Finance & Operations
News, opinion and advice about the business, finance, and operations of higher education.
Underwhelming Outcomes
Scant evidence, and mixed results, suggest it doesn’t.
Austerity Academy
Leaders at regional public colleges say the decisions were painful but necessary. Professors fear there will be larger costs.
The Review | Opinion
Colleges are the wrong target. Students should direct their efforts elsewhere.
'This Is the Playbook'
The university announced that its foundation will stop investing in companies that make money from weapons manufacturing, a move one student organizer described as “historic.”
Collateral Quarrel
As the now-closed Finlandia University fought to stay open, it pledged restricted gifts as collateral on a loan. A court fight over the decision demonstrates risks for struggling colleges everywhere.
Pricey PowerPoints
When Sasse was its president, the University of Florida reportedly paid McKinsey & Company $4.7 million for consulting. The Chronicle obtained documents the firm had produced.
Looking back
Daniel Greenstein’s tenure was defined by merging six campuses into two new institutions.
Investigation
The data-driven process that consultants purport to offer at places like the U. of North Carolina at Greensboro can be frustratingly subjective, a Chronicle and Assembly investigation finds.
The Work Force
Contending for talent is nothing new in higher ed. But with AI raising the stakes, leaders say this time feels different.
Troubled Campus
The decision to postpone Paier College’s fall term last week occurred as its accreditor completed another review of concerns about student outcomes and instructor qualifications.