Poll: Americans Want Lower Tuition, Credit for Competency
In The NewsBadger HeraldThe majority of the American public agrees higher education institutions should reduce their tuition rates and award students credit for competency instead of time, according to...
View ArticleDon’t Ax the Higher Education GET Program Just Yet
OpinionThe OlympianHasty actions almost never solve a problem intelligently, and they quite often create new hurdles to a reasoned resolution. That scenario describes the pickle our legislature has...
View ArticleMinnesota's Pelowski Releases Details on Higher Education Hearings
In The NewsWinona Daily NewsRep. Gene Pelowski has released details on what he calls the most intensive hearings on higher education funding and spending in more than a decade. Pelowski, DFL-Winona and...
View ArticleReimagining Financial Aid to Improve Student Access and Outcomes
ResourcesAs the student aid programs rapidly approach reauthorization in 2014, they continue to face severe funding and efficiency problems. This report puts forward broad policy considerations to...
View Article2012-13 Campus-Based Funding by State
ResourcesCoalition of Higher Education Assistance OrganizationsUse this resource to determine where your higher ed institution stands against others in your state or the country in terms of federal...
View ArticleTowson University Appoints New CFO
People WatchThe TowerlightAssociate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Joe Oster was appointed to Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Towson University,...
View ArticleFormer CFO Named President of Central Methodist University
People WatchThe Fayette Advertiser & The Democrat-LeaderRoger Drake has been named the next President of Missouri's Central Methodist University and will assume the office on July 1, according to...
View ArticleAssistant Vice President for Finance, University Controller
JobsOld Dominion University Norfolk, Va.
View ArticleVice Chancellor of Finance and Administration
JobsMissouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Mo.
View ArticleLet’s Make a Deal
Lead StoryContract negotiations can be uncomfortable for procurement professionals used to a different kind of sourcing, but the right strategies and tools can turn them from awkward to artful...
View ArticleMoneymaking Meals: Campus Dining Strategies that Boost Revenue
Also In This IssueBoosting the revenue of university dining programs usually boils down to finding ways to attract more customers, but the methods, as these examples show, can be as varied as the menus...
View ArticleLoan Repayment Relief from Financial Aid Administrators
Also In This IssueA House bill, the Earnings Contingent Education Loans (ExCEL) Act of 2012, attempts to reduce complexity, improve default rates, and increase the effectiveness of federal student loan...
View ArticleFive Discussions to Have with Your Banker
Also In This IssueThe pace of change in the business offices of universities has never been faster. All eyes are on how institutions will manage the challenges of cost containment pressures, lower...
View Article2013 Second Annual ACUTA State of ResNet Report
ResourcesThe Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher EducationThe Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA)...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Payments on Campus: Thinking Outside the Card
OpinionAs one of the most cost-effective administrative tools and marketing vehicles for recruitment and retention of students and employees, campus cards have been representative of technological...
View ArticleVice President and Chief Financial Officer
JobsCarnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pa.
View ArticleFinancial Aid Strategies You Can Explain: Where Do You Draw the Line?
OpinionScannell & KurzIn estimating enrollment behavior there are variables that are typically significant, such as financial need, total grant, quality measures, intended major, distance from...
View ArticleNASFAA Issues Recommendations for Reducing Student Loan Debt
In The NewsStudent financial aid administrators, policymakers, and the general public have all expressed increasing concern about student loans, debt levels, and rising default rates, which coincide...
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