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UEAAC Resources: Crisis in Higher Ed- Recent News

Articles and resources on departmental and divisional trends, improving efficiency, restructuring, and the crisis in higher ed

Articles on the effect of COVID-19, enrollment and fiscal challenges on Institutions of Higher Ed

It's Time to Rethink Higher Education (3/23/21, Chronicle of Higher Ed)
The Pressure to Retrain Workers Could Be Intense for Colleges. Here’s What They Can Start Doing Now (Chronicle of Higher Ed), 3/23/21
Why Haven't More Colleges Closed? (3/1/21 Chronicle of Higher Ed.)
The Great Contraction (2/15/21, Chronicle of Higher Ed)
Regional Public Universities don't need rescuing (02/15/21, Chronicle of Higher Ed)
Argues for the continued relevance and vibrance of regional public universities
The Lowest paid workers in higher ed are suffering the highest job losses (11/17/20, Washington Post)
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center- COVID impacts
Colleges are Slashing Budgets during Coronavirus
Alternatives to Austerity? (10/4/20, Inside Higher Ed)

Individual Institutions and Systems

Leader of Pa. state universities delivers blunt message: Reorganize or ‘dissolve the system’
Becker College likely closing due to economic impacts of COVID-19
Vermont State College Plan offers alternate plan for state colleges
An Initial Report of the Select Committee on the Future of Higher Education in Vermont
Report recommends consolidation and increased state support, in addition to additional measures.