From a lawsuit accusing Webster University of missing rent payments all year on a building it leases to trends in legacy preferences, here are top-line figures from some of our biggest recent stories.
By the numbers
$75K
The amount Webster University owes in unpaid rent and other expenses, a lawsuit filed last week alleges. The complaint builds on larger financial problems for the private Missouri college, which has been running a sizable budget deficit.
6-9%
The share of Carleton College class members who are legacy students, meaning one of their parents attended the highly selective institution in Minnesota. Carleton’s recent decision to abandon legacy preferences, which tends to favor White and wealthy students, is part of a larger movement growing against the practice.
4 million
The number of borrowers who have enrolled in the Biden administration’s new income-driven repayment plan, which lowers monthly payments. Congressional Republicans are attempting to roll back the program, arguing it’s financially reckless.
797
The number of West Virginia University faculty members who voted to pass a resolution Wednesday expressing no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee as his administration seeks to cut programs to remedy a $45 million budget deficit. The motion overwhelmingly passed, with only 100 faculty members voting against it.
$10 million-$50 million
The range of liabilities held by Alderson Broaddus University, according to recent bankruptcy filings. The West Virginia private college filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last week as it shut down, noting in court documents that it has just between $1 million and $10 million in assets.
