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    Pomona College considers acquiring Claremont Graduate University

    The pair initiated confidential talks in late spring and entered exclusive talks in December to negotiate a definite agreement over the coming months.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Christian Brothers University to cut 16 faculty jobs

    The Catholic institution recently came off accreditor probation after a long restructuring process and past struggles with enrollment.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    DePaul University cuts nearly 8% of staff

    The Catholic institution is trying to plug an unplanned budget shortfall after a sharp decline of international students and other financial woes.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    DeSantis wants to give USF’s Sarasota campus to New College of Florida

    The Florida governor's budget proposal would expand the liberal arts college, which he has sought to make a conservative blueprint for higher education.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    College costs grew 3.6% in fiscal 2025, HEPI shows

    Faculty salaries rose 4.3%, the highest recorded rate since the Higher Education Price Index began tracking inflation in the category in 1998.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Willamette University and Pacific University seek to merge

    The two private nonprofits in Oregon said Thursday that they intend to create "the University of the Northwest," with one state official voicing support.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Guilford College comes off accreditor probation after budget cuts

    The college was hunting for cash to balance its budget just six months ago. But donations and cost cuts saved it from accreditation loss.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Wisconsin public universities could start shedding programs more rapidly

    A committee developed a new metric based on enrollment that could increase the number of degrees that get flagged for review. 

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    University of Nebraska regents approve cutting 4 programs at flagship

    The university’s governing board voted in favor of the plan despite sustained faculty objections over the eliminations and the process for determining them. 

    By • Dec. 8, 2025
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    Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes

    The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.

    By • Dec. 5, 2025
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    S&P: Negative outlook for nonprofit colleges in 2026

    The credit ratings agency on Tuesday cited federal policy shifts, rising costs and increased competition over students.

    By • Dec. 3, 2025
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    Audit slams shuttered Eastern Gateway Community College for ‘derelict accounting’

    A state-issued report questioned millions in spending and detailed voluminous recordkeeping and process issues in the troubled Ohio college’s final years.

    By • Dec. 3, 2025
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    University of Chicago nearly halves its budget deficit to $160M

    Revenue growth outpaced cost increases as the private nonprofit aims for a balanced budget by the decade’s end.

    By • Dec. 1, 2025
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    How the ‘immortal’ Limestone University collapsed

    The South Carolina college weathered tough financial times over the course of its life. In April, it made its last play to stay open — but it wasn’t enough.

    By • Dec. 1, 2025
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    Sonoma State University gets new leader after turbulent year of cuts

    Cal State veteran Michael Spagna is set to take over the institution in January following widely opposed budget cuts and amid ongoing enrollment troubles. 

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    Higher education outlook remains negative for 2026, Moody’s says

    Enrollment, political and cost pressures abound and will stick around in the new year, analysts said in a recent report.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty vote no confidence in chancellor

    The vote follows a contentious plan by the public university’s leader to slash four programs as part of an effort to reduce spending by $27.5 million.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    MacKenzie Scott’s recent college gifts top $1.1B. See who got funding.

    University of California, Merced and Carl Albert State College are among the latest institutions to receive donations from the philanthropist. 

    By • Updated Dec. 9, 2025
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    Democrats warn feds against selling student loans to private market

    Over 40 congressional lawmakers told Trump administration officials that transferring debt ownership could strip borrowers of their protections.

    By • Nov. 18, 2025
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    Feds cannot withhold funding from UC system amid lawsuit, judge rules

    The Trump administration has routinely used civil rights probes to force colleges “to change their ideological tune,” U.S. District Judge Rita Lin wrote.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Sterling College in Vermont to close

    The environmental-focused institution, which has under 40 students, said that closing now was the responsible move to support their transitions.

    By • Nov. 14, 2025
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    University of Nebraska-Lincoln leader reduces program cuts from 6 to 4

    While the public institution's chancellor backed away from some cuts, he is moving forward with others that face fierce opposition.

    By • Nov. 12, 2025
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    Big university endowments grew 11.5% in FY25, TIFF says

    Funds valued over $1 billion enjoyed a second year of double-digit returns, but increased taxes will weigh on many starting next year.

    By • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Net tuition rises at colleges, but costs are far below their peaks

    The prices students and their families paid after aid at four-year public colleges and private nonprofits ticked up in 2025-26, per College Board estimates. 

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Trinity Christian College to close at the end of the academic year

    The institution considered slashing programs and finding a partner but ultimately decided there was “no sustainable path forward,” its president said. 

    By • Nov. 5, 2025