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

University Business

Each year, the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index provides a snapshot of colleges’ expenses. higher education institutions rose 5.2% “HEPI is an inflation index designed specifically for use by institutions of higher education,” the report reads. Based on the report, inflation for U.S.

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

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

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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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies

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Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Never mind that the 50% target he refers to relates to tertiary education, I am certain he is not alone in believing that too many people go to university. In 1998, 20% of adults in the OECD had a tertiary education.

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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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Supreme Court decision demands a hard look at Illinois higher education costs

University Business

Back in 2009, only 14 cents of every higher education dollar went toward faculty pensions. Now, those payments consume a hefty 43 cents of each higher education dollar spent by the state. The post Supreme Court decision demands a hard look at Illinois higher education costs appeared first on University Business.

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Legislator with no higher education experience tapped to lead South Florida State College

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Hawkins served from 2008 to 2020 on the Osceola County Commission. The post Legislator with no higher education experience tapped to lead South Florida State College appeared first on University Business. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Hawkins went on to get elected to the House in November 2020. Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.