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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.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List (Robert Kelchen)

Higher Education Inquirer

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.

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New Jersey City University Continues Financial Recovery After 2022 Fiscal Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And the school is even “conservatively forecasting” a “break-even balanced budget for fiscal year 2024,” according to NJCU President Andrés Acebo. Some of those difficult decisions had to do with cutting employees – faculty and professional staff – and downsizing NJCU’s academic offerings. And the school also still has a way to go.

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Dual enrollment can be costly for community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. The paper offers strategies for colleges to run dual-enrollment programs without breaking the bank.

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Have Academic Library Staffing Numbers Really Declined That Much Over the Past Decade?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The idea that academic library budgets are fungible shows ignorance of how these budgets work. Over the past couple of weeks, I worked with a number of academic librarians and an expert in higher ed finance to create a series of Q&As that explored academic library funding. Again, fair criticism.

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A president proposes steep job cuts to save his institution

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Facing a budget deficit of $5 million, Southern Oregon University is considering a realignment plan that will include deep cuts, which its president says are necessary to right the ship financially. Administrators have said only 23 current faculty and staff members will lose their jobs.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Projects addressed topics such as program review, data strategy, budget models, enrollment growth, and more. Below are a few of the key themes that appeared in multiple capstone projects from past participants.