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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul

Higher Ed Dive

The small liberal arts institution will need to overcome long-term underfunding challenges to reach 1,200 students by 2028, President Richard Corcoran said.

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Changes to research assessment have unintended consequences

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REF 2028 needs very careful design, argues Anton Muscatelli – based around what can be genuinely and rigorously measured across institutions The post Changes to research assessment have unintended consequences appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The ongoing saga of REF 2028: why doesn’t teaching count for impact?

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The initial decisions on REF 2028 (REF 2028/23/01 from Research England et al ), based on the report on FRAP – the Future Research Assessment Programme – contain one surprise and one non-surprise among nearly 40 decisions. by Ian McNay Surprise, surprise…or not. An example. There was a newly appointed CEO.

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Mississippi Bill Would Mandate 3 College Closures

Inside Higher Ed

The legislation—Senate Bill 2726—doesn’t specify the three, deferring that decision to the Institutions of Higher Learning, which oversees the state’s eight public universities. If the bill passes, IHL will have until June 30, 2025, to select them, with closure mandated by 2028.

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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

New College of Florida is seeking a $400 million state investment over the next five years to help it boost enrollment and compete with other liberal arts colleges, a highly unusual amount for a public institution with roughly 700 students. The college had 669 students in 2022.

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Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure

Insight Into Diversity

A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. Any research institute or laboratory at a closing college may be relocated to another school.

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Mississippi senator wants to close 3 state universities by 2028. - Grant McLaughlin, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Cambridge intends to keep its program costs the same and to continue to award degrees until the two institutions are fully integrated, which could take up to two years, officials said. The two institutions are similarly sized, with nearly 2,500 students attending Bay Path in fall 2022 compared with about 2,100 students at Cambridge.