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University of Nebraska-Lincoln to cut $5M from budget, extend hiring freeze
The public land-grant institution cited uncertainty around the future of both federal and state funding.
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‘Perplexing and distressing’: Johns Hopkins warns of budget cuts amid Trump-era funding chaos
The institution is grappling with the “unexpected stoppage” of $800 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Colleges are increasingly tightening their belts and pursuing alternative revenue sources amid declining enrollment and increased competition.
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University of Findlay calls off merger with Bluffton University
The larger of the two Christian institutions iced the plan to combine, citing time, expense and the complexity of maintaining separate athletics programs.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 28, 2025 -
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Penn State will close some campuses amid enrollment decline, president says
Neeli Bendapudi said the university will review a dozen of its commonwealth campuses to determine which will stay open and which will close.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 26, 2025 -
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DeSantis moves to create Florida’s own DOGE to target college spending
The governor also suggested the department would eliminate what he called “ideological” curriculum and programming.
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Struggling California College of the Arts raises $45M to fund turnaround
After laying off staff to fill a $20 million budget hole, the private college brought in new funds to keep it afloat, including from Nvidia’s billionaire founder.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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NIH cuts remain on hold as judge extends temporary pause
Some colleges have already frozen hiring after the National Institutes of Health unveiled a policy to cap billions of dollars in funding for indirect research costs.
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Northland College to close after turnaround falls short
Despite recent restructuring efforts, the Wisconsin nonprofit’s board chair said it couldn’t weather “economic and demographic storms” hitting the sector.
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Colleges tighten budgets amid NIH funding uncertainty
From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2025 -
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Endowments grew 4% in FY2024 on investment returns, donations
Colleges responding to the latest NACUBO-Commonfund study reported a collective $837.7 billion in endowment value as Republicans eye higher taxes.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 12, 2025 -
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‘Self-inflicted wound’: Widespread alarm as Trump administration slashes NIH funding
A federal judge issued orders blocking the National Institutes of Health from enforcing its new 15% cap on indirect research costs.
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Tennessee State University could run out of cash this spring without help
The struggling HBCU is dependent on state money to survive — but is also owed money by Tennessee, the Biden administration had said.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 7, 2025 -
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Higher ed sees 4.3% jump in state funding for FY2025
Support for institutions is up by a third from five years ago, according to early data from the annual Grapevine report.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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At 11th hour, judge blocks Trump’s pause on federal funding
The higher education community faced an "enormous amount of confusion" in the wake of an OMB directive aimed at ensuring programs adhere to recent executive orders.
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Texas A&M University to restrict undergrad enrollment growth following ‘massive’ increases
The public university wants to hold new undergraduate enrollment at its main campus to 15,000 a year so its infrastructure can catch up with recent growth.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 27, 2025 -
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‘Sobering news’: Sonoma State University makes broad cuts to tackle $24M deficit
The California public university plans to reduce staff, faculty and majors, as well as fold its athletics program.
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Albright College moves to borrow from endowment to stay afloat
The Pennsylvania nonprofit has also cut faculty, staff and programs as it tries to stem deficits and enrollment declines.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 23, 2025 -
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Hampshire College president to depart after yearslong turnaround push
Ed Wingenbach is set to take the helm of the American College of Greece after leading the Massachusetts nonprofit back from the brink.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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University of New Orleans turns to furloughs to plug $10M budget hole
Officials at the public institution blamed falling enrollment, rising costs and a culture of nonpayment among students for ongoing financial woes.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 21, 2025 -
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University of the Arts unloads 2 buildings for $10.3M in auctions
The nonprofit Curtis Institute of Music beat out a local real estate developer and Temple University for one of the shuttered arts college’s iconic buildings.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 16, 2025 -
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Webster University touts financial turnaround
A year and a half ago, the private Missouri institution’s sustainability was in doubt. But enrollment increases have led to steep improvements in its finances.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 16, 2025 -
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Pennsylvania AG argues Temple should win bid for UArts building
Attorney General Michelle Henry said Temple University's bid should take priority over a $6.5 million offer from a Philadelphia real estate developer.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 15, 2025 -
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California university systems warn of dire effects from governor’s proposed cuts
California State University and University of California would see hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced funds in the governor's latest budget proposal.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 13, 2025 -
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University of the Arts lands $8.3M in bids for 2 buildings
A Philadelphia real estate player and area theater nonprofit are among the first buyers to step up for the closed arts college’s iconic properties.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 10, 2025 -
State AG looks to halt $1.9M payment to Western New Mexico University president
Joseph Shepard resigned amid scrutiny over his spending of university money. The attorney general called his severance package “a gross misuse of funds.”
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 7, 2025
