University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Josh Shapiro proclaimed the state’s higher education system wasn’t “working.” ” Declining enrollment, skyrocketing tuition and financially thin institutions paralyzed state leaders on how the best path forward was to keep in-state talent and ensure its colleges and universities remained competitive. .”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has reached a tentative agreement with unionized faculty for a new four-year labor contract, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. This “agreement in principle” only applies to the organization’s faculty members, not the coaches.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 5, 2024

A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association lists economic and workforce development as a top priority among higher education leaders for the second year in a row.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 13, 2023

Though legislatures’ budgets are still up in the air, patterns are emerging around college funding.

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 25, 2023

But public colleges will now have to contend with the loss of COVID-19 relief funds and continuing declines in enrollment.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

The report ranks the top 10 issues, including the value of higher education (3), state funding for financial aid programs (5), general college completion/student success (7), enrollment declines (8) and adult/nontraditional student success (10). It also cites FAFSA completion and institutional accountability as honorary mentions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Emilio Flores/Cal State LA California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, in pursuit of higher pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads, the Press-Telegram reported. 30 statement.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 16, 2024

Delaney, professor of higher education in the department of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explores how long it has historically taken to restore state spending on higher education. Today on the Academic Minute: Jennifer A.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Texas Department of Information Resources, in its newly released Biennial Performance Report, has asked the state legislature to make it easier for higher education institutions and other state agencies to have dedicated information security officers by allowing them to share ISOs regionally.

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University Business

MAY 2, 2023

News & World Report has unveiled its 2023 rankings of the country’s best states for higher education. It analyzed the share of each state’s college degree holders, graduation rates, costs of in-state tuition and fees and graduate debt load. News’ broader Best States rankings.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

State funding for public higher education in fiscal year 2023 increased by 6.6 billion, according to a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, or SHEEO. It's the second time state support for higher education has topped $100 billion. In fiscal 2023, states allocated $1.2

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Image: State fiscal support for public higher education institutions is up 6.6 percent for fiscal year 2023, according to the latest report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, or SHEEO. State support increased in 38 states, jumping by 10 percent or more in 14 states.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A decade-old policy change has allowed states to delegate their oversight authority regarding higher education to accrediting agencies, argues Student Defense, a legal advocacy nonprofit that assists students defrauded by colleges, in a new report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) convened leading higher education thought leaders on campus earlier this week for its fourth annual State of Diversity summit. Dr. Jamal Watson moderated the discussion. .

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

—A coalition of dozens of public university systems across the country is launching a campaign aimed at improving public perception of the value of higher education—in part by measuring those institutions’ current contributions and committing to improve their performance. Image: NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—A

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2024

Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is but a mere sample of concerns that must be addressed at the state level. Since the pandemic, colleges and universities have struggled to alleviate stressors that existed even prior to the pandemic, such as affordable college and higher ed’ value proposition. And with a new year comes new opportunities.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Total enrollment projections for the 26 colleges and seven universities in the Minnesota State system show a slight increase to more than 106,000 full-time equivalent students last month. Minnesota State officials say minimal growth is also projected next school year. billion during the 2024-25 biennium, an increase of $331.4

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” More specifically, I knew that I needed to limit the number of technologies that I would ask my students to use.

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University Business

JUNE 13, 2023

In the last month, two states have decided to address their higher education systems’ most pressing issues by leveraging state funding to reward institutions that can deliver—and deprive those that can’t. Brandon Creighton, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

State funding for higher education increased 4.9% in 2022 when adjusted for inflation, rising for the 10th straight year, according to an annual report from State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. In 2022, funding per full-time equivalent student reached $304, up 3.1% compared to 2008.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

For ten years the State of Facilities in Higher Education has been recognizing trends and opportunities based on our database of information from schools around the U.S. Over time, the insights in the State of Facilities have evolved and our recommendations have followed suit.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2023

If we are going to fix higher education issues, state governments must be at the forefront of the work. Constitution, and subsequent Supreme Court cases , have made it clear that education is a power reserved for states under the 10th Amendment. Read more from The Hill.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

The state of Virginia is set to make a big change in a hiring practice by eliminating the requirement or preference that applicants for many executive branch jobs have a higher-education degree. The change will apply to almost 90% of state classified positions Youngkin’s office said in a news release. It will take effect July 1.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2024

Cutting higher education funding in Connecticut would be devastating to students and faculty, advocates say. They’re sounding the alarm over proposed state budget cuts. Scores of students, professors and union leaders spoke for nearly seven hours at a public hearing Tuesday night.

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University Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

Derek Slap, D-West Hartford, who chairs the legislature’s Higher Education Committee. could become first state to ban legacy admissions in higher education: ‘A practice of the past’ appeared first on University Business. . “This landscape is shifting very quickly on legacy” admissions, said Sen.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Tyler Cowen speaks to students and faculty about “The Economics of Articifial Intelligence” on September 7, 2023, In the Great Hall of the Memorial Union as a part of the Iowa State Lecture Series Higher education has adapted slowest to artificial intelligence (AI), according to Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University. “We

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Wright State University to suspend admissions to 34 degrees - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive Wright State University, in Ohio, immediately suspended enrollment into almost three dozen programs as part of its review of academic offerings.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 11, 2023

The decision overturned a ruling barring the college from charging nonresident students more than unauthorized immigrants paying in-state rates.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

By Sonel Cutler State funding is up 10 percent this year. Many legislatures have directed more money to public colleges in an effort to keep tuition flat.

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University Business

JUNE 8, 2023

Cloud, was selected Wednesday by South Florida State College trustees to succeed retiring school President Thomas Leitzel. The post Legislator with no higher education experience tapped to lead South Florida State College appeared first on University Business. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 3, 2023

On June 21, 2023, the State of Florida filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education, Florida vs Department of Education. This lawsuit has the potential to change how much influence state governments can have on both higher education accreditation and their institutions.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Were this any other year, the leader of Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities simply might have needed to defend next year’s appropriation request and explain how it would enable a sixth consecutive tuition freeze. The governor’s new blueprint for higher education, part of his state budget proposal unveiled on Feb.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2023

About half of those attacks hit higher education yet colleges and universities account for more than 80% of records hacked. Wyoming is the only state not to report a campus data breach. However, many states only passed laws requiring the reporting of cyberattacks within the last few years, Comparitech points out.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

The results come from a study by the Lumina Foundation called “ The State of Higher Education: Breaking down the barriers to student enrollment and retention ” in partnership with Gallup. Since 2008, the Lumina Foundation has increased the number of states with an attainment goal from one to 48.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The National Association of System Heads, which includes leaders of dozens of public college and university systems that educate roughly 5 million students, has appointed its first-ever president and chief executive officer.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Political interference in higher education and changes to tenure are significantly affecting faculty morale and retention in a handful of southern states, new survey findings from the American Association of University Professors suggest. Meanwhile, 1 in 5 have already interviewed for jobs in other states since 2021.

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