Finance: Page 2

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    Families as the next advancement frontier

    How strategic engagement — and smarter data tracking — are reshaping parent and family giving.

    By CampusESP • March 9, 2026
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    Public colleges could face pressure amid state budget woes, Fitch says

    Republican-led federal cuts and a shaky economy could set up competition for funds — and historically, higher education gets cut first in tough times.

    By • March 6, 2026
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    The New School to shrink workforce by 7% — with more cuts to come

    The private New York institution is facing deficits of tens of millions of dollars and declining enrollment.

    By • March 5, 2026
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    Lawmakers mull $15M in emergency funding for Southern Oregon University

    The proposal comes as the public institution wrestles with dwindling cash reserves and a potentially dangerous shortfall by next year.

    By • March 5, 2026
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    Education Department urged to broaden ‘professional’ student definition

    Professional students will be able to borrow $100,000 more than other graduate students, but a proposed rule would exclude certain fields from the higher cap. 

    By • March 3, 2026
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    University of Iowa seeks to cut 7 degrees

    The proposed eliminations follow a mandated review that flagged undergraduate majors and master’s degrees deemed to have low enrollment.

    By • Feb. 26, 2026
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    Washington University to acquire St. Louis College of Pharmacy

    The college will become WashU’s 10th academic school and “strengthen interdisciplinary connections” across health fields, it said. 

    By • Feb. 26, 2026
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    Lawmakers release $8.8M of Utah State University’s funding after audit

    Legislators had withheld the money for months while waiting for the audit, which ultimately found spending and governance problems.

    By • Feb. 23, 2026
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    Week in review: UT System limits ‘controversial’ instruction

    We’re rounding up recent stories, from a regional public university facing a $45 million deficit to other colleges facing budget or program cuts. 

    By • Feb. 23, 2026
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    University of North Texas braces for budget cuts amid $45M deficit

    The institution’s leader attributed the gap to drops in state funding and larger-than-expected declines in international graduate enrollment. 

    By • Feb. 18, 2026
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    Labouré College to close in August

    After the Massachusetts institution ceases operations this summer, the nearby Curry College plans to absorb its nursing programs. 

    By • Feb. 13, 2026
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    Lourdes University in Ohio closing at end of academic year

    Like many small Catholic institutions, it has wrestled with dwindling enrollment and rising financial pressures.

    By • Feb. 13, 2026
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    Down 9.2%: Colleges see drop in new gifts to endowments

    Colleges also tapped their endowments more in FY 2025, found the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund.

    By • Feb. 12, 2026
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    Accreditor takes North Idaho College off probation

    The institution experienced years of leadership and governance turmoil. Now its enrollment is rising and operations are stabilizing, the college says.

    By • Feb. 11, 2026
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    Santa Monica College approves dozens of layoffs to target shortfalls

    The California public institution is struggling with a persistent structural deficit as well as recent and long-term enrollment declines.

    By • Feb. 9, 2026
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    ‘An urgent operational reality’: Southern Oregon University faces looming cash shortfall

    The struggling regional institution has seen enrollment decline and is now trying to manage its expenses amid constrained revenue.

    By • Feb. 4, 2026
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    Princeton moves to tighten budgets as investment markets slow

    More than half of the Ivy League institution's operating revenue comes from endowment income, but lower returns and higher taxes could stymie growth.

    By • Feb. 4, 2026
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    Duke’s budget and employee cuts called into question by audit

    An analysis of the private North Carolina institution’s finances found ample reserves and resources, drawing a rebuke from faculty.

    By • Feb. 2, 2026
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    Penn undergoes another round of budget-tightening measures

    The Ivy League institution directed leaders of its schools and centers to reduce “certain expenditures” by 4% amid federal policy headwinds.

    By • Jan. 30, 2026
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    Nevada higher ed leaders approve hefty tuition hike for public colleges

    The 8-5 vote by the state college system’s governing board will ultimately raise tuition by 12% at four-year institutions and 9% for two-year colleges.

    By • Jan. 28, 2026
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    Cornell University lands $371.5M gift, the largest in its history

    The pledge from software billionaire David Duffield, added to his $100 million gift last year, will go toward the Ivy League institution's engineering school. 

    By • Jan. 23, 2026
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    In rapid about-face, Morris Brown College brings back president it fired

    The historically Black institution’s board said it didn’t comply with contractual and procedural requirements when it terminated Kevin James.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    Federal policy uncertainty is disrupting planning, college leaders say

    Concerns loom large about institutional autonomy and long-term financial viability, an American Council on Education survey found.

    By • Jan. 21, 2026
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    Congress moves to reject Trump plan to slash Education Department funding

    A bipartisan 2026 spending proposal from both legislative chambers would preserve funding for a litany of student support programs.

    By • Jan. 20, 2026
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    Nevada public colleges eye tuition hikes to spare some 300 jobs

    The state’s higher education system is considering a 12% tuition increase at four-year institutions and 9% for two-year colleges amid a looming funding gap.

    By • Jan. 16, 2026