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.
University of Houston Cuts 40% of Core Courses Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Bankrupt Saint Augustine’s Will Not Offer Fall Classes Josh Moody Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM The private North Carolina HBCU planned to forge ahead with online courses. Now those plans are on hold as bankruptcy proceedings play out. Byline(s) Josh Moody
Student Support Under One Roof Joshua.Bay Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Temple University’s new hub centralizes essential needs resources to reduce the navigation burden and stigma students can face seeking help. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
Cornell Hopes to Turn Cheating Into Teachable Moment kathryn.palmer… Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM The university’s new Accepting Responsibility program encourages students to reflect on their academic integrity violations and promotes ethical decision-making. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
How New Visa Limits Are Already Affecting Colleges Johanna Alonso Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Fifteen colleges, universities and university systems submitted testimony explaining how the rule, which allows international students to stay in the U.S. for only four years without an extension, is already impacting their campuses. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
‘AI Literacy’ Sara Brady Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM To understand a technology, you need to know the problem it was meant to solve. Byline(s) Matt Reed
Buying Evidence, Not Anecdotes About Diversity on Campuses Sara Brady Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Anecdotes can be treated as evidence, but it’s crucial not to misunderstand one person’s perspectives as universal truths. Byline(s) Shaun Harper
Higher Education Overgrazing: Fixed Costs Are Leaving Nothing Behind kjohnsonbowles… Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM The habits and behaviors of industry negatively impact and consume higher education and students to feed their own agendas and fill their coffers, but there is no free lunch. Byline(s) Kathy Johnson Bowles
U of Arizona Partners With Tribal Nation on New Medical School Campus Katherine Knott Mon, 08/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez
Tell Your Enrollment Story Before Someone Else Does Elizabeth Redden Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM If colleges and universities don’t act now to explain their admission decisions, they will be vulnerable to political attacks. Byline(s) Sean Robins
Taking the Cotton Candy Out of Your Learning Objectives Elizabeth Redden Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Rethinking your learning outcomes to build them around transferable skills is the first step toward better, more nutritious course design. Byline(s) Zachary Nowak
Young Men’s Perceptions of Higher Ed Sara Weissman Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman
How Soon Could Colleges Lose Loan Access Under New Accountability Metric? jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM For most programs, data from the new test on student earnings will be released in 2027 and failing programs could face penalties in 2028. But some have been granted an extension that student advocates say is harmful. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
New Initiative Targets Transfer Credit Loss Joshua.Bay Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Higher education accreditor SACSCOC’s new consortium aims to create common transfer pathways and shorten time to degree. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
Inside the ‘Culture of Fear’ at One American-Chinese University Emma Whitford Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Faculty at Wenzhou-Kean have accused their employer of obfuscatory employment agreements, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation and lack of shared governance. University officials dispute the charges. Byline(s) Emma Whitford
Driving More Students to ‘High-Value’ Programs Doug Lederman Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Defining programs solely by graduates’ earnings isn’t ideal, but it’s where we are. A new report shows that it can be done, and how. Byline(s) Doug Lederman
Do You Have to Be Fancy to Get Published in ‘Science’? kathryn.palmer… Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM No, not necessarily. But scientists who work for a prestigious university are three times more likely than their peers who don’t to get published in the top-tier journal, according to a new independent analysis of Science ’s manuscript data. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Tag-Teaming New York Sara Brady Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM An update for longtime readers. Byline(s) Matt Reed
Texas Colleges Directed to Slash State Budget Requests by 3% Katherine Knott Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott
How LGBTQ+ Higher Ed Leaders Are Navigating the Political Moment Sara Weissman Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM A group for LGBTQ+ higher ed administrators has been hit hard by an increasingly hostile policy landscape. But members are working to support each other. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Troy Shut Off Professor’s Email After He Contacted State Officials Emma Whitford Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Micah Swartz has also received two written disciplinary warnings since he sent a letter to Alabama lawmakers outlining his concerns about an ongoing state syllabi review. Byline(s) Emma Whitford
CUNY’s Computer Science Growing Pains Joshua.Bay Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM After a decade-long enrollment boom, CUNY faces faculty shortages and pressure to prepare students in the field for an AI-driven job market. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
