The financial dumpster fire at the University of Arizona rages on, and the University administration has seemingly adopted a position regarding which expenses it should…
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Yesterday, I wrote about the lack of accountability for higher education administrators who make poor financial and business decisions. Often, those decisions lead to a…
Layoffs seem to be all the rage at some community colleges, even though enrollment at two-year colleges nationwide has increased marginally. Earlier today, Lakeland Community…
The City of Sacramento is finding out the hard way why entities shouldn’t use their General Fund to guarantee bond repayments. Due to the pandemic…
Last week, West Virginia University announced a preliminary plan to address the institution’s $45M budget hole. WVU is the state’s flagship university, and the budget…
For those who still haven’t figured out why community college enrollment is dropping, one only needs to look at the challenges that young adults currently…
If you follow higher education news, you know that colleges and universities all over the United States are closing or warning of impending closures. This…
The US Senate is considering increasing the Department of Education appropriation to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $250. On the surface, $250 doesn’t sound…
For more than a year, the New Jersey City University has struggled to correct significant financial deficits that have threatened the university’s operation. The school’s…
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…