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Columbia College Chicago Names Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as First Woman of Color President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bolton comes to Columbia from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she serves as executive vice president of administration and finance and chief business officer. At Georgia Tech, she managed a $3.1

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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. Understanding budgets. Happy reading! Dans & S.

Finance 100
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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. Federal covid relief funds are now gone, however, and state budgets look wobbly.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While city funding has never wavered, their budget failed to grow with the rate of inflation. million into the program, increasing the total budget line for BMI to $3.4 One common issue her students have struggled with is time management, as many are not just attending school but also working full- or part-time jobs.

DEI 289
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Documenting the Growth of Responsibility Center Management Budget Models in Public Higher Education

Robert Kelchen

One popular way of doing this is through responsibility center management (RCM) budget models, which base a portion of a unit’s budget on their ability to effectively generate and use resources. [1] 3] There has been a clear and steady uptick in the number of public universities with active RCM models, reaching 68 by 2023.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Understanding budgets. Friedman, J.

Finance 189
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JUAN J. CASTILLO

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Castillo, who has served as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at TAMIU since 2008, will oversee the university’s operations following the unexpected passing of President Pablo Arenaz. Castillo Castillo brings more than 30 years of management experience, having held key roles in both higher education and the corporate sector.