University Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The move from one of the US’s largest private universities, whose endowment totals over $5bn, represents a significant win for the climate movement, organizers said. Students have been pushing NYU to divest from fossil fuels since at least 2004 but were previously rebuked. Read more from The Guardian.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Michigan’s only private university in the state’s upper peninsula, Finlandia University, announced last week it will not enroll students for fall 2023, officially marking its closure at the conclusion of the current academic year. In November, The Hechinger Report found 861 colleges had closed since 2004.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

When he co-founded the organization in 2004, it had 35 member campuses—which grew quickly to 200 and peaked in 2012 at about 1,200. Now the number sits at about 800, with three-quarters or more being colleges and universities. “Seriously. They need to stop.”

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