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Inside Higher Ed

U.S. center-left (higher-education trade press)

Inside Higher Ed is a U.S. trade news site for the higher-education sector. It is owned by Times Higher Education, which is backed by the private equity firm Inflexion. It is mainly a news outlet, with an opinion section. Its news coverage of the Trump administration's higher-education policies is detailed and mostly framed around the harm to colleges, with a critical lean, particularly in its opinion section.

Owned byOwned by Times Higher Education (THE), which acquired it in January 2022. THE is a portfolio company of the UK private equity firm Inflexion, which bought THE in 2019. Earlier, Quad Partners held a controlling stake from 2014–15 until the 2022 sale.

LeaningU.S. center-left (higher-education trade press)

On the administrationbroadly critical

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4average bias score across 5 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

4 Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against DHS Rule Capping Student and Journalist Visa Stays
3 LSAC Halts LSAT Registration for Iranian Citizens and Residents After Treasury Suspends Five Iran Sanctions Licenses
5 Judge Rules West Point's Faculty Pre-Approval Speech Policy Unconstitutional, Four Months After Blocking It
4 UNC System Sends 10-Page Reply to Education Secretary McMahon's 'Call to Action' Letter
4 DHS Finalizes Rule Ending Open-Ended 'Duration of Status' for Foreign Student, Exchange, and Media Visas