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COVID-19 Could Be End of Line for Some Regional Colleges
The Vermont State Colleges System, which includes three four-year colleges and a community college, had been in financial…
Colleges Want No Repeat of the Last Recession’s Cuts
During the last recession more than a decade ago, states slashed about $33 billion in funding for the nation’s…
State Funding for Public Colleges Was Rebounding. Now They Brace for Coronavirus Budget Cuts
Most state funding for public colleges and universities is still not up to pre-recession levels — and it…
The ‘Public’ in Public College Could Be Endangered
Since the Great Recession, states have taken drastically different approaches to funding colleges. The pandemic poses an even…
Public Higher Ed Funding Still Has Not Recovered From 2008 Recession
State funding for higher education remains below pre-recession levels and will likely stay that way, a new report…
State support for higher ed rose again in 2019, but that trend is expected to stop
Although the boost in state appropriations would suggest a healthy funding outlook for the nation’s public colleges, the reality…
Coronavirus Could Cause a Long-Term Higher Ed Crisis
The impact of the coronavirus epidemic on higher education has been swift. The outbreak has already upended conference…
Has global higher education recovered from the financial crash?
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data suggests that, on the surface, spending has rebounded – but some fundamental…
What is the state of state higher ed funding?
Only about one in four U.S. adults say postsecondary education is affordable, according to a Gallup survey
Free college for everyone? School presidents aren’t impressed.
A dozen college presidents, most representing non-flagship public schools, gathered here recently for an annual media dinner. Many…
Some States Move Toward Financial Aid Based on Need Rather Than Merit
State-funded merit scholarships are politically popular. But as college tuition rises, policymakers in some states are starting to…
As Universities See State Funding Threatened, Will They Be Less Outspoken About Climate Change?
What happens when what your legislature wants is at odds with your student body or your faculty? What…
Dueling Conclusions on State Disinvestment
One report says funding cuts by states to public colleges are a problem; another says they’re a myth.
A Tale of Two Spenders: How State and Federal Higher Ed Spending Shifted During the Great Recession
Government spending on higher education has shifted significantly over the past two decades, with federal support increasing and…
Congress’s $2 billion to community colleges worth it or not?
Friday was “numbers Friday” at the Labor Department — the day when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases…
Two-Thirds of College Students Take On Debt, but Amount Is Rising More Slowly
America’s student debt is growing more slowly, but borrowing remains a fact of life for most students. The…
‘Nobody is Talking About This’: The Sorry State of Higher Ed Funding
Most Americans believe state spending for state colleges and universities has increased, or held steady, over the past…
The Top Public Schools in the WSJ/THE College Rankings
More than two dozen public schools placed in this year’s top 100 of the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher…
State
Pandemic in N.J. ‘Unlike Anything’ Before
Second nationally in deaths caused by the coronavirus. A frozen state budget. Efforts to recruit students to stay.…
Higher Ed ‘Will Never Be the Same:’ Commissioner
With no clear timeline for when state colleges and universities can safely operate amid the coronavirus pandemic, academic…
Community colleges scramble to graduate more working-age students
As state community colleges struggle to raise enrollment, they are looking to recruit more non-traditional students — those…
SUNY’s insufficient funding levels must be addressed
The SUNY and CUNY systems are among the most important engines of upward economic mobility in the state,…
Colorado campuses sound alarm as leaders push cost-cutting and “efficiency through starvation”
One by one, the leaders of Colorado’s colleges and universities appeared before lawmakers to make a collective plea:…
UAA enrollment drops 10% this fall after summer of tense budget battles
Leaders at the University of Alaska Anchorage are grappling with their largest drop in enrollment in years. The…
Methodology and full results
That plunged 52 percent to $4,552 per student in 2018. Pennsylvania now ranks near the bottom in most…
Penn State and Pa.’s public colleges are among the nation’s costliest — and are surprisingly empty
Pennsylvania taxpayer funding for higher education peaked in 2000 at an inflation-adjusted $9,433 per student, according to the…
Kevin Walthers: The Hancock Promise changes the odds for our community
As we approach the 2020 election season, most candidates are touting plans to address college affordability. This is…
If Missouri College Students Could Party Like It’s 1999, They’d Save About 61% On Tuition
Missouri state funding hasn’t kept up with student enrollment or inflation, higher education experts say, and that has…
Black college students in Illinois get the short end of the financial stick
Illinois is spending more on higher ed overall but less on financial aid, as pension plans gobble funding
Oregon “falling behind” on college affordability, data shows
Oregon is spending slightly more per student than before the Great Recession on higher education, but tuition is…
70% of college students graduate in debt: Northwest Indiana students talk about the reality of paying back loans after graduation
70% of college students graduate in debt: Northwest Indiana students talk about the reality of paying back loans…
Moving Away From Merit Aid
The University of Pittsburgh isn’t offering free tuition. Instead, it’s matching Pell Grants and shifting merit aid after…
Free College Proposal Raises Serious Questions
Gov. Lujan Grisham has put forth a plan (set for debate and possible approval in the 2020 Legislature)…
Michigan higher ed budget could lead to more tuition hikes, critics say
Michigan’s public universities aren’t thrilled with the higher education budget that passed the legislature this week, warning that…
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA CONSOLIDATES CAMPUSES AFTER BUDGET CUTS
Consolidating its three separate universities or units thereof are among the options open to the Alaska public higher…
Study: Low-income, students of color squeezed in Michigan’s college affordability crisis
A new study shows that Michigan’s public universities and community colleges are facing an affordability crisis, which has…
Opinion | Michigan is now 44th in per-resident support for higher ed
As state officials work toward the Michigan’s fiscal year 2020 budget, new data show how far our state…