One of the community college recommendations in the Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) report is the creation of a state agency to support community colleges.…
Posts published in “Administrative growth”
Last week, I wrote about budget issues that the California State University system is experiencing. California has two different state university systems, and they’re both…
About a month ago, the Times of San Diego ran an opinion piece that is worth the time it takes to read it. The author…
A New Jersey community college has received notice that its accreditation is in jeopardy. In a letter dated June 29, the Middle State Commission on…
One of the primary drivers of President Biden’s currently derailed student loan forgiveness plan is the size of student loan debt. Right now, 43 million…
More than a year ago, I wrote about the consolidation of five rural Minnesota community colleges. The new institution, known as Minnesota North College, has…
Yesterday, I wrote about an opinion piece I recently read. The author indicated that higher education institutions needed to do a better job of recognizing…
US News and World Report published an interesting article today regarding red flags among higher education institutions’ financial conditions. The two specific areas of concern…
Last week, Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced that it had eliminated five executive positions to reduce expenses and avoid increasing student tuition. The eliminated positions…
Yesterday, I wrote about the excess capacity at Michigan’s public universities. Based on each university’s peak enrollment, I calculated that Michigan currently has more than…