Economics and Change in Higher Education by UPCEA
Revenue declines, the pandemic, and rising competition create new realities in higher education.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Pa. budget bickering has shut down the flow of state money to community colleges and libraries - FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Drake University plans to cut faculty positions, programs to balance budget deficit - Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Sunday, December 10, 2023
St. Cloud State president to step down amid friction over budget cuts, layoffs - Jenny Berg, Star Tribune
Arizona GOP lawmakers hint at university budget cuts over free speech concerns - Cameron Arcand, Yuma Daily News
Saturday, December 9, 2023
University of Nebraska-Lincoln proposes staff cuts to remedy $12M deficit - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive
Temple grapples with low enrollment numbers, budget cuts - Sidney Rochnik, Temple News
As Temple continues to face declining undergraduate enrollment, the university has increased tuition and made budget cuts each year in an attempt to mitigate consequences for students and faculty. Enrollment at Temple has decreased by 21.8 percent in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, from 39,088 students in 2019 to 30,530 students this fall semester. Temple at large will need to be more thoughtful about not just recruitment of new students, but also the student success aspect of enrollment management, and how we really support students from one semester to the next, from one year to the next onwards to graduation,” said Jose Aviles, vice provost for enrollment management. “But the most immediate pressing focus, without question, has been recruitment of new students.”
Friday, December 8, 2023
How the ongoing Pennsylvania budget impasse is hurting community colleges, libraries - STEPHEN CARUSO AND KATIE MEYER, Centre DAily
Will gains from the spectacular ‘she-covery’ last? - Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Visualizing UNL’s budget cuts: 2020 to 2023 - Josie Golka, the Dail Nebraskan
UNL proposes restructuring, slashing budget of diversity and inclusion office - Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Another Round of Campus Budget Turmoil - Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation - Jon Marcus, Hechinger Report
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Concordia University tells departments to slash budgets by 7.8 per cent - Andy Riga, Montreal Gazette
Drake University plans to cut faculty positions, programs to balance budget deficit BY: BROOKLYN DRAISEY, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Monday, December 4, 2023
How Universities Handle Device Procurement Amid Supply Chain Woes - Erin Brererton, EdTech
El Camino faculty sabbaticals being cut due to budget issues - Emily Gomez, the Union
Sunday, December 3, 2023
UNL will eliminate 30 staff, close open faculty positions in latest round of cuts - CHRIS DUNKER, Lincoln Journal Star
Lakeland Community College Cuts Roughly 10% of Workforce to Avoid Financial Issues - Arrman Kyaw, Diverse Issues
Saturday, December 2, 2023
CLA Dean and CFO address college budget - Georgia Jensen, Minnesota Daily
Sam Altman’s Second Coming Sparks New Fears of the AI Apocalypse - Peter Guest & Morgan Meaker, Wired
Friday, December 1, 2023
University of Nebraska at Kearney to cut around 2 dozen faculty positions - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
The University of Nebraska at Kearney will eliminate 24.5 faculty positions and nine academic degree programs to help mitigate an expected $4.3 million budgetary shortfall. A significant portion of faculty cuts will affect the theater, English and music departments, the university said in a Monday statement. Laid-off faculty will be notified by May, though some cuts are expected to come through voluntary buyouts or eliminating vacant positions. The cuts are projected to save the university $2.3 million. The system’s board of regents will have to approve the degree discontinuations.