The University of North Florida partially credits its enrollment growth to its focus on continuing education programs. But are institutions' outdated financial systems ready for an Amazon-like shopping experience?
Stung by double-digit enrollment losses, Penn State University's 20 branch campuses and their students are about to lose 10% of their faculty and staff to buyouts starting this month.
Kathy Hudson, chair of the board of trustees, said the moves would "ultimately position Alverno College for a more financially sustainable future." She added: "We remain dedicated to providing students a transformational education experience."
Only a dozen years ago, the percentage of the state's Black high school graduates enrolling directly in college or community college handily outpaced that of their white counterparts, a point of pride for a small community that's worked hard to build a network of organizations to support its young people.
University of Miami President Julio Frenk is switching coasts in January to take on the top job at UCLA, becoming its first Latino president. University of Washington's longtime president is sticking to her planned resignation date.
The increases were included in a $5 billion budget package that also calls for spending cuts and pay raises for some faculty who presented regents with data showing their wages are no longer competitive with other universities.
Louisiana higher education leaders are bracing for the possibility of major budget cuts next year, a prospect they said could be devastating after years of reduced funding for the state's public colleges and universities.
The Committee on Education and the Workforce's action marks the first time in college sports officials' recent era of Congressional lobbying efforts that a bill has even received a committee vote.
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There has been a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining—a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business.
