Chera WatsonChera Watson is a freelance journalist and a community college educator.Faculty & StaffFaculty Purchasing Power Declines as Inflation Outpaces Salary Growth, AAUP FindsPreliminary data from the nation's largest faculty compensation survey shows real wages fell for the first time since the pandemic.April 8, 2026StudentsLumina Foundation-Gallup Survey Examines AI Use Among College StudentsMore than half of U.S. college students are using artificial intelligence in their coursework at least weekly, even as many of their institutions formally discourage or prohibit the technology, the study finds.April 2, 2026InstitutionsThe Fortress Falls: What Princeton's Budget Cuts Signal for the Rest of Higher EdIn recent weeks, Princeton has laid off the entire staff of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education — nine employees in all — frozen salaries for tenured faculty, capped staff raises at a flat 1 percent, and cut departmental budgets by as much as 10 percent.March 31, 2026Leadership & PolicyNYU's Contract Faculty Walk Off the Job as Students Return From Spring BreakUniversity officials contend that the faculty members have not worked in good faith to find a resolution to the dispute.March 24, 2026InstitutionsBlack Leadership Across Campuses Summit Focuses On Strengthening HBCUsVirtual gathering of scholars, sitting presidents, practitioners and higher education leaders was hosted by the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University.March 16, 2026HomeReport: California Must Produce 1.3 Million More College Graduates to Meet 2030 GoalsCompletion rates across California's three public higher education systems have remained largely flat in recent years.March 9, 2026Community CollegesFederal Work-Study Boosts Enrollment for Community College and Independent Students, Study FindsAccording to the study, published by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, most students who received Federal Work-Study offers never take campus jobs.March 5, 2026Leadership & PolicyInstitute of Education Sciences Has Lost Touch With Classrooms, Internal Report FindsInternal assessment delivered to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Institute of Education Sciences.March 4, 2026Leadership & PolicyPioneering Community College Leader Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Passes AwayDr. Christine Johnson McPhail, a leading community college administrator and a former Champions Award recipient, has passed away. McPhail came out of retirement to serve briefly as president of Saint Augustine's University.March 2, 2026Community CollegesAlabama Governor Signs Bill to Study Return of Football to Community CollegesThe legislation establishes the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, which will investigate the feasibility of bringing full-contact football back to the state's two-year institutions.February 23, 2026Previous PagePage 2 of 4Next Page
