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Rethinking Lead Quality for Marketing-Admissions Alignment
Why Quality Beats Quantity in Student Recruitment Many institutions measure enrollment success by the size of their funnel. However, lead […]
January 16, 2026
Higher education postcard: Teesside University
In August 1856, Joseph Constantine was born in Schleswig-Holstein (then Denmark, later Germany, famously questionable) to British parents: his father, […]
January 16, 2026
The Renters’ Rights Act is a disaster for independent students
The Renters’ Rights Act is a transformative piece of legislation set to benefit renters through greater security and lower costs, […]
January 16, 2026
Students Should Insure an Investment as Important as College
To the editor: We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the recent opinion essay “Degrees of Uncertainty” (Dec. 15, 2025). The […]
January 15, 2026
Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless (opinion)
A recent op-ed by David Randall, executive director of the Civics Alliance and director of research at the National Association […]
January 15, 2026
FIRE statement on calls to ban X in EU, UK
In recent days, senior United Kingdom government officials and members of the European Parliament have threatened to ban the social media platform […]
January 15, 2026
Another year, another session of AI overregulation
As lawmakers kick off the 2026 legislative session, a new and consequential phase in the conversation about free speech and […]
January 15, 2026
University of Arkansas rescinds dean offer after lawmakers object to legal advocacy in trans athletes Supreme Court case
Last week, Emily Suski, a law professor and associate dean at the University of South Carolina, was named the next […]
January 15, 2026
VICTORY: Jury finds Tennessee high school student’s suspension for sharing memes violated the First Amendment
A Tennessee high school suspended a student after his off-campus posting of satirical Instagram memes about his principal. FIRE sued, […]
January 15, 2026