Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
Jason Arday’s Death Shouldn’t Affect Who Gets Hired Next Elizabeth Redden Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM His story should not be used to further undermine efforts to diversify the faculty pipeline. Byline(s) Lisa J. Servon
The Ticks and Leeches of Higher Education kjohnsonbowles… Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM External culprits eating the sector alive by exploiting, capitalizing and profiting off higher education and students stand to weaken and kill it. Byline(s) Kathy Johnson Bowles
Connecticut Workforce Office Gave Cardona $250K No-Bid Contract Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
August Cuts to Start the Academic Year Josh Moody Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Harvard University cut more than 100 jobs last month amid a lengthy restructuring process. Multiple others also enacted smaller cuts. Byline(s) Josh Moody
130 Colleges Have Supplied Missing Data on Student Outcomes jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake
University of Pennsylvania Now Enforcing Math Prerequisites Emma Whitford Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM As college students’ math skills decline worldwide, Penn is verifying students’ readiness for advanced calculus and algebra courses. Byline(s) Emma Whitford
2-Year College ‘Extends Mission’ With 4-Year Degrees Joshua.Bay Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Generations College is adding bachelor’s degrees, betting that students who might otherwise stop after an associate degree will keep going. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
Federal Judge Sides With Students Against Trump’s Deportation Policy Olivia.sanchez Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez
Are Scholarships Based on Country of Origin in Danger? Johanna Alonso Tue, 09/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Such scholarships are fairly common, though one international enrollment expert acknowledged that some institutions already had doubts about offering them. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
University of Valley Forge to Close Josh Moody Thu, 07/30/2026 - 01:43 PM The private Christian university in Pennsylvania announced it will close next month. The move comes after years of financial struggles and dwindling enrollment. Byline(s) Josh Moody
Law Schools Are Asking the Wrong Question About AI Elizabeth Redden Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM The more interesting one is not about academic integrity. It’s about what it means to assess professional competence in a fast-changing field. Byline(s) James Finkelstein
A First Lawsuit Tests What Universities Are Owed for AI Research sara.custer@in… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM The University of Tennessee’s patent suit against Anthropic challenges the technology’s core architecture—and could set a precedent for other institutions. Byline(s) Sara Custer
‘Untenable’ Conditions Shrinking Tenure of Law Deans, Survey Finds kathryn.palmer… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
West Point Won’t Fight Court Ruling on Faculty Gag Order Josh Moody Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody
Beyond Articulation Agreements quintina.barne… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM Recognition as a lever for improving transfer. Byline(s) Lynn Tincher-Ladner
Gates Foundation’s New Goal: 10M ‘Credentials of Value’ by 2045 jessica.blake@… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Fired Over Speech, Professors Take Their Employers to Court—and Win Emma Whitford Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM The recent spate of censorship and academic freedom violations is the worst since the McCarthy era, according to one lawyer. But as faculty rack up legal victories, universities may start to think twice before punishing extramural speech. Byline(s) Emma Whitford
National AAUP Starts Endorsing Political Candidates Ryan Quinn Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
‘Catastrophic’ Tech Issues Postpone Wash. Bar Exam kathryn.palmer… Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00 AM Roughly 645 people will have to take the newly redesigned exam later this year or next. One outraged law dean says those options aren’t good enough for the thwarted test takers. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Elizabeth Redden Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. Byline(s) Evan D. Morris
AI Tends to Mark Students’ Essays Higher Than Humans, Study Shows Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways to relieve pressure on graders. Byline(s) Juliette Rowsell for Times Higher Education
Wexner Steps Down as Ohio State Medical Center Board Chair Amid Epstein Lawsuits Emma Whitford Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Emma Whitford
DOD Demands 30 American Universities Audit Foreign Partnerships jessica.blake@… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Behind the Scenes of the College Presidency sara.custer@in… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM For three years, The Sandbox has revealed a side of higher education leadership most of us will never see. Byline(s) Sara Custer
Arkansas Baptist College Board Terminates President Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
New Paper Takes Aim at ‘Meritocratic’ Admissions Policies kathryn.palmer… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else? Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Commencement Speakers’ Politics Vary by Institution Type Johanna Alonso Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM A new study from researchers at Georgia State and New York Universities finds that commencement speakers skew liberal. But the type and location of the institution can make a difference in who is invited to speak. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
