25 stories tagged higher-education, newest first.
18 points by Anon84 | 36 comments
Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay by Allison Stanger arguing analytical academic writing should be judged by quality rather than whether AI helped write it.
12 points by surprisetalk | 13 comments
A Common Edge essay asking what role physical college campuses and their architecture play now that information is freely available.
10 points by mikhael | 0 comments
New York Times article about MIT paying professor Michel DeGraff not to teach a controversial course related to Palestine.
41 points by bluenose69 | 40 comments
Nature news article on a proposed US rule charging international students $100,000 to do post-graduate work, which specialists say would choke the STEM talent pipeline.
27 points by Guyadou | 22 comments
Carnegie Mellon University news announcement of a $3 billion gift from Citadel founder Ken Griffin, described as pioneering a new model.
204 points by cdrnsf | 116 comments
MIT Faculty Newsletter article by several MIT faculty about the installation of surveillance cameras on campus over the summer.
57 points by docdeek | 42 comments
Stanford Review article reporting that Stanford's Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to alter students' race in promotional images.
481 points by geox | 625 comments
El País article about Brown University economist Roberto Serrano denouncing widespread AI-enabled cheating on an exam and calling for debate on AI in higher education.
597 points by dmayo | 662 comments
Transcript of a video message from MIT President Sally Kornbluth about research funding and the talent pipeline, published by MIT's Office of the President.
341 points by bookofjoe | 513 comments
Daily Princetonian news article reporting that Princeton faculty voted to require proctoring for in-person exams, ending 133 years of unproctored exams under the honor code.
691 points by delichon | 901 comments
Reason article by Emma Camp questioning why 38 percent of Stanford students report having a disability, arguing elite college admits rarely have learning disabilities.
417 points by jnord | 681 comments
NBC News article on its poll finding two-thirds of registered voters no longer think a four-year college degree is worth the cost, a reversal from a dozen years ago.
560 points by S0y | 550 comments
New York Times article on the Trump administration halting Harvard's ability to enroll international students; the capture shows only a captcha page.
1191 points by impish9208 | 1076 comments
Harvard President's statement 'The Promise of American Higher Education' responding to a federal government letter demanding policy changes at the university.
368 points by pseudolus | 504 comments
Anthropic's education report analyzing how university students use Claude, published April 8, 2025.
447 points by pseudolus | 712 comments
New Yorker Q&A with Wesleyan president Michael Roth arguing colleges need not capitulate to Trump Administration pressure over student activism.
563 points by Jyaif | 680 comments
A Substack essay by a longtime professor describing how the average college student today differs from students of past decades.
637 points by gnabgib | 393 comments
MIT News article announcing that starting in 2025, MIT undergraduates with family income below $200,000 will attend tuition-free under expanded financial aid.
535 points by JumpCrisscross | 563 comments
New York Times article reporting that California has banned legacy admissions preferences at private universities such as Stanford and USC.
388 points by car | 433 comments
Blog post by Anand Sanwal arguing that American universities have become debt factories that saddle students with heavy loans.
661 points by pessimizer | 507 comments
News article reporting that California's budget under Gov. Newsom covers tuition, room and board for foster youth at any state university or community college.
1408 points by dralley | 730 comments
Stanford Daily news article reporting that Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned over manipulated research and will retract at least three papers.
565 points by Geekette | 692 comments
TribLive news article reporting that Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh have ended admissions preferences for children and relatives of alumni.
576 points by armanhq | 587 comments
A Statecraft newsletter post by Arman Madani on the 710% rise in US college tuition costs since 1983 and student loan debt forgiveness.
850 points by rbrown | 1370 comments
Los Angeles Times news article reporting the June 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions.