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The high cost of funded research in colleges and universities

Changing Higher Education

A college or university that does research ends up spending considerable resources of its own even when most of its research is “funded”. How and why is this the case, and where does the institution look to find the resources needed to cover this unfunded research cost? Institutional. Institutional as a % of Federal. . . .

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Cost allocation in the research university and what it tells us

Changing Higher Education

Universities often report a number that appears to indicate how much the university spends on instruction. Lombardi , in How Universities Work. These conclusions lead to a consideration of why cost -shifting between missions is so important in the current approach of the research university. We would be wrong to do so. .

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University Presidents Called to Action

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: This essay, written for elite university presidents, is intended as a rhetorical device rather than a statement of facts. Elite universities, long considered the pinnacle of higher education, have become increasingly entwined in a broader conversation about privilege, access, and power.

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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

While this premise seems far-fetched, the shows underlying critique of institutional control, bureaucratic systems, and dehumanizing workplace environments mirrors certain aspects of U.S. Universities rely on complex bureaucratic systems to manage operations, from student admissions to faculty performance assessments.

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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

As universities grapple with the growing mental health crisis, it has become increasingly clear that campus environments themselves must be part of the solution. public research universities found that 39% of all students screened positive for anxiety disorder. A 2020 survey of students at nine U.S.

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Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo , an International Higher Education Consultant and Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, and Janet Ilieva, Founder and Director of Education Insight. Many UK higher education institutions are facing a financial crisis.

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Improving the Applicant Experience and Institutional Results Through Transcript Services

Helix Education

As the landscape of higher education continues to be fraught with enrollment challenges, steep competition, and rising costs, university leaders often find themselves in the unpleasant position of determining how to do more with less. Those transcripts are provided to the institution as part of the applicant’s admissions materials.