article thumbnail

University endowments tank to lowest levels since 2009, report says - ALEC SCHEMMEL, KATV

Economics and Change in Higher Education

loss in university endowment returns, the biggest dip since 2009, according to The Wall Street Journal. Preliminary figures from Cambridge Associates, an investment firm that works with institutional investors, show that, for the fiscal year ending on June 30, there was a median 7.8%

article thumbnail

New Cal State Campaign Will Emphasize Postgraduation Success

Inside Higher Ed

New Cal State Campaign Will Emphasize Postgraduation Success Ryan Quinn Fri, 11/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Since 2009, the massive university system has run Graduation Initiatives. The latest likely won’t meet its goals. Now leaders plan to emphasize what happens to students after they earn degrees. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

Degree 127
university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Measuring research impact has lessons for measuring research culture

Wonkhe

Grace Gottlieb and Tadhg Caffrey transport us back to 2009 The post Measuring research impact has lessons for measuring research culture appeared first on Wonkhe. The current debate over people, culture and environment measures in the next REF has clear parallels with the contested introduction of impact measures.

article thumbnail

Students who met with counselors more likely to apply for college aid

Higher Ed Dive

Some 87% of 9th graders from 2009 who consulted with a school counselor completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, an NCES study found.

Students 264
article thumbnail

Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

article thumbnail

Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009. She began her career as a law professor at the University of Puget Sound in 1992, which then became Seattle University.

article thumbnail

Shenandoah University’s Device Program Gives Students the Tools to Succeed

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Since 2009, the iMLearning program at Shenandoah University has been giving devices to incoming undergraduate students at the start of their college careers. Today, each student receives a MacBook Air, iPad and Apple Pencil, paid for through a fee in their tuition.

Students 110