The Heated Discourse About Civil Discourse Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Groups advocating for “dialogue across difference” and finding better ways to discuss and disagree about controversial topics are themselves part of a polarized debate. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Foxes in the Higher Ed Henhouse kjohnsonbowles… Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Professional athletics and the entertainment industry are dining and dashing like foxes in a henhouse when it comes to higher education and its students. Byline(s) Kathy Johnson Bowles
The Fatal, Familiar Takedown of Jason Arday Sara Brady Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM I wish the vicious envy and violent despising of Black male intellectual leadership had somehow bypassed him. Byline(s) Shaun Harper
Have You Ever Noticed … ? Sara Brady Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Gen ed as cultural sense making. Byline(s) Matt Reed
NIH Proposes Removing Peer Review Scores From Grant Applications Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
Maestro College Accreditor Discloses Private Student Information Katherine Knott Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott
ED Clarifies How Current Students Can Access Uncapped Loans jessica.blake@… Mon, 08/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake
North Carolina Cuts Community College Student Success Initiative Funding gianna.jakubowski Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM The move slashes funding for 21 community colleges to provide structured and goal-oriented services to “underachieving students.” Byline(s) Gianna Jakubowski
House Republicans’ Bills Could Dismantle the Education Dept. jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Court Upholds Ban on In-State Tuition for Undocumented Texans Ryan Quinn Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Department of Labor Puts Millions Toward Apprenticeships Sara Weissman Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Five awardees received money from the government to incentivize employers to expand registered apprenticeships. Here’s how they’re spending the funds. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Bakersfield College Settles With Professor Suing Over DEI Principles Sara Weissman Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Ursuline Fights Expulsion From Athletic Conference After Merger kathryn.palmer… Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Critics say the expulsion sets “a very bad precedent” in an era of frequent college mergers, acquisitions and closures. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Can Mandatory Support Keep Students Enrolled? Joshua.Bay Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Ferrum College’s STAR program requires struggling students to participate, yielding early gains in retention and academic performance. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
5 Takeaways From New Data on International Student Enrollment Johanna Alonso Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM As international enrollment drops, institutions are re-evaluating where and how they recruit international students. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
Employer Needs and Student Preferences Sara Brady Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM What if you build it and they don’t come? Byline(s) Matt Reed
The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act Sara Brady Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM We need to shame and condemn those who abuse the FOIA system to spy on professors and other public employees. Byline(s) John K. Wilson
Digital Boom Drives Down Cost of College Course Materials kathryn.palmer… Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse Elizabeth Redden Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed. Byline(s) Brian Rosenberg
Texas Could Shortchange New Funding Model Champions Sara Weissman Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Community colleges’ student outcomes soared under a new performance-based funding model. But Texas lawmakers didn’t budget for so much success. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Is State Aid Broken—and Can It Be Fixed? Johanna Alonso Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Each year, some states end up unable to meet demand for financial aid. Some officials are studying how to make their programs more reliable, but that might mean making sacrifices. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
Helping Caregivers Rebuild Careers Joshua.Bay Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM At Marymount University, unpaid family caregivers turn life experience into IT careers through training, mentorship and community. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
BU Offers Free Tuition to Families Earning Up to $200K Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter? jessica.blake@… Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed spoke with legal experts, scholars and PR specialists about what colleges need to consider in responses to the administration’s latest attempt to reform higher ed. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Haverford Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
Favorite Aphorisms From Readers Sara Brady Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM But have you tried trying? Byline(s) Matt Reed
What Does the AAUP’s 1915 Declaration Really Say? Sara Brady Mon, 08/10/2026 - 03:00 AM Not what John Tomasi claims it does. Byline(s) John K. Wilson
Guskiewicz Will Stay at Michigan State Katherine Knott Mon, 07/06/2026 - 05:15 PM The reversal follows weeks of criticism directed at the Board of Trustees, finger-pointing among the board members and a campaign in support of the president. Byline(s) Katherine Knott