Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake December 15, 2025 The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment. A limited number of short-term job training programs may be able to access the Pell […]
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Faculty Focus Donald A. Saucier December 10, 2025 Generative AI is here and is creating challenges in higher education (Balch, 2023). As instructors, we are struggling with the need to teach our students necessary and marketable skills for their evolving world (e.g., Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024; Schoeder, 2024), while […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott December 11, 2025 To one House Republican, learning and employment records “are the future.” Democrats are also on board but want safeguards to protect workers. Republicans and Democrats showed rare agreement in a House committee meeting on Wednesday, putting their support behind digital skills transcripts that they say will make […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Jessica Blake December 11, 2025 Reforming the accreditation process has been a key focus for the Trump administration. Officials from the Education Department reinforced that Wednesday when they announced a request for information to solicit public feedback on updating the accreditation handbook. The aim, the department said in a news release, is to reduce […]
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