Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

They emphasize that job cuts are only one part of the plan; they also seek to realign SOU by leveraging external revenue opportunities that will make it a model for other regional institutions that face similar financial hardships in a perilous higher education landscape. SOU’s Board of Trustees will consider the reductions next month.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. But institutions of higher learning are recreating what it means to be a publicly engaged research institution. However, there is more to the story.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Department of Education disbursed nearly $112 billion in financial aid in the fiscal year 2021. For the study, GAO reviewed financial aid offers from 176 colleges. Separate gift aid, loans, and work-study. Highlight key details and distinctions about loans, grants, and work-study. Financial aid transparency figures.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm. The turnover rate at Pikes Peak State College, for example, nearly doubled between fiscal years 2021 and 2022, from 11 percent to 21 percent.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

The thinktank said the Scottish National party administration would face “difficult trade-offs” if it pursued plans to increase health spending and meet net zero climate targets from a budget adjusted for inflation that is on course to shrink. Continue reading.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Richard DeVos—Amway co-founder and father-in-law of former education secretary Betsy DeVos—donated millions to the small evangelical institution before his death in 2018. Image: The King’s College has long relied on the generosity of billionaires.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It’s these long-term developments, processes and trends, which take place under the surface, that even the most powerful politicians or institutions must respond to. Students are completing college on time at higher rates nationally at two- and four-year institutions. ” How true. percent over 2021.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Facing increasing costs and declining enrollment across the statewide UW system, 10 of its 13 campuses are expected to run deficits this year as the system finished the 2023 fiscal year $33 million in the red, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The main culprits? Changing demographics and a more skeptical public perception.

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University Business

APRIL 13, 2023

College Board found the following increase rates in average tuition and fees by full-time undergraduate institution types, compared to 2022-23: Public 4-year in-state: 1.8% in the fiscal year 2022, which is the highest increase since 2001, according to the Common Fund Higher Education Price Index. Public 4-year out-of-state: 2.2%

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2023

Thanks to a number of factors—including increased tax revenue, lingering pandemic stimulus funds and, at least in oil- and gas-rich states, boom times for the energy sector—49 out of 50 states collected more revenue than they projected, according to a fiscal survey conducted by the National Association of State Budget Officers.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The federal government’s COVID assistance played a critical role in temporarily sustaining institutions, particularly smaller colleges, which otherwise faced the risk of closure. McNaughton cited an example of an institution that received $3.5 Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 7, 2023

Drumm McNaughton catches up on the latest news with Tom Netting, president of TEN Government Strategies, who advocates before Congress, federal agencies, and state governments on behalf of private institutions of higher education and post-secondary education companies. A lot has been happening up on The Hill that affects higher education.

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