AI Agents Are Coming to Campus. Who Will They Work For?
The real opportunity presented by agentic AI here is not to cut back on student support, but to expand it.
At Texas Universities, Censorship Isn’t a Bug. It’s a Feature.
Texas fires teachers as bans erase trans, nonbinary rights. Morgan Polk explores rising political pressure on higher education.
New Reporting Grants Aim to Strengthen and Elevate Caregiving Coverage
Better Life Lab’s care reporting grants supported journalists and storytellers covering innovations in child care, disability, elder, and end-of-life care. Submissions for the 2025-26 cycle are currently paused. Read on to learn about the program and see the work it has produced so far.
Trump’s ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Gambit With Belarus Is a Dead End
Candace Rondeaux unpacks for WPR how Trump’s team is attempting a daring recalibration with Minsk. Is it a strategic gamble or a mirage?
Trump’s TikTok Deal: Who Rules the Algorithm, Rules the Digital Public Square
Lilian Coral breaks down the TikTok deal using five key principles—and reveals why it’s more political patch than real tech policy.
A Raw New Deal
The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” turns a manifesto of conservative grievances into policy.
Breaking Out of a Gendered Box: Centering What’s Most Human When Writing About Work, Family, and Care
How people in the U.S. perceive, experience, and discuss the impact of gender roles in work, family, and care contexts.
A Deal That Would End Universities’ Independence
Kevin Carey warns that Trump’s ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’ would tie federal funding to political control over universities.
Lisa Guernsey
Senior Director, Birth to 12th Grade Policy; Co-Founder and Director, Learning Sciences Exchange