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How Are Labor Unions Negotiating AI, Surveillance, And Digital Tech?
Shalin Jyotishi explores how unions are challenging AI surveillance practices and helping shape the future of work.
Turning Students’ Current Jobs into Paid Internships in New Mexico
How one college in New Mexico is turning student jobs into paid internships.
What We’ve Heard About AI Education at Community Colleges
Amid federal funding cuts, New America revisits expert and student perspectives on AI education at community colleges.
Disability Pride Month Celebrates 35 Years of the ADA
July is Disability Pride Month and celebrates the achievements, experiences, and history of the disability community.
Public Comments on the Post Secondary Commission’s July 2025 Standards Revision
The New America Higher Education Policy Team submitted comments on the Post Secondary Commission's (PSC) (an aspiring accreditor) July 2025.
College Students With Kids More Likely to Face Eviction
Eddy Conroy joins an Inside Higher Ed podcast to discuss how eviction threats jeopardize student parents’ housing stability
NSF Announces Candidates For Tech-Based Economic Development Funding
Shalin Jyotishi writes for Forbes on covering the NSF Regional Innovation Engines semifinalist announcements
Ushering Bilingual Education for English Learners Through Uncertain Times
Endless Games of Telephone
Trump outsources education programs to the Labor Department. Confusion and inconvenience await.
Work Without a Net: Protecting Gig Workers Through Smart Policy
AI and the Human Work of Teaching
Educators urge thoughtful use of generative AI that supports—not replaces—their labor and professional role.
Growing the Local Nursing Workforce through Apprenticeship in North Carolina
Across the country, community colleges and health systems are opening doors to nursing careers through apprenticeship.
NSF Funding is Critical to Our Students and the Skilled Technical Workforce
Budget cuts to the U.S. National Science Foundation undermine the skilled workforce needed to sustain America’s economic success.
Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees
Community college baccalaureates create pathways to socioeconomic mobility that benefit not only individual students but entire communities.