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House GOP Wants to Put Colleges on the Hook for Unpaid Loans. How Would It Work?
Conservatives say it’s time for colleges to pay up, but institutions say their risk-sharing plan is convoluted and could hurt students.
Bastyr Plans to Sell Campus
Cash-strapped Bastyr University is selling its campus in Washington State in an effort to stabilize its shaky finances, which landed...
State Higher Ed Support May Have Hit a Ceiling
Funding rose slightly last year but could hit a ceiling as federal cuts put budgets in a bind. With tuition revenue dropping, public institutions may face difficult financial decisions.
Harvard Pledges $250M to Support Research Affected by Federal Freeze
Facing a $2.7 billion federal funding freeze, Harvard University said Wednesday that it will use $250 million of its own...
Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures
Pennsylvania State University is weighing a plan to close seven of its 19 Commonwealth Campuses, which its governing board is...
Significant Endowment Tax Increase Looms
The current endowment excise tax of 1.4 percent could soon expand to numerous institutions and soar to as high as 21 percent for some, depending on value per student.
Harvard Faculty Pledge 10% of Their Salary to Defend Against Trump
Nearly 100 senior faculty members at Harvard have committed to taking a pay cut to support the institution’s legal defense...
Colleges Cut More Programs, Jobs in April
The Trump administration has thrown federal research funding into a state of flux, but most job and program cuts in April were driven by declining enrollment and other factors.