superpowers force institutions to rethink collaborations forged in friendlier times By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 10 July
Cash boost renews questions over Carnegie Mellon Rwanda mission Rwandan government and Mastercard Foundation hand over $275 million as institution enters second decade By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 12 September
Provost resigns over ‘morally wrong’ job cuts Daniel Silber complains university was not giving staff being made redundant enough time to find a new role By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 13 June
