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Analysis: Higher ed costs haven’t been this high since 2008

University Business

The post Analysis: Higher ed costs haven’t been this high since 2008 appeared first on University Business. Among master’s-granting institutions, that number rose by only 0.5%, and 0.7% at baccalaureate institutions. More from UB : Is betting big on graduate school enrollment growth a major risk for higher ed?

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University endowment generates first loss since Great Recession in 2008 - Janny Eng, the Princetonian

Economics and Change in Higher Education

percent, the lowest investment return since the Great Recession of 2008. This year’s endowment demonstrates a decrease of $1.9 billion compared to last year’s $37.7 billion endowment. University investments generated a loss of 1.5 That year, the University investments suffered a loss of 23.5 This year’s decrease comes after last year’s 46.9

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2021’s Top-Paid Private-College President Received a Record Payout

The Chronicle of Higher Education

of Pennsylvania at 2008’s commencement Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, her last full year as president of the University of Pennsylvania, according to federal tax filings. By Julia Piper and Nick Perez Matt Rourke, AP Amy Gutmann as president of the U.

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Put Democracy in the Lecture

Academe Blog

That became a book in 2008… It began with the heartbreaking story of Randy Pausch, who was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He was diagnosed with cancer and literally gave his last lecture in September 2007.

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Cornell Cancer Researchers Fabricated Data

Inside Higher Ed

Two former scientists at Cornell University used made-up data in 12 different scientific papers published between 2008 and 2016, according to new reports by the federal Office of Research Integrity.

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The Enrollment Cliff: How Technology Can Help Higher Education Confront It

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The phenomenon starts with the financial crisis of 2008 and relates… Now, economic uncertainty, fears about diminishing returns on their tuition and other investments, increased opportunities to work in the trades, and other factors have experts warning about a coming enrollment cliff for higher education institutions around the country.

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Colleges Saw Costs Rise 4% in Fiscal Year 2023

Inside Higher Ed

It’s the second-highest rate of inflation since fiscal year 2008, when the HEPI was at 5 percent. Inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 4 percent in fiscal year 2023, according to data from the annual Commonfund Higher Education Price Index released Wednesday.

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