West Virginia University looks to cut nearly 3 dozen academic programs, including all world languages

WVU will aim to eliminate 169 faculty positions as part of a major academic restructuring, partly to address a $45 million deficit.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 11, 2023

Dickinson State looks to cut tenured faculty in massive academic restructuring

The president of the North Dakota college wants to distill its nine academic departments into four schools in part to counter a projected $1 million shortfall.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2023

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College finances in a rapidly changing sector

Colleges are increasingly tightening their belts and pursuing alternative revenue sources amid declining enrollment and increased competition.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Massachusetts governor OKs $50M for free community college

The $56 billion spending package also grants in-state tuition rates to high schoolers without permanent immigrant status.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Aug. 11, 2023

Does for-profit Florida Career College have a chance to stay open?

The Education Department revoked the college’s access to Title IV funding earlier this year, usually signaling an institution’s demise.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 7, 2023

Alderson Broaddus University loses state operating approval, portending closure

Financial and leadership issues have plagued the Baptist-affiliated institution in West Virginia for months.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2023

Data breaches cost higher education and training organizations $3.7M on average in 2023

In an annual report, IBM assessed the cost of cyberattacks by studying 553 impacted organizations across 17 sectors.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 1, 2023

Coursera’s degree and certificate offerings help drive Q2 revenue growth

The MOOC platform’s CEO touted the company’s strategy of allowing students to stack short-term credentials into longer offerings. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated July 31, 2023

West Virginia governor pitches saving Alderson Broaddus University from closure

The Baptist-affiliated institution also said it reached a deal with local government officials over a roughly $776,000 unpaid utility bill.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 28, 2023

Thomas Jefferson University pays $2.7M to settle claims it misused federal funds

The allegations center on a program designed to help aspiring primary care physicians with their education costs.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 27, 2023

Alderson Broaddus, at risk for closure, threatened with utility termination over $776K unpaid bill

Local officials told the struggling Baptist-affiliated institution it would cut off services on or after July 31.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 27, 2023

Michigan free community college program to extend to 350,000 more residents

The state Legislature allocated $70 million to temporarily lower the age eligibility from 25 to 21 for fiscal year 2024.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 25, 2023

Unity Environmental University explores campus sale amid online pivot

The nonprofit college has seen enrollment skyrocket since focusing more on low-residency and online programs. 

By Natalie Schwartz • July 24, 2023

Is government support for distressed colleges a good thing?

Alabama lawmakers bailed out Birmingham-Southern College. Ricardo Azziz, principal at a higher ed consultancy, explores whether this type of move is wise.

By Ricardo Azziz • July 19, 2023

Education Department kicks off student loan forgiveness plan, round 2

A public hearing Tuesday started the lengthy process of wiping out debts through regulation under the Higher Education Act.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 18, 2023

West Virginia regulators allow financially struggling Alderson Broaddus University to keep operating — for now

The Baptist-affiliated college, which policy experts say is at risk for closure, has been mired in budget and leadership troubles.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 14, 2023

Inflation will continue to batter colleges through fiscal 2024, Moody’s predicts

Analysts say rising costs, led by increasing employee wages, will force colleges to make tough choices in the coming years.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 12, 2023

WVU will review about half of its academic programs amid budget crunch. Some will be discontinued.

West Virginia University is staring down a roughly $45 million deficit and will trim its degree offerings as a result. Layoffs are almost assured.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 11, 2023

UNC-Chapel Hill to start free tuition program in response to Supreme Court ruling

North Carolina students and families earning under $80,000 a year will benefit beginning in 2024.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 10, 2023

Which higher ed organizations have been affected by the MOVEit data breach?

Colleges across the country, from Middlebury College in Vermont to UCLA, say they may have been swept up in the mass hacks. 

By Natalie Schwartz • July 10, 2023

New College trustees approve total compensation range between $894K and $1.5M for next president

The Florida public liberal arts college's board voted Thursday to approve the range for negotiating the employment contract of the final candidate.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 6, 2023

Rising interest rates could reduce public colleges’ adjusted net pension liabilities, Moody’s says

However, they could increase if plans lose money at the same time inflation drives up personnel costs.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 28, 2023

Kansas regents to review undergrad programs — some will be on the chopping block

The governing board intends to phase out certain public colleges’ degrees that have low enrollment or little return on investment for students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 28, 2023

MSCHE yanks Alliance University’s accreditation

Accreditation for the struggling Christian college will cease at the end of December, though it plans to appeal the decision. 

By Natalie Schwartz • June 27, 2023

Here’s how University of Nebraska system plans to fix its $58M shortfall

In addition to a long-term plan, the system will freeze nonfaculty hiring and temporarily reduce department budgets starting July 1.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 23, 2023

Duke will cover tuition for Carolina students from low- and middle-income households

The selective private university expects the aid program to cost about $2 million and serve roughly 5% of undergraduates in the 2023-24 academic year.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 20, 2023