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Editor's Note | A Bipartisan Law From 1980 Offers a Blueprint for 2026

Finding common ground among lawmakers may seem improbable, but it only takes agreement on one issue to make transformative change. By Sara Custer: https://t.co/5JBVRYNCyT

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Opinion | Where Will College Students Count in the 2030 Census?

A bureaucratic change could result in an undercount of college towns. By danah boyd: https://t.co/tzzxTZleK2

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Student Success | The Untapped Potential of Adult Learners

New research identifies millions of California adults without college degrees and the institutional changes needed to help them enroll and graduate. https://t.co/kukNA9UMGa

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The Key | In episode 218, Sara Custer is joined by Joe Allen, the executive director of the @BayhDole Coalition, to understand the origins of the legislation and how it could be upended by changes to policies governing research funding.

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What can Washington learn from 1980? Sens. Birch Bayh and Bob Dole found common ground on a serious problem and helped transform U.S. innovation. In @insidehighered, Sara Custer @sarakcuster explores why that bipartisan example still matters today: https://t.co/Og1JCHDeNM

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McMahon Says ‘Institutional Decay’ Compelled a ‘Reckoning’

The education secretary echoed what she said at Arizona State last week, this time praising Vanderbilt University as she focused on combating ideological bias and restoring public trust. https://t.co/AvHyqLCHgi

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McMahon Reportedly Plans to Spend $43K on Furniture for Her New Office https://t.co/LwLWqgTAsX

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.@uprovidence to Close

The Catholic university in rural Montana will close next year amid struggles with enrollment, severe financial issues and the loss of a major funder that helped subsidize costs. https://t.co/q3Po3mCvK7

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Second Michigan State Trustee Sues Over Board’s Speech Limits https://t.co/2PNt7p9KQD

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.@dartmouth Provost Resigns Over AI Use

A review committee used Santiago Schnell’s available chat logs to help determine that he overused artificial intelligence to help write published articles and wasn’t forthcoming about it. https://t.co/Kr9jWMsrOI

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Preliminary Enrollment Data Shows Slower Growth https://t.co/gpHTaIB38N

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Students Push Colleges to ‘De-Flock’

An increasing number of colleges signed contracts with Flock Safety following the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests. As students raise privacy concerns, some institutions are abandoning surveillance cameras. https://t.co/v8GwJLo1Jq

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ICYMI | Stop Calling AI Your ‘Collaborator’

Please. The quality of higher ed leadership depends on it. By Catherine McTamaney and Eve Rifkin: https://t.co/agO7lXDZXq

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Tough Love | Convergence Around ‘Durable’ Skills

The false binary of degrees vs. skills-based hiring ignores the reality that employers and academics both care first and foremost that people know how to learn. By Doug Lederman: https://t.co/IoKQ4WluPs

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Opinion | Reclaiming Women’s and Gender Studies

How did we move so quickly from centering women in higher ed to erasing them? By Frances Julia Riemer and Sanjam Ahluwalia: https://t.co/xnKExqMNwG

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Updated College Scorecard Removes MSI Filters https://t.co/78wpB2Yqng

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Student Success | 4 Lessons on What Makes a College Degree Worthwhile

Recent research and initiatives highlight how students and institutions weigh the value of higher education beyond financial returns. https://t.co/RW5lBXghKw

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Pomona to Absorb Claremont Graduate University https://t.co/xKomafDqQJ

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Top Research Universities Spent Less on Lobbying Congress in Q3

As Congress adjourned to campaign for the midterm elections, lobbying from major research universities declined slightly. https://t.co/lHTNiKUpQa