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Which Colleges Always Lose Money?

Robert Kelchen

By far, the most popular piece on my blog in 2024 (representing nearly one-fourth of all traffic to my website) was a fairly quick look at which private colleges consistently lost money over the last decade. Federal covid relief funds are now gone, however, and state budgets look wobbly.

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Are latest layoffs at this university a first look at the FAFSA fiasco’s consequences?

University Business

Lindenwood University recently announced it’s letting go of 12 staff members and two faculty members and may decide not fill up to 50 positions in order to help cut its operating budget by 10%, St. Other mid-sized private universities have made similar moves. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

He went on to chair MIT Sloan School’s Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting; then became Deputy Dean of the school; and eventually serve for three years as the Chief Economist for the Security and Exchange Commission of the United States before returning to MIT. In the middle was the California State University System.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Several large universities, including West Virginia University and the University of Nebraska Lincoln, faced significant budget cuts. Strategic Responses and Adaptations In response to these pressures, colleges and universities have adopted various strategies.