Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Endowments grew 4% in FY2024 on investment returns, donations
Colleges responding to the latest NACUBO-Commonfund study reported a collective $837.7 billion in endowment value as Republicans eye higher taxes.
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Feb 13, 2025
Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns
The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.
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Feb 12, 2025
Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade
The share of four-year institutions considering an applicant's family ties to an alum has dropped by half since 2015, Education Reform Now found.
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Feb 11, 2025
‘Self-inflicted wound’: Widespread alarm as Trump administration slashes NIH funding
A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued to block the National Institutes of Health from enforcing its new 15% cap on indirect research costs.
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Feb 11, 2025