Texas Tech Announces Sole Finalist for Presidency
People WatchAmarillo Globe-NewsM. Duane Nellis, president at the University of Idaho, is the sole finalist for the Texas Tech University presidency, following a meeting of the Texas Tech System Board...
View ArticleFerris State's Woolen Re-Appointed Malcolm Baldrige Examiner
People WatchFerris State UniversityJim Woolen, head of Ferris State University’s Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems department, has been appointed to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm...
View ArticleFour Directors, Chair Appointed to Auburn University Foundation Board
People WatchAuburn UniversityThe Auburn University Foundation, which receives all charitable contributions made in support of and to benefit Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery,...
View ArticleFederal Financial Aid Won't Be Cut, Higher Ed Chancellor Says
In The NewsThe Charleston GazzetteAlthough higher education is absorbing about one-third of the $75 million of cuts in the proposed 2013-2014 state budget, Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor...
View ArticleLouisiana No. 3 in Nation for Higher Ed Cuts, Report Says
In The NewsGreater Baton Rouge Business ReportWhile higher education funding is shrinking nationwide, the "State Higher Education Finance Report," published by the State Higher Education Executive...
View ArticleTexas Senate Finance Committee Approves Higher Ed Budget
In The NewsCyprus Creek MirrorAs part of the budget, the committee also approved a financing plan that will completely change the way community colleges are funded. Under the Senate plan, each school...
View ArticleHigher Education Finance Is Not a Bubble
In The NewsWashington MonthlySome critics of higher education have started to suggest that, with its affiliated student loan debt, college is becoming a bubble like the housing market several years...
View ArticleSallie Mae to Reduce its Interest Rates on Graduate Student Loans
In The NewsU.S. News and World ReportChanges to Sallie Mae's Smart Option Student Loans for graduate degree seekers will go into effect on April 1. From that point on, those who choose this loan option...
View ArticleUniversity Intellectual Property: a Source of Finance and Impact
OpinionAdvancing the Chemical SciencesAmong the many texts that have been published recently on the topic of intellectual property exploitation, this books stands out for its focus on innovations...
View ArticleLawmakers Propose Reforms to Higher Education Financial Aid
In The NewsIndiana Public MediaLegislation approved by the Indiana House of Representatives will create baseline scholarships while providing bonuses for achieving at least a 3.0 GPA and graduating in...
View ArticleLouisiana Higher Education Chief Troubled by Governor's Budget
In The NewsThe Town TalkLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget proposal would leave colleges with shaky and uncertain financing next year and create cash flow problems at the schools, the state’s higher...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Higher Education Explained in One Simple Graphic
In The NewsDaily FinanceOver the last 30 years, tuition has increased 1,120 percent; by comparison, even the "skyrocketing" cost of health care only rose 600 percent, and housing costs have gone up a...
View ArticleConnecticut Board of Regents Approves State Higher Ed Tuition Increases
In The NewsScribdThe Finance Committee of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which governs four Connecticut state universities, 12 community colleges and Charter Oak State College, approved an...
View ArticleCommunity College Enrollment Decline Continues in California
In The NewsIndependent Voter NetworkCalifornia is renowned for its community college system, but its budget, along with other forms of education, has been reduced significantly. The difference for...
View ArticleCollege Remedial Course Enrollment High Among Okla. Freshmen
In The NewsTulsa WorldAlmost four out of 10 Oklahoma high school alumni who enroll in the state's higher education system the fall after graduation take at least one developmental course as college...
View ArticleA Guide to College and University Budgeting: Foundations for Institutional...
ResourcesNational Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)Budgeting is inherently political, and too often short-term goals overrun long-term institutional interest. By...
View ArticleIndiana Higher Ed Commissioner's Statement Paints Students as Slackers
OpinionThe ExponentThe state’s higher education commissioner, Teresa Lubbers, recently sent a condescending statement about college completion rates to media outlets around Indiana. The statement,...
View ArticleKeep the ‘Public’ in Public Higher Education
OpinionThe Boston GlobeAs chairmen of the Boards of Higher Education and the University of Massachusetts, we know that keeping the “public” in public higher education is more than a slogan. It is an...
View ArticleSteve Foucart Named Permanent CFO at Missouri State
People WatchOzarksFirst.comSteve Foucart, interim chief financial officer at Missouri State University for the past year, was named permanent CFO at the university. He begins his duties April 1.Read...
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