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Boston Business Journal
Another $97 billion? Putting higher ed’s latest request for Covid-19 relief in context
Fresh off a $23 billion round of federal stimulus — on top of the roughly $14 billion already received last spring — higher ed’s lobbyists are back for more, some $97 billion more to be precise. That’s the latest dollar request to come from colleges and universities desperate for more financial backing as they weather…
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Chemical and Engineering News
Immigration stays prominent—with an attitude change
President Joe Biden has honed in on immigration reform as one of the keystone issues for his new administration, a move that has clear fans in the science community. On his first day in office, Biden issued several executive orders halting curbs on immigration instituted by former president Donald J. Trump.
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Science Magazine
Biden breaks new ground with science team picks
In picking a science team of prominent researchers who have extensive knowledge of the federal government, President Joe Biden has signaled that science would play an elevated role in his administration. At a 16 January press conference, Biden formally introduced mathematician and geneticist Eric Lander to be both director of the White House Office of…
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Chronicle of Higher Education
The Heavy Cost of an Empty Campus
Well before Covid-19, Ed Walton, a top finance official at the University of South Carolina, would convene colleagues to plan for the future. Pressured by lower state appropriations, the university needed to expand enrollment and reduce costs. But over the years, the conversations would sometimes spin out to extreme hypotheticals. What if students didn’t show…
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Inside Higher Ed
Land-Grant Universities Tell Congress They Lost $17 Billion During Pandemic
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ 199 public research universities have lost $17.7 billion in revenues during the pandemic and had to spend another $3.1 billion to take safety measures last fall. However, they have only received $5.7 billion in help from the CARES Act and the COVID relief package approved in December, the…
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The Brookings Register
Dunn: Proud of accomplishments in challenging times
“This will go down in the history of the University as one of the most challenging times that we’ve had,” said South Dakota State University President Barry H. Dunn in a recent interview with The Brookings Register.
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RealClearEducation
Universities Play a Vital Role in the U.S. Economy
When we tell our friends and relatives that we study the role of universities in economic development, we typically encounter furrowed brows. The idea that universities do anything other than teaching and research seems unfathomable, except perhaps during football season.
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Inside Higher Ed
More Influence for Science
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nominated Eric Lander to be his science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy — and also elevated the role of science adviser so that it will have cabinet rank.
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U.S. News
What’s Ahead for 2021-2022 Tuition
The steady drumbeat of annual tuition hikes slowed in 2020 as colleges responded to the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating financial effects on American families. Looking ahead to 2021-2022 tuition rates, families can expect much of the same as colleges may take a similar approach by freezing tuition or applying only small increases.
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Inside Higher Ed
Pandemic’s Fall Financial Toll Adds Up
The pandemic presented an enormous financial challenge for colleges and universities this past fall as they reopened online or in person. Institutions large and small had to cough up money for expenses related to COVID-19 testing, personal protective equipment and online learning resources. At the same time, they were bleeding tuition, housing and auxiliary services…
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