US colleges drop fees to poach students from neighbouring states

‘Test case’ Pennsylvania plans university funding overhaul

All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes

By Paul Basken

21 March

Early adopters of direct admissions expect record class sizes

Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake

By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed

3 May

a person walks past the remains of the Packard Motor Car Company, which ceased production in the late 1950`s

Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?

Freshly inaugurated US president Joe Biden owes his election victory to swing states in America’s Rust Belt. But is his plan to revitalise them by creating ‘millions of new manufacturing and innovation’ jobs realistic? And how best can universities play their part? John Morgan reports

By John Morgan

21 January

University of Illinois system rebuilds after budget impasse

System president says new academic hiring programme and innovation network will boost university following financial issues

By Ellie Bothwell

14 May

US colleges drop fees to poach students from neighbouring states

Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations

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Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations

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Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?

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