The rise in adult learners and digital learning modalities has added new layers to some of higher ed's most puzzling problems. AI is the joker in the deck that poses new challenges—and wonderfully new solutions.

House Bill 8's historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to complete a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year university or participate in college courses as early as high school. HB 8 passed with a near unanimous vote, a contrast to the political polarization that surrounded higher education in […]

Reflecting some of the most significant developments in higher education in 2023, our readers at University Business gravitated toward topics reflecting issues most top-of-mind.

Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard requested a special audit overseen by the state, said Mario Sanchez, a spokesman for Western. Sanchez said the company and scope of the audit are being determined in collaboration with the Office of the State Auditor. Publicly funded Western will bear the expense. State Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, […]