Kathryn Palmer

Research Offices Ask for Extension on Admissions Survey With less than a month before data is due, 81 percent of institutions recently surveyed say they are still working to collect and submit the required information.

Spare a thought today for the institutional researchers who are working to compile 7 years of disaggregated admissions data by March 18th. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social reports that 81% of colleges still haven't submitted their data to the Department of Education www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses. Now What? A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole po...

A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole point.

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Why Higher Ed Is Leaning Into Apprenticeships Colleges are facing “a perfect storm.” Is adding apprenticeship pathways a way through?

Apprenticeship pathways are part of the experience imperative in higher ed's VUCA era: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...

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White House to Meet with Universities Regarding Compact The scheduled meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal.

BREAKING: The White House has confirmed it's called the 5 institutions who haven't signed its compact to a meeting this afternoon. Insiders tell us it's "an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign" @knottkatherine.bsky.social has the scoop www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...

I spoke with @insidehighered.com
@kathrynpalmer.bsky.social about OSU’s decision to cancel conference funds for racially marginalized students.

Grief Fuels Expansion of Turning Point’s Campus Footprint Charlie Kirk’s murder is pushing more conservative college students to start Turning Point USA chapters in the name of advancing civil discourse. But critics fear the group’s expansion will only exace...

Student interest in Turning Point USA is surging in the wake of Kirk's murder. Their intentions may be good, but critics warn the proliferation of new chapters will exacerbate political tensions on college campuses. Great story by @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social:
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Texas Ban on Transgender Course Content Sows Chaos Verbal-only policies prohibiting academic discussions of trans identity appear to be extending beyond the Texas Tech system and now include anti-trans curricular reviews.

Texas Tech isn't the only university system handing down chilling, verbal-only directives banning discussions about transgender identity. If this is happening at your institution, I want to know about it--reach me on Signal at emmawhitford.96

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How One University Is Reimagining a Humanities Ph.D. Program

@cmu.edu is turning its literary and cultural studies Ph.D. program into one focused on computational cultural studies. The reframe comes as many humanities graduate programs face an uncertain future. https://bit.ly/4ngm7R7

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Turning Point USA Founder Kirk Killed at Utah Valley University Kirk was a prominent conservative activist who frequently spoke on college campuses.

Kirk has died:

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk Shot, Killed at Utah Valley University

U of Missouri Forges Ahead With Ambitious Nuclear Project As the Trump administration upends federal research, Mizzou aims to raise more than $1 billion to build an advanced nuclear reactor to accelerate production of key ingredients for cancer treatments.

Even as many universities cancel or revise research projects due to the Trump administration's funding cuts, the University of Missouri is pushing ahead with plans to build a powerful new nuclear reactor to develop cancer-fighting drugs. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social explains why:
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Inside a Network of Fake College Websites Dozens of fake college websites, which appear to be connected, are pushing scams. Many of the sites appear to be built with or supplemented by generative AI.

Scammers are using AI to rip off prospective students with a network of seemingly connected fake college websites. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social and I dug into this and what rising AI scams mean for higher ed as the sector struggles with trust.
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AI-Enabled Cheating Points to ‘Untenable’ Peer Review System It’s not clear how widespread the new cheating strategy is, but it’s highlighting longstanding drivers of the peer review crisis some reviewers are now trying to alleviate with AI.

It’s not clear how widespread the strategy of inserting hidden text telling AI tools to give a research paper favorable reviews is, but it’s highlighting longstanding drivers of the peer review crisis some reviewers are now trying to alleviate with AI.

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Email from State University System of Florida spokesperson to Josh Moody.

The State University System of Florida is boycotting interviews with Inside Higher Ed because we didn’t publish an op-ed they submitted.

4 Updates to “Big Beautiful Bill” Ahead of Final Vote Workforce Pell is back in and senators exempted small colleges from the endowment tax.

And the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, which could significantly change how students pay for college and how institutions are held accountable, among many other things.

