College and university endowments expanded by 4% in fiscal year 2024 thanks to improved annual returns and gift-giving, according to the annual NACUBO-Commonfund Study.
Despite a welcome string of new hires, the specifics behind why the leaders of Oklahoma State University, Colorado State University Pueblo and Crowder College remain unclear.
Proposed legislation would prohibit universities from offering certificates, degrees or courses in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer studies or DEI. Employees found to be teaching these subjects could be fired and have their name added to a do-not-hire list.
"It's easy to get really paralyzed, but the headlines right now don't mean anything has happened," says William Guerrero, chief financial officer at the University of Bridgeport.
Senate Bill 1453, sponsored by Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, proposes capping the base salary of university presidents at $500,000 and limiting all bonuses at 15% of that base salary.
Northern Illinois colleges, including College of DuPage, are working to cut textbook costs by investing in Open Educational Resources, which provides free, adaptable learning materials that educators can modify to fit their classrooms.
Now is an excellent time for college campus transit to transition to zero-emission electric vehicles instead of traditional gas or diesel-powered models.
