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Iowa's public universities request $22M in additional funding
The institutions' presidents suggested the additional money is necessary to help them stay competitive with their peers.
By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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Mills College trustees finalize merger with Northeastern after court order lifted
The 169-year-old Mills will cease to be a women's institution despite a legal challenge from its own alumnae association.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Income-share agreements are loans, and provider misled students, CFPB says
The agency's actions underline a tightening regulatory environment for the ISA market, where uncertainty has long pervaded.
By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 8, 2021 -
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No, out-of-state students don't always bring in more revenue, new research suggests
An increase of nonresident students at public colleges was linked to a decrease in per-student tuition revenue, a recent paper found.
By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 3, 2021 -
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What factors should college leaders consider with consolidations?
New Ithaka S+R research examines the reasoning behind public higher ed mergers and their effects on disadvantaged students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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University of Texas at San Antonio to acquire art school
The university's deal for the Southwest School of Art is the latest domino to fall in a steadily consolidating art school market.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 24, 2021 -
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Q&AHow could investing in regional colleges help communities?
Robert Maxim talks about his new Brookings Institution report arguing for a major infusion of federal money into an overlooked group of schools.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 13, 2021 -
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Deep DiveSurge in pandemic debt forgiveness is about students reenrolling — and also colleges' bottom lines
Federal relief funding means institutions can target retention and receive a financial boost when forgiving student balances.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 11, 2021 -
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Department of Education takes a new directionEd Department finds closed for-profits owe over $6M
The dollar amounts charged against two for-profits that closed in 2018 may be less important than the direction regulators are signaling, experts say.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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Morgan State stops using contract staff, striking at employee inequity
The historically Black institution is converting some of these workers to full-time status with benefits and is also raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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Digging out of the pandemic's economic turmoil, public colleges hike tuition
These institutions are looking to stabilize their budgets after a tough financial year, but more turbulence may be ahead.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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UT-Austin, U of Oklahoma accept SEC's membership invitation
The moves are officially planned after a week of positioning but still aren't scheduled to take place for several years.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated July 30, 2021 -
Augustana College tests income insurance for transfer students
The program guarantees income for five years after graduation and gives the institution a new way to attract certain students.
By Rick Seltzer • July 21, 2021 -
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Virginia higher ed funding is inequitable and needs reform, report says
One think tank is criticizing public colleges for taking big shares of state dollars without enrolling many low-income students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 21, 2021 -
Pennsylvania system board votes to merge 6 institutions into 2
The plan intends to correct PASSHE's declining enrollment and unsteady finances, though it attracted bitter faculty and staff opposition.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 14, 2021 -
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Inside Iowa Wesleyan University's plan to find better financial footing
The liberal arts school, which was on the brink of closure three years ago, is hoping better retention and a wider recruiting funnel will improve its prospects.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 13, 2021 -
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Fitch raises higher ed outlook but sees growing gaps between colleges
Returns to in-person instruction drive the ratings agency to upgrade the sector to stable, but revenue pressures threaten colleges unevenly.
By Rick Seltzer • July 7, 2021 -
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Mills College alumnae sue to halt possible merger
The two plaintiffs — one of whom currently sits on the college's governing board — allege the institution has withheld key financial information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated July 7, 2021 -
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Massachusetts bill to boost state higher ed funding gains backing
Dozens of legislators have signed onto the measure, which would send $500 million more annually to public institutions for five years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 6, 2021 -
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Colleges employed fewer hourly staff during the pandemic
Part-time workers saw the biggest decreases, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
By Hallie Busta • June 23, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Schneider ElectricSmall and mid-sized colleges underestimate their power to accelerate campus projects
New research finds post-pandemic optimism on stimulus funding, modernization and growth.
June 21, 2021 -
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5 charts breaking down MacKenzie Scott's $1.5B in donations to colleges
The philanthropist's giving to the sector has had a heavy focus on minority-serving schools and those with relatively high shares of low-income students.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 17, 2021 -
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MacKenzie Scott announces more donations to colleges, higher ed groups
The gifts to more than two dozen institutions and other organizations are unrestricted, giving officials total control over how to use them.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2021 -
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2 Philadelphia universities vote for merger plan
A deal between Saint Joseph's University and the University of the Sciences would have the private institutions combining next summer.
By Rick Seltzer • June 14, 2021 -
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Feedback on PASSHE mergers highlights extent of opposition
Public responses to the Pennsylvania system’s proposal to turn six institutions into two has been largely negative.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 10, 2021
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