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…
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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…
Yesterday, Bridge Michigan published a nice piece on the state’s population problems, and the impacts it will have on Michigan’s future. You can read it…
Michigan state senator Mark Huizenga introduced legislation last week to mandate a tuition freeze at Michigan’s 15 public universities and 28 public community colleges. The…
Recently, WCC announced that it was part of a larger group of community colleges in Southeast Michigan that will share in a grant by the…
Yesterday, the Hechinger Report published a story about the plight of students who transfer from a community college to a university. The widely syndicated story…
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a new analysis of the US higher education landscape last month. Their conclusions give new perspective to the “enrollment…
Last week, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a $4 per credit hour tuition increase for in-district students. The move could potentially generate…
I have written about the financial crisis at New Jersey City University several times. In a nutshell, NJCU found itself nearly $23M short on operating…