Higher Ed News

Budget identifies $11.8 million in permanent spending cuts to be identified in the upcoming fiscal year. These cuts, to be allocated across the four campuses and Office of the President, follow $30 million in cuts that have been made over the past two years.

A higher education researcher breaks down how a think tank attempted to quantify the return on investment for 53,000 different programs.

The funding decreases could hit University of Arizona — already grappling with major deficits — especially hard.

These 2 Utah universities are eliminating all cultural centers — going beyond the state’s anti-DEI requirements.

However, inflation-adjusted salaries are still far below what they were before the coronavirus pandemic.

Facing a $9 million deficit, the private Lutheran institution is keeping just nine in-person and seven online programs.

A new study finds that hiring practices, not a bachelor’s degree, may be the ‘great equalizer’ of opportunity for some soon-to-be grads.

College enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade. That decrease is mostly driven by fewer young men pursuing degrees. A Pew Research study finds about one million fewer young men now enrolled in college compared to 2011. Geoff Bennett took a closer look at why for our series, Rethinking College.

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed these metrics improved at almost all types of colleges.

We wanted to know how departments are keeping pace with the increased interest in statistics, so we asked the heads of some of the largest and fastest-growing statistics departments to respond to few questions.

After years of increase, the graduate enrollment on which universities heavily rely for revenue may be softening as prospective students question the cost of grad school and as shorter, cheaper and more flexible alternatives pop up.

The deficits total $16.4 million across the 13-institution system, though this marks an improvement over the prior year’s budget.

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For 1 in 5 students, the college experience includes raising a child. Scripps News met with several students who shared their struggles and triumphs while navigating school and parenthood.

These colleges offer students a top-notch education and they come at a steep discount compared to universities like Harvard and Penn, Forbes reports.

The University of Arizona's projected cash on hand for next fiscal year is 75 days short of the minimum required by regents' policy.

Institutions are downsizing in ways both large and small as they try to close budget gaps and manage enrollment declines.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Commerce Committee, today introduced the bipartisan NSF AI Education Act of 2024 to expand scholarship and professional development opportunities to study artificial intelligence and quantum with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Open data portals hold the promise of transparency and civic engagement, but only if people actually use them. Washington state tackled this challenge head on by conducting a usability study of their portal.

Nationwide, technical and community colleges have not yet recouped enrollment lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Wisconsin school administrators say students' interest in tech schools is increasing significantly.

Google and the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics granted 15 universities and colleges up to $1 million each to create new clinics.

The cuts, which amount to roughly 5% of its staff and faculty, follow the approval of a broad restructuring plan to save millions in the budget.

However, over 943,000 stopped-out students reenrolled in 2022-23, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

OpenAI announced a new version of ChatGPT built specifically for universities to deploy artificial intelligence to students, faculty, researchers and campus operations.

The research center found that just 1 in 4 adults say a four-year degree is a "very or extremely important" part of getting a well-paid job.

The state program would match private dollars in an effort to build out the technology ecosystem with project funding. Areas of focus could include data centers, operations support or backing lab space.