Transfer Isn’t Supposed to Be This Hard Joshua.Bay Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, Aspen’s Josh Wyner and CCRC’s John Fink discuss how colleges can help more community college students transfer and earn bachelor’s degrees. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
The Fight for Fair Funding at One Historically Black Land-Grant University Olivia.sanchez Thu, 08/27/2026 - 03:00 AM A new book from the former president of Tennessee State University reveals her battle to regain $544 million in documented underfunding. Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez
Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers Ryan Quinn Thu, 06/25/2026 - 01:29 PM The ruling says the Education Department violated Congress’s instructions by adding criteria strictly limiting which degrees qualify for higher federal student loan borrowing caps. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Kansas Sides With DOJ Against State Tuition Equity Law Sara Weissman Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman
When the Record Doesn’t Follow the Learner quintina.barne… Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM What practitioners running prison education programs reveal about a failure that affects all learners. Byline(s) Quintina Barnett Gallion
U of Michigan Sticks With Early Decision Admission, Bucking Faculty Ryan Quinn Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
New ‘SOURCE’ Tracks Private Money to Higher Ed kathryn.palmer… Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Persistence, Retention Among Black and Hispanic Freshmen Reach Decade Highs gianna.jakubowski Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM While persistence and retention rates for the entering class of 2024 remained the same as the previous year, Black and Hispanic students saw slight increases in both, a new report finds. Byline(s) Gianna Jakubowski
New Compilation: Designing a More Connected Campus colleen.flaherty Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) IHE Staff
Meet the Externs: How Faculty Use Workplace Experience to Help Students Emma Whitford Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Faculty-to-industry bridge programs have been popular for years, but this summer the professor-externs are focused on bringing AI skills and understanding back to their students. Byline(s) Emma Whitford
Can Price-First Admissions Improve College Access? Joshua.Bay Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM Cornell College’s program gives students financial aid estimates before they apply, reducing affordability uncertainty and influencing enrollment decisions. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
Trump Administration Drops Demand for Names of Jewish Penn Employees Emma Whitford Thu, 07/23/2026 - 02:35 PM Byline(s) Emma Whitford
Toe-MAY-toe, Toe-MAH-toe quintina.barne… Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Transfer research and practice will benefit from using the same specific terminology. Byline(s) Alexandra W. Logue
Boston U Inks $104M PILOT Deal With City Emma Whitford Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Emma Whitford
U.K. Prime Minister Axes Science Department, Names New Education Secretary sara.custer@in… Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Andy Burnham, the new leader of the British government, has formed a cabinet and shuttered a stand-alone science department. Byline(s) Helen Packer for Times Higher Ed
Getting Real About Institutional Finances sara.custer@in… Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM At NACUBO’s annual meeting, a keynote speaker’s exercise in vulnerability set the tone for conversations about money—and why higher ed’s financial future depends on honesty, not just numbers. Byline(s) Sara Custer
Students Using AI to Write Financial Aid Appeals Johanna Alonso Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM In a survey, administrators said vague, AI-written appeal letters can be burdensome because they lead to more back-and-forth between families and the financial aid office. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
AAUP Denounces Politician, Donor ‘Extortion’ of Universities Ryan Quinn Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Podcast: IHE Reporters on the American Apprenticeship sara.custer@in… Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) IHE Staff
NACIQI Recommends Denial of Recognition for Cosmetology Accreditor jessica.blake@… Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Stripping the accreditor’s recognition could upend cosmetology programs reliant on federal aid. The final decision rests with senior leaders at the Education Department. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
New Push to Fix Calculus Bottleneck Joshua.Bay Thu, 07/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Calculus can derail STEM pathways. Twelve colleges are redesigning gateway math courses to help more students persist. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
International Applications Dropped 10% This Year Olivia.sanchez Thu, 08/20/2026 - 06:17 PM Data from Common App shows increases from low-income student applicants, Black applicants and applicants from small towns. Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez
2 Milligan University Cyclists Killed in Crash Johanna Alonso Thu, 08/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Johanna Alonso