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University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2024
More from UB: How better accountability can propel innovative short-term credentials In fact, students today are paying and borrowing less to cover their net tuition price thanks to increases in financial aid over the past 20 years, per College Board. These state and federal appropriation increases lead us to our next myth.
University Business
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Adjusting for inflation, students today have paid less and borrowed less money to cover the price of net tuition than their peers throughout the last 20 years thanks to increasing avenues of financial aid, according to a comprehensive report from the College Board, “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid 2024.”
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University Business
APRIL 14, 2025
While the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, also known as IPEDS, continues uninterrupted for now, the broader budget cuts and contract cancellations at NCES signal future disruptions to data collection and reporting, sounding the alarm for higher education planning. Institutional leaders can decide how to respond.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 3, 2023
The department wrote a Dear Colleague letter in February that said any entity involved with the administration of an institution’s federal student aid is considered a third-party servicer, which puts them under the department’s oversight authority and subjects the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits.
University Business
APRIL 26, 2024
Forward to today, she has secured a new contract at Hollins University that extends her role as president until 2030 and was elected chair of the board of directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Mary Dana Hinton believes she’s earned the right to be an optimist.
University Business
JANUARY 11, 2024
Public and private colleges and universities have long enjoyed independence from federal governing bodies over the nature of their operations. The reforms would tighten foreign financial disclosure requirements and strip federal financial aid to any institution that fails compliance over three consecutive or nonconsecutive years.
Great College Advice
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
A Whole New World: Disability Laws at the Post-Secondary Level One of the biggest issues facing students with learning challenges and their families is the difference in laws that govern schools that service K-12 versus schools at the post-secondary level. Some services, however, are mandatory. Fewer than 100 schools fall into this category.
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