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The Trends Report 2024
Our annual investigation into the most consequential developments in higher education. We hope the report will help you understand the forces shaping higher ed, what’s behind them, and how to meet this moment.
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The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists
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Is Inclusion Possible on Campus Today?
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Colleges’ Top Lawyers, Never More Powerful
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A Campus Where Everyone Is Just Like You
More colleges make an identity-based pitch: You are safe here. -
AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready?
The technology could challenge efforts to prove colleges’ value. -
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Debates on free speech, legacy admits, and mega donors.
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What’s Really Behind the View That Higher Ed Isn’t Worth It?
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Do You Know What the Public Really Thinks of College?
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Most colleges have traditionally provided in-person programming and supports to strengthen bonds between students and build community. This research brief was originally published by Ithaka S+R.
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The New York Intellectuals Were a Boys’ Club
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Oh, the Places They Went: Where More Than 5 Million American Students Went on Study Abroad This Century
More than 100 countries hosted at least one American student every year, but Britain, Italy, and Spain were perennial favorite destinations, according to an analysis of decades of data. -
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A data snapshot highlights trends in graduates’ wages and employment, among other factors.
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Associate Professors and the ‘Second Book Problem’
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