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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The Brookings Institution just published a piece on reversing college enrollment declines. It quoted a March poll published in the Wall Street Journal that found…
Last month, the Upper Iowa University (UIU) in Fayette, IA announced the layoffs of 55 staff members, the termination of five degree programs, and the…
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…
In case you’re wondering about the effect of the pandemic on hotels, rest assured that it is not pretty. If you remember, WCC’s Master Plan…
SmartAsset recently released an analysis of the best US cities to ride out a recession in. Believe it or not, fifteen Michigan cities were among…
Last week, the Washtenaw County United Way released an update on households on the economic margins in the county. Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) is a…
It appears as though the Texas state legislature will adopt outcomes-based funding for the state’s 50 community colleges. The proposal was contingent on the legislature…
If there was ever a place that needs vertical farming, it’s right here in Michigan. Earlier this month, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences…