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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

To add to the excitement of the coming few months, I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Understanding budgets. Happy reading! Dans & S.

Finance 100
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Columbia College Chicago Names Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as First Woman of Color President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bolton comes to Columbia from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she serves as executive vice president of administration and finance and chief business officer. At Georgia Tech, she managed a $3.1

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Which Colleges Always Lose Money?

Robert Kelchen

Now that a new year of data on institutional finances (through Fiscal Year 2023) came out through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System , I am revisiting this and also including public universities. Federal covid relief funds are now gone, however, and state budgets look wobbly.

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Education Research Groups Urge ED to Finalize Civil Rights Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under federal law, data collections must undergo a 30-day public comment period followed by Office of Management and Budget review. They emphasized that districts should ideally know reporting requirements well before the school year begins, or at minimum early in the academic year.

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Why data science is revolutionary for higher ed finance

University Business

Higher education finance is at a turning point. Institutions must move beyond traditional accounting methods and embrace predictive analytics, AI-driven grant management, and real-time financial monitoring to remain competitive. Automated alerts can notify finance teams when budgets exceed thresholds or financial anomalies arise.

Finance 98
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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. Understanding budgets. Friedman, J.

Finance 189
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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While city funding has never wavered, their budget failed to grow with the rate of inflation. million into the program, increasing the total budget line for BMI to $3.4 One common issue her students have struggled with is time management, as many are not just attending school but also working full- or part-time jobs.

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