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Enrollment Tension
Colleges Are Swimming in Financial Uncertainty Amid the FAFSA Mess
Typically, May brings clarity about incoming fall classes. This year, no one’s sure who’s going to show up. -
'I Wanted It to Be Real'
Florida A&M’s President Apologizes After Heralded Donation Falls Apart
The announced $237-million gift has been put on pause, and an investigation is underway. -
Campus Activism
Sacramento State Protesters Claim Victory on Divestment, but Questions Remain
The university says its foundation and auxiliary organizations won’t invest in “corporations and funds that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights.” -
The Review | Opinion
Colleges Need to Change. But Can They?
Inertia rules the day. New thinking could upend that. -
Finances
State Support for Colleges Continues to Rise as Federal Aid and Tuition Revenue Fall, Report Shows
The annual State Higher Education Finance analysis says the squeeze could be explained by enrollment declines, tuition freezes, and the dwindling of stimulus dollars. -
Working Together to Improve the Institution
UPCOMING: May 23, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. How can colleges succeed in challenging, hypercompetitive times? The answer may be cohesion and cooperation, says a new survey on shared governance. Join us to discuss it. With Support From Huron. Register here. -
Financial Strategy
Here’s What Student ‘Boycott, Divest, and Sanction’ Activists Are Demanding
Financially and academically untangling colleges from Israel is not as easy as it looks. Protesters vow they won’t let up. -
Finance
A New Rule Expands Who on Campus Is Eligible for Overtime Pay. Here Are the Details.
Colleges will have a choice: They can either pay overtime to more employees or significantly raise those workers’ salaries. Either option will upend next year’s budgets. -
Compensation
This Under-the-Radar Pay Model Puts a Dollar Amount on Class Size
Some financially strained colleges have told instructors their pay will be based on the number of students in their classes. For one adjunct professor, that amounted to a $101 paycheck. -
'A Very Challenging Environment'
Amid Financial Headwinds, Some Colleges Are Digging Deeper Into Their Endowments. Will More Follow?
The Chronicle identified at least nine institutions that have withdrawn larger-than-typical sums to comply with bondholders, cover operations, or even finance capital projects.