Inside Higher Ed
TypeNews website
FormatOnline newspaper
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]
OCLC number721351944
Websiteinsidehighered.com

Inside Higher Ed is a media company and online publication that provides news, opinion, resources, events and jobs focused on college and university topics. In 2022, Quad Partners, a private equity firm, sold Inside Higher Education to Times Higher Education, itself owned by Inflexion Private Equity.[2] The company is based in Washington, D.C., United States.

History

Inside Higher Ed was founded in 2004 by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman,[3][4] two former editors of The Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as Kathlene Collins, formerly a business manager for The 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

Inside Higher Ed publishes daily and content includes news stories, opinion essays and career advice. The publication also hosts several blogs on education topics, including "Confessions of a Community College Dean", "Conditionally Accepted" and "GradHacker".[6] It also publishes Admissions Insider, an online publication about college admissions and enrollment news. In 2018, Inside Higher Ed began publishing supplemental reports in addition to its regular news and editorial offerings.[7] Inside Higher Ed publishes 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 Ed and Gallup have partnered to annually survey higher education professionals.[9] In addition, Inside Higher Ed publishes the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) Faculty Compensation Survey data.

Inside Higher Ed's content regularly appears in other publications such as Slate[10] and Business Insider.[11] Inside Higher Ed has been recognized by the Association for the Study of Higher Education[12] and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators' Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.[13]

References

  1. ^ Marketing Solutions Lab, Inside Higher Ed, March 1, 2016
  2. ^ "Times Higher Education acquires Inside Higher Ed". Times Higher Education. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 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 from the original on April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "GradHacker Now Available at Inside Higher Ed", GradHacker, September 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Higher Education Special Reports". Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on 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 from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award", NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, accessed May 7, 2020

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