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November 11, 2025

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Too Many College Graduates Are Stranded Before Their Careers Can Even Begin. We Can't Let That Happen

Bruno V. Manno, The Hechinger Report

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There is no doubt that artificial intelligence will continue to reshape work in general and entry-level jobs in particular in expected and unexpected ways. But many experts also contend that we are not doomed to what some call an “AI job apocalypse” or a “white-collar bloodbath” that leads to mass unemployment. There are practical solutions to the experience gap problem when it comes to education and training programs.

 

These solutions include earn-and-learn models and other innovative public and private employer partnerships that build into their approaches opportunities for young people to gain valuable work experience.

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Democrat's Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities

Stephanie Saul, The New York Times

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When she takes office as governor of Virginia in January, Abigail Spanberger will step into a partisan war over the political direction of one of the nation’s most respected public university systems.

 

The schools have lately been at the center of a push by Republicans to overhaul universities that they see as having liberal biases. The Democratic victory in the election may test the limits of that effort in public universities, where state politicians often play a significant role in selecting administrators and setting policy.

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A Marine's New Mission: Building Military Pathways for Today's Students

Robert L. Glover, Community College Daily

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This Veterans Day, people throughout the country will pause to honor the men and women who have served the nation with courage and commitment. But for many veterans, the spirit of service doesn’t end with their military careers. Instead, it evolves, finding new forms and new missions.

 

For Robert L. Glover, a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps, this reality means trading his uniform for a new kind of service—one defined by mentorship, education, and empowering the next generation. He explains more in this essay.

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How Yale Escaped the Crackdown on Higher Education

Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal

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President Donald Trump has made an example of Ivy League universities, attacking, cajoling, and fining them in brisk succession. There’s a notable exception: Yale University.

 

In New Haven, Connecticut, the school’s conspicuous absence from the crosshairs has become a subject of intense campus speculation—among professors, students, and even parents. 

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How AI Is Changing Higher Education

The Chronicle Review

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The release of ChatGPT in 2022 marked a significant shift in the history of higher education. The introduction of large language models that can quickly create relevant and correct responses to any question—along with related technologies that can act independently, AI tutors, and automated grading tools—has changed higher education and raised important questions about originality, expertise, thinking, and even what learning really means and aims to achieve.

 

In this interview, 15 scholars and academic administrators offer their thoughts about how generative AI has transformed higher education over the past 18 months—and what happens next.

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Florida Board Says Syllabi, Reading Lists Must Be Posted Publicly for 5 Years

Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed

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Faculty at all Florida public universities must now make syllabi, as well as a list of required or recommended textbooks and instructional materials for each class, available online and searchable for students and the general public for five years.

 

The new policy is part of an amendment to the Florida Board of Governors’ regulation on “Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability and Transparency," and it passed unanimously without discussion at a board meeting last week. However, some faculty members say it is designed to chill academic freedom and allow the public to police what professors teach and say in the classroom.

HUMAN WORK AND LEARNING

Veterans in Community Colleges

DataPoints

Commentary: Community Colleges Are Where American Opportunity Becomes Reality

Carole Goldsmith, EdSource

Views: Let's Talk About Hard Power: America's Universities Are National Security Assets

Brian L. Heuser, Inside Higher Ed

STUDENT SUPPORT

College Students, Stressed About Federal Food Aid Uncertainty, Look to Campuses for Support

Sophie Austin, Associated Press

FoodShare Delays Highlight Problem at Wisconsin Colleges: Students Struggling to Afford Food

Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

UNT Will Invest $100 Million Toward Student Success, President Keller Says

Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales, Denton Record-Chronicle

Commentary: Investing in Tribal Colleges Benefits Us All

Cheryl Crazy Bull, The EDU Ledger

COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS

Idaho's College Enrollment Numbers Continue to Increase Despite Funding Cuts

Steve Lombard, Idaho Business News

Local District, Community College Renew Education Partnership

Arianna Nalbach, Monterey Herald

The Enrollment Flip: Why Fewer Men Are Earning College Degrees

Misty Evans, INSIGHT Into Academia

EQUITY IN EDUCATION

'A Forbidden World'

Dina Weinstein, Richmond Magazine

Letter to the Editor: Alumni Warn Schools OU Has Turned Back on Women, Blacks to Please Political Right

The Columbus Dispatch

Texas A&M System to Vote on Requiring Prior Approval for Lessons on 'Race and Gender Ideology'

Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune

Commentary: Flipping Fairness: California's 'Colorblind' Laws Fail Black Students

Marcus Anthony Hunter, CalMatters

NEW REPORTS AND EVENTS

Webinar: Why Implementation Matters: Ensuring Quality in the New Workforce Pell Program

New America

Webinar: Pathways to Success: Navigating Gainful Employment in Higher Education

The Hunt Institute

2025 Survey of College and University Student Success Administrators

Hanover Research

Webinar: Looking Ahead: What's Next for Campus Climate Leadership

American Council on Education

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