Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
A collage of various United States civic elements.

The Battle for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’

Conservatives in and outside of higher ed have long argued that universities lack their perspectives. But empowered Republicans are now deploying tools including legislation and funding threats to force higher ed to incorporate more right-leaning views.

A robot arm holding a gavel.

Law Schools Embrace AI

It’s not clear how generative AI will reshape the job market for new lawyers in the coming years, but law schools are increasingly focused on deepening students’ understanding of the technology’s potential and limitations.

A student using AI on a cellphone at a desk covered in study materials.

How AI Is Changing—Not ‘Killing’—College

Key findings from Inside Higher Ed’s student survey on generative AI show that using the evolving technology hasn’t diminished the value of college in their view, but it could affect their critical thinking skills.

A portrait of author Zora Neale Hurston from around the 1940s. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and smiles while staring directly at the camera.
Opinion

On Being a Black Anthropologist

Rachel Laryea writes that identifying as a Black anthropologist felt wrong—until she started using the tools of the discipline to tell new stories about Black life.

University of Pennsylvania Locust Walk on campus.

Amy Wax Loses Lawsuit Against Penn

A Pennsylvania district judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday against the University of Pennsylvania filed by Amy Wax, a tenured law...
Three wooden blocks with the words "Diversity," "Equity" and "Inclusion" against a red background.
Opinion

How Disciplines Shape the DEI Debate

Attitudes toward DEI differ sharply across academic disciplines, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a man with gray hair and extremely ruddy skin, wearing a blue suit and tie.

HHS Ends Minority Biomedical Research Support Program

The Health and Human Services Department has terminated the Minority Biomedical Research Support program, which provided colleges and universities grants...
Scientists working in a lab

Agencies Share New Guidance on Foreign Threats at U.S. Colleges

Warning American colleges and universities about increasing foreign threats to research, a group of federal intelligence agencies and the Education...