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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

To add to the excitement of the coming few months, I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. 2023, August 10). 2023, November 13). Groves (Eds.),

Finance 100
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The Sooner, The Better: Building Financial Literacy Among Black Students (and Communities)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Note that for 2023, Blacks were the most targeted racial group; of 48,470 race-based crimes, most (14,615; 30%) were against Blacks. Of these, 15 states require a semester-long course on personal finance – our gold standard. The answer to this complex question is simple - systemic racism is a reality. This pattern exists most years.

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Which Colleges Always Lose Money?

Robert Kelchen

Now that a new year of data on institutional finances (through Fiscal Year 2023) came out through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System , I am revisiting this and also including public universities.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In June 2023, the U. Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees.

DEI 264
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Saint Augustine’s University Cuts Half of Employees to Prepare for Accreditation Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to university officials, the institution has reduced its expenses by approximately $17 million this fiscal year compared to 2023. the vice-chairman of the SAU Board of Trustees and chair of the finance committee. “As the vice-chairman of the SAU Board of Trustees and chair of the finance committee.

Finance 264
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Internal Audit Finds No Issues with the Finances of Boston University Center for Antiracist Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An internal audit of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research (CAR) has found no issues with the handling of CAR’s finances, according to the school. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi The audit comes after CAR founding director Dr. Ibram X. It found that CAR’s expenditures were appropriately charged to respective grant and gift accounts.

Finance 278
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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His tough and controversial leadership decisions, set against a backdrop of the university's retreat from diversity efforts, led to a 2023 investigation into the center's finances and culture. And similarly, it paled in comparison to the stage IV metastatic breast cancer diagnosis his wife, Sadiqa Kendi, received in 2023.