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Leadership & Policy

Wright State President Resigns Ahead of Retirement

DAYTON, Ohio — The president of Wright State University has resigned just months before his planned retirement because of the university’s budget crisis. The Springfield News-Sun reports that David Hopkins resigned abruptly Friday. He planned to retire in three and a half months. Hopkins cited the university’s “substantial undertaking to bring our budget into alignment […]

March 19, 2017

Students

University of California Seeks Enrollment Cap on Out-of-State Students

LOS ANGELES — University of California officials have proposed limiting nonresident enrollment to 20 percent of all undergraduate students in an effort to prioritize in-state applicants. The proposal introduced Monday would be the first cap of its kind for the 10-campus public university system and will be considered by the UC Board of Regents starting […]

March 7, 2017

Students

Maricopa Community Colleges Giving ‘Step’ Compensation System the Boot

Maricopa Community Colleges seeks to usher in a new system that will change the way the school system compensates, recognizes and rewards its employees.

March 6, 2017

Students

Saint Louis University Says 250 Jobs to be Cut

ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University says it’s cutting 120 current positions and an additional 130 that aren’t currently filled. The university’s president, Fred Pestello, says in a letter to students and staff that employees will find out Tuesday where the cuts will happen. KSDK-TV reports that drop-offs in revenue and enrollment have left the […]

March 6, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Union: University of Oregon Planning 75 Layoffs of Faculty

EUGENE, Ore. — A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured faculty members. The Register-Guard reports that United Academics says the reductions will affect employees of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and other university units. The plans come […]

March 1, 2017

Students

Report: Financial Pressure Swamping Community College Students

Despite relatively low costs, a Center for Community College Student Engagement report found that nearly half of all students said they were considering dropping out due to financial pressures.

February 20, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Facing $48M Shortfall, University of Louisville Leader Pledges Belt-tightening

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville’s interim president is pledging drastic belt-tightening steps to deal with a $48 million budget shortfall at the school. Interim President Greg Postel told UofL trustees recently that a 4 percent shortfall means that administrators will need to cut up to $48 million to balance the budget, The Courier-Journal […]

February 20, 2017

Students

Talladega College Marching Band Heads to Trump Inaugural after Raising $620K

TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes got a big send-off Wednesday as it left to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade Friday in Washington. Some alumni criticized the trip and did’t want students at the historically Black college founded by former slaves performing for Trump. Some alumni didn’t want the school being […]

January 18, 2017

STEM

Washington State University Seeks Funds for Engineering Courses

EVERETT, Wash. — Washington State University’s efforts to boost enrollment in engineering courses at its Everett campus has hit a snag. The Daily Herald reports WSU asked Gov. Jay Inslee to set aside money in his budget proposal to pay for added enrollment slots but the governor didn’t fulfill the request in the two-year, $46.7 […]

December 28, 2016

Students

There’s a Price to Pay for Using Credit Cards

Young consumers are the most vulnerable when it comes to credit cards.

December 26, 2016

Leadership & Policy

LSU President Paints Bleak Picture of Repeated Budget Cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU System President F. King Alexander gave lawmakers a bleak picture Wednesday about the impact of years of budget cuts, describing faculty and students getting poached by out-of-state colleges as per-student spending plummets. “We would take notice if we were losing football coaches,” Alexander told the House Appropriations Committee, just a […]

December 14, 2016

Students

Despite Political Fallout, Private Colleges Enrolling Undocumented Students

Even with outside funding, however, most private colleges are spending money from their own budgets on financial aid for undocumented students and that thrusts them into the center of controversy.

December 6, 2016