Managing Editor @insidehighered.com. Formerly @newsweek.com and Middlebury College. Writer, editor, teacher, empty nester. Love DC but New England will always be home.
Susan Greenberg
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University of Florida board approved Stuart Bell to be the next president, over conservative concerns about his DEI efforts at Alabama. Now he faces the Board of Governors, which shot down Santa Ono's selection under similar circumstances. @byjoshmoody.bsky.social has the story: tinyurl.com/5cyrtc2w
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Instructure has paid ShinyHackers the requested ransom to preserve Canvas user data. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social @insidehighered.com is on it. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
The extortionist hacker group ShinyHunters has targeted colleges and universities before. Now it's going after the ed- tech giant Instructure, which makes the widely-used learning management system Canvas. @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social has the story: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of As they award. @emmawhitford.bsky.social has the story: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Bard president Leon Botstein is stepping down:
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The number of adults over 25 enrolling in college for the first time fell sharply last fall for the first time in years. Is this simply a move toward "rightsizing" or an alarming trend that higher ed institutions should watch? www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Retiring Bard president Leon Botstein has said little publicly about the recently concluded investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But @emmawhitford.bsky.social @insidehighered.com got the scoop on a recording where he shares some of his views: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
History professor Tom Alter was fired from his job at Texas State University after speaking at a socialism conference. He turned the experience into a nationwide tour to promote and defend free speech. @emmawhitford.bsky.social @insidehighered.com was there: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Vanderbilt University commissioned a report on the state of humanities scholarship. Now some of the scholars accused of producing work driven by political ideology rather than the pursuit of truth are fighting back. @emmawhitford.bsky.social has the scoop. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Criticism of DEI practices at his last stop raised questions about Stuart Bell’s candidacy for the University of Florida job. UF’s board defied critics, but the larger state panel still needs to sign ...
The latest installment in @insidehighered.com's five-part series on apprenticeships features stunning photos by Justin Morrison of apprentices participating in a program through Trident Technical College in North Charleston, S.C. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
Although the monetary value of the deal is unknown, Instructure says the cybercriminals have returned the hacked personal data and offered assurance “that no Instructure customers will be extorted as ...
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The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.
“I would take money from Satan if it permitted me to do God’s work,” Botstein told lawyers during their investigation into his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nearly 16 percent fewer adults started college for the first time this fall compared to the previous year. Some say the change represents rightsizing after an enrollment boom, but others say it’s a re...
At a recent Shabbat dinner, recorded and shared with Inside Higher Ed, the Bard College president spoke candidly about his upcoming retirement, Jeffrey Epstein, fundraising for Bard and the media fren...
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The report on the state of humanities scholarship has generated a lot of debate in academic circles and received backlash from the leading anthropology association.
South Carolina technical college students can participate in a wide range of apprenticeship programs, from culinary arts to automotive care. Inside Higher Ed visited with some of the apprentices recen...
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Tom Alter was fired from his tenured job at Texas State last fall in what free speech advocates call an egregious violation of First Amendment rights. He took his case on tour, advancing faculty organ...
