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24 novembre 2017

Law School May Join U Illinois at Chicago

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. The University of Illinois at Chicago is in the midst of discussions that would have it absorbing the city's independent John Marshall Law School. More...

24 novembre 2017

Faculty Balk at Westminster Layoff Notices

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. An international buyer intends to employ faculty and staff in the future, but Rider issued the layoff notices in case the deal falls through. More...

24 novembre 2017

Off the Pedestal

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Republican tax plan would cut off key source of borrowing and impose new taxes on wealthy institutions. Some see historic shift in view of elite universities from a public good worthy of sheltering from taxes to a source of funds for government. More...

24 novembre 2017

A Lack of Tuition Strategy

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. States lack coordination and clarity, according to survey finding more than two-thirds of respondents reported no unified approach to address affordability. More...

24 novembre 2017

Net Price Keeps Creeping Up

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Tuition and fees increased by less than 2 percent between 2016-17 and 2017-18 after adjusting for inflation, according to new College Board reports released Wednesday. The reports, “Trends in Student Aid” and “Trends in College Pricing,” are released annually, showing both short-term changes and trends over longer periods of time. More...

24 novembre 2017

State-Funded Student Aid Holds Steady

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. State-funded student financial aid totaled about $12.5 billion across the country, according to an annual survey from the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs. Aid totals increased by less than 1 percent from $12.4 billion in 2014-15 on a nominal basis and were essentially even after adjusting for inflation. More...

24 novembre 2017

Public Higher Ed Skews Wealthy

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. New report analyzing mobility data over time takes aim at public universities for using so-called merit aid to attract wealthy students. Universities push back. More...

24 novembre 2017

Survey Positive on Undergrad Education

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Higher education leaders gave high marks to the state of undergraduate education in a new survey released today, but they also pointed to need for improvement in degree-completion rates, student learning quality and affordability. More...

24 novembre 2017

Whittling Down Wisconsin's Colleges

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Professors fear an ambitious systemwide merger plan is rushed, but system president argues it is necessary amid tight budgets and declining enrollment at Wisconsin's two-year colleges. More...

24 novembre 2017

Aiming for Billions

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Over the last few weeks, several public flagship research universities have announced multibillion-dollar fund-raising campaigns running into 2022. Another private research university said it is trying to raise $1 billion. Even some institutions without the size and reach to set targets in the billions of dollars are stretching their goals to record levels. More...

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