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Tulane Environmentalist Resigns Amid Research “Gag Order” Kimberly Terrell, director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, alleges that university officials told her not to publicly discuss her research after someone at the state ca...

@tulaneu.bsky.social Environmentalist Resigns Amid Research ‘Gag Order’

Kimberly Terrell, director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, alleges that university officials told her not to publicly discuss her research after... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ZxBafE

Santa Ono will NOT be the next University of Florida president after a contentious confirmation process before the Florida Board of Governors that resulted in a split vote to sign off on his hire. Story to come.

Future of STEM Workforce in Jeopardy Amid NSF Overhaul The National Science Foundation says major budget cuts, restructuring and priority changes are designed to build a more robust STEM workforce. But experts say the changes, which include axing educatio...

Scientific Community Fears for Future of STEM Workforce Amid NSF Overhaul @insidehighered.com @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social

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Florida A&M Hires DeSantis Ally as President The HBCU in Tallahassee hired a president who has never worked in higher ed but has ties to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Her critics have dubbed her “MAGA Marva.”

Florida A&M University hired a new president today: Marva Johnson. She has no experience working in higher education but longstanding ties to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

Her critics have dubbed her "MAGA Marva."

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Wikipedia Is Giving Academic Resources New Life Online CUNY is working with Wikipedia to feed the information ecosystem more accessible, deeply researched articles on a variety of topics—including some fading from public memory.

CUNY is working with Wikipedia to feed the information ecosystem more accessible, deeply researched articles on a variety of topics—including some fading from public memory.

A President, a Politician, and the 774 Words That Came Between Them How a former congressman’s donation helped torpedo a presidency — and sparked a legal battle that continues today.

Good piece by @reporterdavidj.bsky.social on a college president in California who ran afoul of a conservative Congressman and ultimately paid with her job.

Documenting Trump’s “Arbitrary” Cuts to Science The Trump administration has canceled close to $3 billion in NIH and NSF research grants, often without much explanation. Now researchers are crowdsourcing databases of suspended grants to shed light ...

Researchers are teaming up to track the ongoing, chaotic grant cuts by the NIH and NSF, compiling a database that can be useful not only in suing the Trump administration but also in preserving a record of all that's been lost. Great reporting by @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social:
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Agency at Stake: The Tech Leadership Imperative Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of campus technology leaders reveals fractured policies and other disconnects around artificial intelligence, digital transformation and more. Experts say that’s a thr...

Agency at Stake: The Tech Leadership Imperative

Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of campus technology leaders reveals fractured policies and other disconnects around artificial intelligence, digital transformation and more. Experts say that’s a... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ER0O7R

How a Drop in Ph.D. Students Could Affect Colleges Deep cuts to federal research funding and crackdowns on international students could mean far fewer graduate students next fall and beyond. If that happens, undergraduates, faculty and research produc...

The Ripple Effects of Draining the Ph.D. Pool

Deep cuts to federal research funding and crackdowns on international students could mean far fewer graduate students next fall and beyond. If that happens, undergraduates, faculty and research... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/43JjvEB

Most Higher Ed Workers Still Paid Less Than Before Pandemic Although raises for most higher education employees last academic year beat inflation, most are still effectively earning less than they were in 2019–20, according to new salary survey data released M...

Most Higher Ed Workers Still Paid Less Than Before Pandemic

Trump Admin Broadens Scope of Student Visa Terminations Immigration officials are rapidly revoking hundreds of student visas. Administrators are struggling to keep up and advise their students, some of whom have fled the country.

NEW: The pace of student visa revocations this week is staggering. Upwards of 200 have been reported—but the total is likely much higher.

I talked to college officials reluctant to report many dozens of visa terminations, anxious to avoid federal scrutiny.

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Northwestern’s Legal Clinics Draw Scrutiny From Congress The university’s legal clinics are under investigation after representing pro-Palestinian Chicago activists. The move raises questions about the fates of other clinical programs.

Northwestern's legal clinics are under investigation by a Congressional committee after representing pro-Palestinian Chicago activists. The move raises questions about the fates of other clinical programs.