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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4.

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My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Instead, I use articles, working papers, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Here is the reading list I am assigning my students for the course. link ) Commonfund Institute (2021). 2021 higher education price index. Students pay the price if a college fails.

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College endowments dropped in fiscal year 2022

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Soaring inflation put a squeeze on college endowments in the 2021–22 fiscal year, driving returns down, according to the annual report from the National Association of College and University Business Officers The report , released today, is a marked change from the booming returns of fiscal year 2021 , when endowments soared.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List (Robert Kelchen)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students. Here is the reading list I am assigning my students for the course. Friedman, J. Working paper. Bauer, L., &

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The turnover rate at Pikes Peak State College, for example, nearly doubled between fiscal years 2021 and 2022, from 11 percent to 21 percent. She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork.

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Pandemic higher ed relief helped millions stay enrolled

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: More than 18 million college students received federal COVID-19 emergency funds in the last two years—money that helped them stay in college and cover the cost of basic needs, the Education Department found in a new report on the federal aid. Nearly 13 million college students divvied up $19.5

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Congress considers family farm and small business FAFSA exemption

Confessions of a Community College Dean

million in 2021,” the commission’s report states. Wiederspan added that the issue of whether to include the value of family farms in the financial aid calculation is not new. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 Some groups say that will mean some families will have to pay more for college. Is this diversity newsletter?: