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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. ” Outside observers have criticized IWU for placing blame on the governor’s office.

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students. The streams of governmental support have varied over time as The Pew Charitable Trust s noted. So what does that look like?

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015.