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Inside Higher Ed
TypeNews website
FormatOnlinenewspaper
Founder(s)Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman
EditorDoug Lederman
Founded2004;20 years ago(2004)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.,U.S.
Circulation3.67 million monthly, as of April 2020[1]
OCLCnumber721351944
Websiteinsidehighered

Inside Higher Edis an Americanonline publicationof news, opinion, resources, events and jobs in thehigher educationsphere. In 2022, Quad Partners, a private equity firm, sold it toTimes Higher Education,itself owned by Inflexion Private Equity.[2]It is based inWashington, D.C.

History[edit]

Inside Higher Edwas founded in 2004 by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman,[3][4]two former editors ofThe Chronicle of Higher Education,as well as Kathlene Collins, formerly a business manager forThe Chronicle.

In 2015, Quad Partners acquired a controlling interest in the publication.[5]

As of 2022,Inside Higher Ed's chief executive officer is Dari Gessner.

Content[edit]

Inside Higher Edpublishes daily and content includes news stories, opinion essays and career advice. The publication also hosts severalblogson education topics, including "Confessions of a Community College Dean", "Conditionally Accepted" and "GradHacker".[6]It also publishesAdmissions Insider,an online publication about college admissions and enrollment news. In 2018,Inside Higher Edbegan publishing supplemental reports in addition to its regular news and editorial offerings.[7]Inside Higher Edpublishes a weekly podcast, "The Key with Inside Higher Ed", in which editors and reporters discuss the challenges posed to higher education by the pandemic and recession, with a particular focus on lower-income students.[8]

Since 2012,Inside Higher EdandGalluphave partnered to annually survey higher education professionals.[9]In addition,Inside Higher Edpublishes theAmerican Association of University Professors' (AAUP) Faculty Compensation Survey data.

Inside Higher Ed's content regularly appears in other publications such asSlate[10]andBusiness Insider.[11]Inside Higher Edhas been recognized by theAssociation for the Study of Higher Education[12]and theNational Association of Student Personnel Administrators' Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^Marketing Solutions Lab,Inside Higher Ed,March 1, 2016
  2. ^"Times Higher Education acquires Inside Higher Ed".Times Higher Education. January 10, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  3. ^Annys Shin, "Inside Higher Ed Emphasizes Online Focus",The Washington Post,March 7, 2005; page E05.
  4. ^Lia Miller, "New Web site for Academics Roils Education Journalism",The New York Times,February 14, 2005.
  5. ^Decarr, Kristin (January 22, 2015)."Quad Partners Acquires Stake in Inside Higher Ed".Education News.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2015.
  6. ^"GradHacker Now Available at Inside Higher Ed",GradHacker,September 16, 2014.
  7. ^"Higher Education Special Reports".Inside Higher Ed.Archived fromthe originalon April 7, 2023.
  8. ^"Inside Higher Ed Podcast",North American Interfraternity Conference.
  9. ^Zac Auter, "What Gallup Learned About Higher Education in 2017",Gallup,December 27, 2017.
  10. ^"Inside Higher Ed",Slate,accessed April 17, 2017.
  11. ^"Inside Higher Ed",Business Insider,accessed April 17, 2017.
  12. ^"ASHE Special Merit Award".The Association for the Study of Higher Education.Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2021.RetrievedApril 17,2017.
  13. ^"Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award",NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, accessed May 7, 2020

External links[edit]

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