Finance: Page 2

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    Tennessee State operations get $96M boost from reallocated state funds

    Tennessee's comptroller cited his confidence in the beleaguered university's current leadership team when signing the deal Tuesday.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    AAUP and AFT appeal after judge tosses lawsuit over canceled Columbia funds

    The judge ruled that the unions lacked standing to sue and sided with the Trump administration’s case.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Tennessee State raises tuition 6% amid budget stabilization effort

    Even with the tuition hike, the public historically Black institution faces a nearly $39 million shortfall.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    University of Nebraska looks to cut another $20M from its budget

    Amid state and federal funding challenges, the public Midwestern institution has already cut tens of millions of dollars in spending in recent years.

    By • June 13, 2025
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    North Carolina’s Guilford College scrambles for cash to keep its accreditation

    Amid enrollment declines, the historically Quaker institution has until December to show its accreditor a balanced budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Northwestern freezes hiring and cuts budgets to combat ‘increasing strain’ on finances

    The highly selective university faces funding threats from the Trump administration along with rising costs and proposed policy changes.

    By • June 11, 2025
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    University of Minnesota eyes steep tuition hikes and budget cuts

    The public institution aims to keep its budget balanced amid what its president described as “unprecedented challenges” in higher education.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    For-profit performing arts college in New York to close

    The New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts said it had exhausted “every possible alternative” prior to the decision to wind down.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    University of Idaho abandons plan to acquire University of Phoenix

    Faced with opposition from the beginning, the state university and for-profit college ended negotiations.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    ‘Finally’: Keystone College completes merger with nonprofit

    After a recent closure scare, the institution is continuing operations under the nonprofit Washington Institute for Education and Research. 

    By • June 3, 2025
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    FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

    The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution. 

    By • June 2, 2025
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    16 states sue National Science Foundation over wide-reaching research cuts

    The lawsuit takes aim at the agency’s cap on indirect research costs and its mass termination of grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Trump administration moves to end Harvard University’s remaining federal contracts

    Since mid-April, the federal government has cut off roughly $2.8 billion in multi-year grants and contracts to the Ivy League institution.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students?

    Higher prices on essential items like computers, food and transportation could harm low-income students and jeopardize their academic track, experts say. 

    By Danielle McLean • May 27, 2025
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    The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.

    Critics worry that the spending package, now headed to the Senate, would have a “historic and negative impact” on college access.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities

    The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    New Jersey City University takes key step to become part of Kean University

    The two public institutions signed a letter of intent Thursday outlining a plan that would transform NJCU into “Kean Jersey City.”

    By • May 16, 2025
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    ‘Gross mismanagement’: Bacone College sent into liquidation

    After filing for bankruptcy last year, a judge this week ordered its case to be converted into Chapter 7 after alarms raised by the U.S. trustee’s office.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    State and local funding for public colleges up 18% from pre-pandemic levels, SHEEO says

    States could face hard budgetary decisions ahead as federal stimulus funding runs dry, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association said.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    University of Arizona has balanced budget in sight after massive deficits

    A preliminary budget plan for fiscal 2026 would cut 3.2% across the board, with the largest reductions hitting administration and university support.

    By • May 9, 2025
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    Johnson & Wales University to lay off 91 faculty and staff

    “We simply cannot afford to be the size that we once were,” the private nonprofit’s chancellor said in a letter to stakeholders.

    By • May 8, 2025
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    National Science Foundation faces lawsuit over 15% indirect research cap

    The legal challenge is at least the third levied against a federal agency in recent weeks for limiting reimbursement rates for colleges' indirect costs.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    Trump administration cuts off Harvard University from future research grant funding

    The institution “should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided,” U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon wrote.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Risk-sharing: A ‘well-intentioned’ disaster for colleges?

    Experts say a push to make institutions responsible for unpaid student loans could hit hardest on those serving historically underrepresented students.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    How you can support your students with better payment plans

    Students need accessible payment options. Help students afford their education with payment plans.

    By Nelnet Campus Commerce • May 5, 2025