Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos with Candace Rondeaux
Candace Rondeaux exposes how Russia’s Wagner Group became a weapon of war, crime, and propaganda in her deep dive with Secrets and Spies.
Scaling Community College Workforce Excellence with State‑Based Support
Community college workforce staff need ongoing professional development to help them improve. States can help.
What Would Make Work-Based Learning More Appealing to Community College Students?
New focus group data reveals that the most important factors are wages and flexibility.
Data Diplomacy: Rethinking Cross-Border Data Flows for a More Equitable Global Digital Economy
Data localization isn’t fragmentation—it’s a response to imbalance. Arindrajit Basu argues for a way to fix it.
How China’s Tech Giants Wired the Gulf
As Trump visits the Gulf, Peter W. Singer examines China’s influence in the region.
Putin’s Shadow Armies Have Set Their Sights Beyond Ukraine
The New York Times reviews Putin’s Sledgehammer, a penetrating account of Prigozhin’s life and Wagner’s rise in Putin’s Russia.
Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Apprenticeships
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in Inside Higher Ed discussing the Trump administration’s mixed signals on apprenticeships.
Untangling Fact from Fiction in Trump’s Call to Defund English Learner Education
Trump’s attempt to defund Title III is fraught with baseless and inaccurate claims about the federal EL program, here are the facts.
Federal Early Education Update: May 2025
The latest in federal early education news
How Urban Renewal Harmed Black Communities—And Helped Colleges
Starting in the 1950s, colleges across the U.S. razed Black neighborhoods to expand their campuses through the urban renewal program.