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Farm Bill Proposals Boost Research Facilities and HBCUs

Inside Higher Ed

Public land-grant universities across the country could get some much-needed help from Congress to improve their aging research facilities, which are facing $11.5 But a political impasse over SNAP benefits could make the bill impossible to pass, at least in 2024.

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Listen: Campus Facilities Promote Inclusion, Mental Health of Students

Inside Higher Ed

Listen: Campus Facilities Promote Inclusion, Mental Health of Students Ashley Mowreader Wed, 08/21/2024 - 03:00 AM In the latest Voices of Student Success episode, learn about how colleges are working to better student well-being through intentional design strategies and specialized spaces for neurodivergent learners.

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A ‘hidden liability’: Colleges face up to $950B in capital needs, Moody’s says

Higher Ed Dive

Growing maintenance backlogs could spark more investment in facilities, but it will come at a heavy cost in a time of inflation, tight resources and uncertainty.

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NYU agrees to improve student housing accessibility under ADA

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An agreement with the Justice Department covers some 4,000 student housing units across more than 30 facilities the nonprofit university owns and leases.

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The 2024 State of Facilities in Higher Education

University Business

Age-old notions of what a campus is and what it could be are evolving, student demographics are changing, inflation is compressing operations budgets, and the facilities workforce is shrinking. The post The 2024 State of Facilities in Higher Education appeared first on University Business.

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Marquette U facility promotes physical mental health

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Marquette University will open its new wellness and recreation center in January 2025, joining a growing number of higher ed institutions that have combined mental and physical health within a single facility. The facility is funded by donor gifts, the institution and a student wellness fee, which has been in place since 2016.

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Facility reinvestment, bogged by inflationary costs, manages upswing in 2024, report

University Business

Colleges and universities are trudging through inflationary construction costs to successfully reinvest in their existing facilities as students’ interactions with the campus community change in an ever-digitalized world, suggests data from the 11th edition of the State of Facilities in Higher Education report.