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Katie Wills Evans, EdSurge At a time when AI can do the work for us, choosing to write — messily, slowly and together — may be one of the last ways we shape a more human future.

Elizabeth H. Bradley has served as president of Vassar College since 2017. Why was the faculty leadership program established – in particular, what were the skills and insights they don’t usually learn during their Ph.D. journey that were missing – and what are the goals for participants? We established the faculty leadership program to strengthen shared governance in higher education. A unique and important aspect of many liberal arts colleges is large decisions – about curriculum, promotion and tenure, and even faculty salary budget allocations – made jointly by administration and faculty. Shared governance ensures the academic mission has a firm…

Kali Jerrard, National Association of Scholars Last Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump appeared at a White House summit on education technology alongside a humanoid, artificial intelligence…

In the latest episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, IHE’s news editor, Katherine Knott, and federal policy reporter Jessica Blake join editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss the latest news in federal higher ed policy.  The top story is how officials at the Department of Education are using interagency agreements to chip away at the department’s responsibilities. Last month, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced plans to move the Office of Federal Student Aid to the Department of Treasury. In November, she announced six more agreements, this time transferring dozens of programs from several different offices within ED…

Jay Rothman, president of the 25-campus Universities of Wisconsin system, is resisting an ultimatum from the Board of Regents to resign or be fired for unexplained reasons. The news was first reported by the Associated Press. Rothman wrote in two letters shared with Inside Higher Ed that he had been told to step down or face termination, though he said he wasn’t given a rationale for the demand and won’t resign. “Since to date you have not provided any substantive reason or reasons for the Board’s finding of no confidence in my leadership, I am not prepared, as a matter…

The University of Louisiana System has launched an artificial intelligence microcredential to provide foundational AI literacy to its more than 80,000 students. The program is free, self-paced and focused on practical competencies such as responsible AI use, data privacy and ethical considerations. Developed collaboratively, the credential ensures a consistent baseline of understanding while allowing institutions to build on it in ways that align with their individual missions. In this way, the Louisiana system is treating AI literacy not as a specialized skill but as a core competency for the modern learner and workforce participant. Rather than leaving adoption to individual…

Editor’s Note: In all platform images, student and employer names have been altered to preserve privacy. While far better than nothing, work-based learning (WBL) has a credibility problem. A student completes an internship, clocks their hours, gets a line on their resume — and then what? Without rigorous, verifiable evidence of what skills were actually demonstrated on the job, work-based learning risks becoming just another box to check rather than a genuine launchpad into a career. It becomes a footnote to a transcript rather than a key demonstration of capability and real-world learning. Georgia is trying to change that. And…

The Problem: Gen Z is known for their caution. The pressure of choosing a major before applying to college has some would-be applicants rethinking post-high school plans. College Board data reveals “undecided” is among the top majors for SAT test-takers, and EAB estimates that 75%-85% of college students switch majors. While many institutions offer specialized advising for “undeclareds,” these programs are typically promoted to students after they arrive on campus.The Solution: Many schools are increasing support for undecided students by way of specialized advising programs; some are repackaging these resources under branded names, boosted by internal communications campaigns. A select…

Micaiah Bilger, The College Fix UCLA professors discussed canceling Bari Weiss’s guest lecture, accusing her of supporting “fascism” and the Trump administration.

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Syracuse University will eliminate 93 academic programs identified as having low or no enrollment, the private New York institution announced Wednesday. But unlike many colleges making cuts, Syracuse is not doing so out of financial necessity, according to Lois Agnew, the university’s provost and chief academic officer. The downsizing came from a desire to make the institution’s offerings “more focused, more distinctive and more aligned with student demand,” Agnew said in a campus letter. No positions or departments have been…