Inside Higher Ed Explained

Inside Higher Ed
Type:	News website
Format:	Online newspaper
Founder:	Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman
Editor:	Doug Lederman
Circulation:	3.67 million monthly, as of April 2020^[1]
Headquarters:	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Oclc:	721351944

Inside Higher Ed is an American online publication of news, opinion, resources, events and jobs in the higher education sphere. In 2022, Quad Partners, a private equity firm, sold it to Times Higher Education, itself owned by Inflexion Private Equity.^[2] It is based in Washington, D.C.

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 Eds 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 Eds 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]

Notes and References

1. https://about.insidehighered.com/marketing-solutions/ Marketing Solutions Lab
2. Web site: Times Higher Education acquires Inside Higher Ed . January 10, 2022 . Times Higher Education . 11 January 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. Web site: dead . Quad Partners Acquires Stake in Inside Higher Ed . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418152614/http://www.educationnews.org/higher-education/quad-partners-acquires-stake-in-inside-higher-ed/ . April 18, 2015 . Education News . January 22, 2015 . Kristin . Decarr .
6. "GradHacker Now Available at Inside Higher Ed", GradHacker, September 16, 2014.
7. Web site: Higher Education Special Reports . Inside Higher Ed . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407231305/https://www.insidehighered.com/special-reports . Apr 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. Web site: dead . ASHE Special Merit Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302072702/https://www.ashe.ws/ashe_meritaward . March 2, 2021 . The Association for the Study of Higher Education . April 17, 2017.
13. "Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award", NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, accessed May 7, 2020