Finance: Page 7

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    Georgia Southern and East Georgia State merger gets green light from system board

    The move, part of a nearly 15-year effort to streamline the University System of Georgia, would bring USG’s institution count to 25.

    By • April 17, 2025
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    Faculty salaries grow but still lag pre-pandemic era

    Amid constrained budgets, real compensation for full-time faculty rose for the second year in a row, per the American Association of University Professors.

    By • April 11, 2025
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    Talladega College lands $15M loan as it cleans up its finances

    Less than a year ago, the Alabama historically Black college struggled to make its payroll. Now it’s on stronger footing after making cuts, leaders say.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    East Georgia State to merge into Georgia Southern under Perdue’s plan

    The latest proposed consolidation is part of an ongoing initiative to simplify and save administrative expense while maintaining options for students. 

    By • April 10, 2025
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    Universities face ‘daunting’ facilities needs, report says

    Capital and operations spending are up, but not enough to close backlogs, construction data company Gordian says.

    By Robert Freedman • April 10, 2025
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    Sonoma State turnaround plan calls for boosting enrollment 20%

    Following a slew of cuts earlier this year, the institution is now looking to make investments in programs and career pathways.

    By • April 8, 2025
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    Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeals battle

    Universities are waiting cautiously as the agency's unilateral plan to cut billions of research support dollars has already created widespread disruption.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts

    Citing “unprecedented conditions,” the university’s chancellor said it was freezing hiring and delaying capital projects.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants

    Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”

    By • April 3, 2025
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    Rosemont College in Pennsylvania to combine with Villanova University

    The Catholic Pennsylvania institution will become “Villanova University, Rosemont Campus” after a transition period under a merger agreement.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Trump administration suspends dozens of Princeton University’s research grants

    The Ivy League institution’s leader said it wasn’t fully clear why the funds were paused but reaffirmed the university's commitment to combating antisemitism.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    University of New Orleans should rejoin LSU system, state board says

    The public institution has been deteriorating financially since Hurricane Katrina hit the city two decades ago.

    By • March 28, 2025
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    ‘Moving in the right direction’: The push by wealthy institutions to enroll more low-income students

    Pell Grant recipients at colleges with the largest endowments increased nearly 5 percentage points since 2007, per a recent Brookings Institution analysis.

    By Lilah Burke • March 28, 2025
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    House passes bill to lower foreign reporting threshold to $50K

    The legislation, known as the Deterrent Act, would also require colleges to report all foreign gifts and contracts with “countries of concern,” such as China.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    ‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval?

    Raising retention and attendance rates, and accommodating diverse student bodies, could take on new importance as the traditional-age pipeline weakens.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    University of Pennsylvania ordered to stop work on $175M in federal contracts

    The Trump administration pulled research funding over the president’s mandate on transgender athletes — even though Penn says it is complying.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    ‘Undercutting your future’: What a higher endowment tax would mean for colleges

    The sector is worried about more risk, fewer resources and a disincentivized donor base as Republicans eye a bigger levy on university investments.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    AAUP and AFT sue Trump administration over threats to defund Columbia University

    The unions accused federal officials of trying to “overpower” the Ivy League institution’s autonomy and are asking that a court restore all funding.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    University of California freezes hiring as it braces for funding cuts

    The system cited uncertainty at both the federal and state level, including heavy potential cuts from the National Institutes of Health.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Charitable giving to colleges jumped 3% in FY 2024

    The increase is a “powerful vote of confidence” in the higher education sector, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s CEO. 

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Moody’s turns negative on higher ed’s financial outlook amid Trump cuts

    Federal policy changes like layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and funding reductions create major new risks for the sector, analysts said.

    By • March 19, 2025
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    St. Norbert College to cut over 2 dozen faculty positions and 20 programs

    The Catholic institution in Wisconsin is still trying to cut $7 million from its fiscal 2026 budget after previously initiating multiple rounds of layoffs.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    Johns Hopkins to lay off 2,200 workers as it reels from Trump’s USAID cuts

    The university said previously it faced an $800 million funding shortfall from the hollowed-out aid agency and would have to wind down programs.

    By • March 14, 2025
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    USDA restores funding to University of Maine System

    In an about-face, the agency resumed payments after Sen. Susan Collins spoke with Trump administration officials.

    By • March 13, 2025
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    USDA pauses funding to University of Maine System

    The funding freeze follows a spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Janet Mills over his order restricting transgender students from women’s sports.

    By • March 12, 2025