From program eliminations at Bradley University to Jessup University’s plan to acquire a fellow Christian college, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
68
The number of faculty positions that Bradley University, a private nonprofit institution in Illinois, is moving to cut amid a $13 million budget shortfall. The university is also looking to eliminate over 20 programs.
600
Roughly the number of miles between Jessup University, a private nonprofit institution in Northern California, and Multnomah University, a fellow Christian institution in Portland, Oregan. Jessup announced this week plans to acquire Multnomah and its 22-acre campus.
27
The number of lawmakers on the House’s Education and the Workforce Committee who voted to advance a Republican proposal Wednesday to tighten foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges. The bill, which cleared the committee on a 27-11 vote, would require colleges to report foreign gifts totaling $50,000 or more, down from the current threshold of $250,000.
45%
The share of surveyed adjunct faculty members who say they have employer-provided health insurance. The poll was conducted by the American Federation of Teachers, a union representing some 300,000 higher education workers.
$32M
The amount the Universities of Wisconsin system said it would devote toward training for in-demand fields like engineering. Officials developed the plan to recover that amount in state funding. Lawmakers cut the funding amid a fight over the system’s spending on diversity, equity and inclusion.
