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American University Board of Trustees announces reduced budget for fiscal year 2025 Budget reduced $34 million from previous year, following deficit - Penelope Jennings and Luna Jinks, the Eagle

Economics and Change in Higher Education

American University’s budget for fiscal year 2025 will total $860 million, compared to $894 million this year, Board of Trustees Chair Gina Adams announced in an email Thursday afternoon. Fiscal year 2025 will begin on July 1, the same day that the University’s presidency turns over to Jonathan Alger. million deficit in January 2024.

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Higher Education in the News

Inside Higher Ed

Did you know that 37 percent of the Harvard Class of 2025 attended private schools or that the figure at Princeton was 40 percent, at Brown, 41 percent, and at Dartmouth, 44 percent? Articles you may have missed over the long Labor Day weekend.

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Cal State 2025 Graduation Rate Goals Lagging - Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The report noted that the system is falling short on three of four graduation rate goals set under Graduation Initiative 2025, an effort to boost graduation rates, decrease time to degree and eliminate disparities for students from minority backgrounds.

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How Does Student Lifecycle Management Contribute to Institutional Success?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

A common misconception in higher education is that colleges and universities focus primarily on the success of the learners enrolled on campus. However, this is only one part of a larger student lifecycle, and as the 2025 enrollment cliff looms, it’s getting harder to attract new learners from a decreasing pool of prospective students.

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West Virginia University president plans to step down in 2025 - AP

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The news came a week after the WVU Board of Governors extended his contract by one year to June 2025. Gee announced his plan to the university’s Faculty Senate on Monday, The Daily Athenaeum reported. Gee, 79, is in his second stint at West Virginia that began in 2014. He also was the school’s president from 1981 to 1985.

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Could nearly half of cybersecurity leaders leave their roles by 2025? - Laura Ascione, eCampus News

Economics and Change in Higher Education

By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25 percent for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to new predictions by Gartner, Inc. Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress,” said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner.

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What could the higher education short course trial mean for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

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Therefore, a new policy – the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) – which provides access to loans for a more flexible approach to higher education, should be welcome. In 2021, the Office for Students (OfS) launched the higher education short course trial. The reality: 22 providers developed between them 96 new courses.