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Spartanburg Community College Faculty Criticize Administration's Governance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. SCC’s current president Dr. Michael Mikota took office in summer 2020.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Friedman, J. Working paper.

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Biden Administration Forgives $72M for Students Misled by Ashford U

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over 2,300 student borrowers who were ripped off by their online for-profit college will have their loans forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. My administration won’t stand for colleges taking advantage of hardworking students and borrowers,” said President Joe Biden in a statement. “As

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Biden Administration to Cancel $130 Million in Debt for Those Who Enrolled at CollegeAmerica

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Biden administration will cancel $130 million in debt for borrowers who enrolled at CollegeAmerica, Reuters reported. President Biden and Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona This cancellation will apply to 7,400 students who enrolled – 2006 through Jul.

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My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again at Tennessee this summer. The last three times that I taught the course ( spring 2022 , spring 2020 , and fall 2017 ), I shared my reading list for the class on this blog. The higher education finance landscape and data sources Chetty, R.,

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Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon's Mockery of an "Asian" Language is Emblematic of a Wider Problem in American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This has had real effects across the American higher education sector: since 2016, new international student enrollment had been decreasing year over year across colleges and universities in the United States, even before it plummeted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is wonderful news. Dr. Stephanie K.

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My 2022 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I am beyond excited to be back in the (virtual) classroom this spring, as I get to teach a course for the first time since spring 2020. I am teaching a remote synchronous PhD class in higher education finance as my first course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The higher education finance landscape and data sources.

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