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3 Virginia universities face some viability risk
Radford University, University of Mary Washington and Virginia State University have struggled with enrollment or pricing challenges, or both.
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S&P: Community colleges lifted by improved enrollment and finances
After steep drops in student numbers during the pandemic, the sector has cause for optimism, analysts said.
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TrendlineCommunity Colleges
The nation’s community colleges look to innovative programs and funding models as they work to boost enrollment and stay financially afloat in the changing higher education world.
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NACAC 2024Admissions experts tackle test-optional policies, recruitment and more
We’re rounding up our coverage from the recent National Association for College Admission Counseling’s annual conference.
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Utah launches statewide guaranteed admissions initiative
All 16 of the state's public colleges and universities are participating in the program, the Utah System of Higher Education said Friday.
By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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College competition and operational pain are the ‘new normal,’ S&P says
Margins are down, costs are up and tuition revenue is constrained after the pandemic exacerbated existing challenges, according to a recent report.
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NACAC 2024How colleges can navigate a shifting test-optional landscape
Panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference shared ways to guide applicants through a patchwork of policies.
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Baldwin Wallace University to cut 10 programs, lay off 28 employees
The institution added to reductions announced earlier this year as it works to balance its budget and manage recent enrollment declines.
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Drexel University preps for workforce, benefits cuts after deficit balloons by $22M
The university blamed its financial woes on an enrollment decline, which leaders linked to the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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The next wave of college cuts is already here
Institutions continue to ax majors and lay off employees to cope with rising costs and constrained enrollment.
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George Mason University’s law school faces $38M in running losses
Enrollment at the Antonin Scalia Law School has declined significantly from recent peaks while costs have increased.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Rising costs, student debt turn graduate degrees into a ‘risky’ proposition, research finds
Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.
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Princeton, MIT, Harvard sit atop U.S. News college rankings — again
After methodological changes unveiled last year, the latest list shows more stability.
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Dartmouth College to pour $500M into student housing
The Ivy League institution is building its first new residences in 20 years and modernizing others, with help from a big donation.
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Columbia College Chicago looks to cut 10 programs, consolidate others
The private institution is trying to pare 58 undergraduate majors down to 40 and stem its bleeding budget.
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College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds
Those graduates enrolled in college within one year at higher rates than the prior cohort, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
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Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees
The Ohio-based nonprofit is eliminating staff and faculty roles as it tries to balance its budget by fiscal 2027.
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University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts
The private institution has avoided deficits and steep enrollment declines, but wants to maintain ‘relative institutional strength.’
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Brown University reports drop in diversity among incoming students
Its share of freshmen from underrepresented groups fell by 9 percentage points after last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions.
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Cal State San Bernardino braces for budget cuts amid $1B system deficit
With cuts and delays in state higher ed funding, the campus is grappling with a “devastating” budget crisis, its president said.
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Project Kitty Hawk is trying to reenroll students who left the UNC System. Is it working?
It’s been over a year since the nonprofit ed tech company launched to bring back students who left before completing their credentials.
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Knoxville College takes a step toward accreditation nearly 30 years in the making
The historically Black institution, which lost accreditation in 1997, filed an application with Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
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New York’s Mount Saint Mary College downgraded by Fitch
Analysts pointed to a recent cyberattack and a competitive market that is likely to weigh on the private nonprofit's finances.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 29, 2024 -
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SHEEO 2024How to try direct admissions — from experts who have been there
The approach can be hard to implement but has few risks, a panelist told the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association's conference.
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University of New Orleans cuts over 70 positions
The institution is reducing its headcount, largely by eliminating unfilled positions, as it grapples with a multimillion-dollar deficit.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 31, 2024 -
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It’s time to ‘change the narrative’ on stopping out, report suggests
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning argued that older learners shouldn’t be viewed through the same lens as traditional-age students.
By Danielle McLean • July 31, 2024
