Economy

The University of Wisconsin System will request a nearly $21 million investment in new initiatives over the 2013-'15 budget biennium, according to agenda materials for an upcoming Board of Regents meeting.

UNCG about two weeks ago canceled the registrations of about 1,300 students because they had yet to pay their tuition bills — the highest number of cancellations since fall 2009, university officials said.

A $66 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System's budget will not be made permanent, Gov. Scott Walker said in a letter to state agencies.

Policymakers turned to verbal sparring Wednesday as they worked to finalize the framework for a new higher education funding formula.

It’s become almost a cliche: Whenever “overspending” is criticized, the ultimate culprit often is said to be “administrative overhead.”

Facing what he called "the most significant budget cuts" in the University of New Orleans' 54-year history, UNO President Peter Fos announced plans Tuesday to trim spending by $12 million to make up for a budget shortfall.

The University of New Orleans will reduce its expenditures by $12 million to make up for a budget shortfall, President Peter Fos announced Tuesday.

The past decade for the state’s higher education has seen three trends: cuts to state funding, rising tuition, and growing salaries.

Amidst rising higher education costs and student loan debt, college students across the country set a new record for saving this fall.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College's latest estimate predicts a $1.6 million shortfall for the fiscal year that ended June 30, officials said.