Sara Weissman

New York

Reporter at @insidehighered. Runs on coffee. Covering post-traditional students and the institutions that serve them + religion and higher ed.

Articles

Southwest Wisconsin Tech Wins Aspen Prize

6 days ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Aspen Institute announced Thursday that Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has won this year’s Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, an honor bestowed on high-achieving community colleges that have made strides in their academic outcomes. The Aspen Institute commended the college for its high completion rates and wage outcomes.
AGB Reports on Governing Boards’ Top Public Policy Issues

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Concerns about the Trump administration’s plans for higher ed loom large in a new report by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, outlining the top public policy issues facing higher ed governing boards.
Trump’s Demands of Harvard Escalate His War on Higher Ed

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Demonstrators on Cambridge Common last week urged Harvard not to comply with the Trump administration’s list of demands. The Trump administration shook higher ed last month when it stripped Columbia University of $400 million and demanded the institution put an academic department under review, discipline pro-Palestinian protesters and create an admissions reform plan, among other measures.
Committee Withdraws Request for Northwestern Docs

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The House Education and the Workforce Committee is no longer seeking records related to legal clinics at Northwestern University after a group of law professors sued over the request.
ED and USDA Should Do More to Close the SNAP Gap

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Government Accountability Office is urging the Education and Agriculture Departments to better coordinate their efforts to connect students with SNAP benefits. Alex Potemkin/E+/Getty Images A new Government Accountability Office report concludes that the Education and Agriculture Departments should be doing more to ensure college students receive federal food assistance.
Community Colleges Make Difficult Cuts Under Trump

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Community colleges have taken some hits while weathering a second Trump administration. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group/Getty Images | Rawpixel The Virginia Community College System’s strategic plan now reads differently than when it was first ratified last year, thanks to the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.
State-Imposed Tuition Freezes Come With Unintended Costs

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Freezing tuition might seem like a way for states to make college more affordable, but it has drawbacks. GaryAlvis/E+/Getty Images State lawmakers have instituted tuition caps or freezes over the years in the hopes of lowering college costs for students, a strategy that tends to enjoy bipartisan support.
Most Students Say Colleges Promote Free Speech

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. While freedom of speech remains a hot-button issue in higher ed, most undergraduates feel like they’re free to speak their minds on campus, according to a new report by the Lumina Foundation and Gallup.
Northwestern’s Legal Clinics Draw Scrutiny From Congress

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Northwestern’s legal clinics have drawn scrutiny from federal lawmakers. Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu/Getty Images Legal experts worry university legal clinics may come under fire after a congressional committee recently launched a probe into Northwestern University’s legal clinics for representing pro-Palestinian protesters.
L.A. Community Colleges, CSUs Partner on Nursing Initiative

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Weissman

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Two- and four-year institutions in Los Angeles are working together to train more nurses. SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images After tussling over proposed legislation to allow community colleges to offer a bachelor’s of nursing degree, Los Angeles County’s 19 community colleges and the California State University system are working together to tackle local nursing shortages.