By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed held our second annual Halloween contest last week, inviting academics working in costume to post photos to social media. You can see the many great entries at #IHEhalloween. More...
More 'OK to Be White' Fliers on Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. Two more colleges are reporting the appearance of "It's OK to Be White" posters. The latest campuses are the University of Idaho and William Paterson University, in New Jersey. Prior to the latest reports, fliers have appeared in the last 10 days at nine American colleges and one Canadian university. More...
Massachusetts Keeps Trans Protections
By Scott Jaschik. State rejects bid to repeal law providing for equality in public accommodations. Higher ed leaders pushed to keep law. In Seattle, voters approve property tax hike to pay for free community college. More...
Gubernatorial Winners and Higher Education
By Scott Jaschik. Even as many were gripped by the potential change in control of Congress, races for governor could be exceptionally important for public higher education. Governors appoint board members and have great influence over appropriations. More...
Nyack Will Combine Its Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. Nyack College has announced that it plans to close its campus in Rockland County (outside New York City) and consolidate all programs at the college's Manhattan campus. More...
147 Colleges, Football and Brain Disease
By Scott Jaschik. A study released Friday documented that 147 colleges and universities have at least one former football player with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is linked to concussions, USA Today reported. More...
Inertia in College Lists
By Scott Jaschik. Relatively few students, after experiencing a positive "shock" in SAT scores, apply to much more competitive institutions. More...
Another Private College on the Brink
By Scott Jaschik. Iowa Wesleyan University was founded in 1842, four years before Iowa became a state. But this year could be the college's last. More...
Activist Generation Searches for Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. For increasing numbers of high school students, colleges' political character matters. Activism is most likely to be an essay topic at competitive-admissions colleges. More...
Activists Targeted
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Chapel Hill students are being harassed by a white nationalist online commentator with ties to the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter. More...