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Content Refresh Strategy for Higher Education: Win Rankings
Reading Time: 14 minutes For years, the default response to declining organic performance in higher education marketing was simple: publish […]
February 11, 2026
When Machines Think, Human Thinking Must Go Higher
Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a familiar […]
February 11, 2026
Lourdes University Announces Closure
Three colleges have closed so far this year. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | StockSeller_ukr/iStock/Getty Images Lourdes University […]
February 11, 2026
The Higher Ed Recruitment Playbook Has Reached Its Breaking Point
Colleges and universities are pouring more budget and bandwidth into recruitment and not seeing the return. Funnels are stalling. Costs […]
February 11, 2026
Spain considers banning teens from social media and holding tech executives criminally responsible for ‘hate speech’
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
February 11, 2026
Statement on grand jury’s refusal to indict lawmakers over video urging troops to ignore illegal orders
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury declined to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to […]
February 11, 2026
ADA Title II Final Rule for Higher Education
The countdown has officially begun. As of early February 2026, we are fewer than 80 days away from one of […]
February 11, 2026
Daniel R. Porterfield named incoming CEO of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Posted February 11, 2026 | By Laura Karwoski National education and civil society leader Daniel R. Porterfield—the current president and […]
February 11, 2026
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public. The federal government […]
February 11, 2026