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Outsourcing campus IT: what next?

This week we learned that one Michigan campus will outsource its entire IT department.   I’d like to explore the story, as well as reflect on this as a way of thinking about the future of outsourcing in higher ed. 1. … Continue reading →

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Alaska gears up to clobber its universities

The University of Alaska system just learned it will experience a 41% budget cut. This goes far beyond my queen sacrifice chess analogy and into “sweeping whole ranks of pieces off the board” terrain. Here’s the story, from what I … Continue reading →

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Moving towards a cashless world

One trends I’ve been tracking through FTTE is the transition of our economy from analog to digital.  Today I want to draw your attention to one particular dimension of that historical change: the shift away from cash and towards digital … Continue reading →

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Are student loans succeeding? The Roosevelt Institute thinks not.

In the United States a major way we fund higher education is through student loans.  This strategy has become central as prices soared, states reduced funding to public universities, and as more people flocked to campuses (until around 2012).  So … Continue reading →

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Student loans in the present and future: a Bloomberg analysis

What’s the state of student loans for American higher ed, and how is that situation likely to develop in the future?  A new Bloomberg investigation yields some important and disturbing insights. I’ll put out some key details here. …and just … Continue reading →

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Is college price inflation slowing down?

What is happening to rising higher education prices? buy desyrel online buy desyrel no prescription generic   They might not be rising as quickly as they were of late, according to a new College Board report.  They may have hit … Continue reading →

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An update on state funding for public higher ed

How are American states funding public colleges and universities, ten years after the great financial crisis?  The progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) just published a report with new data that addresses this head on (pdf). tl;dr version … Continue reading →

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When public universities have to raise funds like private institutions

Last month Harvard University raised nearly $10 billion in a development campaign.  It was a tremendous sum of money, yet also within the realm of fund-raising we have come to expect from elite American private universities. Elite public universities are not … Continue reading →

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Thanking my Patreon supporters

Today I’d like to thank my supporters on Patreon.  The 93 (!) people there have generously contributed to keeping my work going. buy vibramycin online buy vibramycin no prescription generic   In addition to financing, they have also shared their … Continue reading →

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An unremarkable yet useful update on the student loan fiasco

We have new data about American student loan debt, thanks to a new report from The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). There is nothing shockingly different in the publication.  There aren’t any sudden changes.  It’s just another datapoint … Continue reading →

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