In response to budget cuts from the state government, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls eliminated the position of associate vice chancellor of enrollment services, held by Alan Tuchtenhagen, who had worked at UWRF for 25 years. The $2.8 million reduction in state funding required the university to cut costs, including eliminating positions in higher administration. Tuchtenhagen's duties will be absorbed by the provost, Fernando Delgado. In addition to cutting 10% from non-academic units, the university also reduced college budgets by 5%. The budget cuts will likely result in students paying more for their education.
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This is a sample of a type of presentation I often put together using forms of new media (in this case a podcast, combined with internet and print exposure) to help build awareness and business for the client and a new revenue stream for my employer.
Medicaid: Taking Stock of an Essential Program in Uncertain Timesmilfamln
Medicaid is a state-federal program that provides essential services and benefits for low-income families and for many who have special health care needs. Military caregivers and their families may find themselves interacting with Medicaid in cases where TRICARE and ECHO coverage is not enough or when family members are not eligible for TRICARE and/or ECHO coverage. This year, there has been significant discussion about reforming and changing Medicaid in terms of the way it is funded, the services that are provided, and who may be eligible for the program. It is important for military support personnel, caregivers and military families to be aware of developments that are or might be underway in the Medicaid program.
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A look at how the journalism industry is thought to be "dying", what the enrollment rates of journalism majors look like within universities, and what students at the University of Denver think about the journalism turmoils.
How to Learn More About Data Journalism, a handout from the Producing Stories Effectively program at the Orlando NewsTrain May 15-16, 2015 and at the Philadelphia NewsTrain Nov. 13-14, 2015, by Ron Nixon. It was also distributed at Lexington NewsTrain on Jan. 21, 2016, to accompany a presentation by Linda J. Johnson on "Data-Driven Enterprise off Your Beat." Ron Nixon is a Washington correspondent for The New York Times who covers the federal regulatory agencies. He is a visiting associate for journalism and media studies at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a former adjunct professor at Howard University.
In the past, a college degree all but assured job seekers employment and high earnings, but today, what you make depends on what you take. In Hard Times 2013, we show differences in unemployment and earnings based on major for BA and graduate degree holders. We show that STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — majors typically offer the best opportunities for employment and earnings, while unemployment is higher for graduates with non-technical degrees.
Introductory Remarks to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee - Ja...HigherEdUtah
Introductory remarks by Commissioner David L. Buhler to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee of the 2014 Utah Legislature regarding the base budget of the Utah System of Higher Education.
Module OverviewLiberal and Market Models of Higher Education .docxaudeleypearl
Module Overview:
Liberal and Market Models of Higher Education Policy
Module Five focuses on two states, California and Minnesota, as the complexities of higher education policy are examined and the variety of political, social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to the ways in which policies are developed are discussed. These policies, in turn, deeply impact the higher education systems within both states, with a particularly strong influence on funding models for colleges and universities.
Higher Education Policy in California
The California Master Plan for Higher Education guided the development of three campus systems in California: the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges systems (St. John, Daun-Barnett, & Moronski-Chapman, 2013). Nearly four out of five college students in California attend one of the three public education systems and three out of every four bachelor degrees awarded annually are from either the UC or CSU systems (Johnson, 2014). Yet, the state is facing somewhat of an education crisis and Johnson projects a shortfall of one million college graduates by 2025.
In recent years, the historic California model has broken down as the systems have been negatively impacted by the state’s fiscal woes. While colleges and universities have responded to funding cuts by reducing expenses, including cutting administrative costs and hiring more non-tenure track faculty, declines in state support have forced the UC system to increase tuition fees by 50% in three years while CSU fees have increase by 47% in the same period (Johnson, Cook, Murphy, and Weston, 2014). Students are increasingly becoming indebted in order to accomplish their educational goals in California; the average loan amounts among students have risen 36% between 2005 and 2010 (a figure adjusted for inflation) (Johnson, 2014). Hoping to save expenses, many students begin their college educations at California community colleges, which have become so overcrowded that in 2012, 137,000 students could not enroll into at least one class that they needed and community colleges resorted to “rationing” courses (Dellner, 2012). This evidence suggests new changes are needed in the California state system to support students at all levels of enrollment.
In part, California’s steady decreases in higher education funding are a consequence of a need to fund other state services; for example, Johnson (2012) notes that from 2002 to 2012, state expenditures for higher education fell by close to 10% whereas expenditures for corrections and rehabilitation increased by 26%. Historical trends suggest that the state’s priorities began shifting from higher education toward corrections since the 1970s, even though the majority of Californians (68%) opposed spending cuts in higher education to reduce state budget deficits and 62% supported spending cuts in corrections to balance state budgets (Baldassare, Bonner, Pet.
A look at how the journalism industry is thought to be "dying", what the enrollment rates of journalism majors look like within universities, and what students at the University of Denver think about the journalism turmoils.
How to Learn More About Data Journalism, a handout from the Producing Stories Effectively program at the Orlando NewsTrain May 15-16, 2015 and at the Philadelphia NewsTrain Nov. 13-14, 2015, by Ron Nixon. It was also distributed at Lexington NewsTrain on Jan. 21, 2016, to accompany a presentation by Linda J. Johnson on "Data-Driven Enterprise off Your Beat." Ron Nixon is a Washington correspondent for The New York Times who covers the federal regulatory agencies. He is a visiting associate for journalism and media studies at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a former adjunct professor at Howard University.
In the past, a college degree all but assured job seekers employment and high earnings, but today, what you make depends on what you take. In Hard Times 2013, we show differences in unemployment and earnings based on major for BA and graduate degree holders. We show that STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — majors typically offer the best opportunities for employment and earnings, while unemployment is higher for graduates with non-technical degrees.
Introductory Remarks to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee - Ja...HigherEdUtah
Introductory remarks by Commissioner David L. Buhler to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee of the 2014 Utah Legislature regarding the base budget of the Utah System of Higher Education.
Module OverviewLiberal and Market Models of Higher Education .docxaudeleypearl
Module Overview:
Liberal and Market Models of Higher Education Policy
Module Five focuses on two states, California and Minnesota, as the complexities of higher education policy are examined and the variety of political, social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to the ways in which policies are developed are discussed. These policies, in turn, deeply impact the higher education systems within both states, with a particularly strong influence on funding models for colleges and universities.
Higher Education Policy in California
The California Master Plan for Higher Education guided the development of three campus systems in California: the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges systems (St. John, Daun-Barnett, & Moronski-Chapman, 2013). Nearly four out of five college students in California attend one of the three public education systems and three out of every four bachelor degrees awarded annually are from either the UC or CSU systems (Johnson, 2014). Yet, the state is facing somewhat of an education crisis and Johnson projects a shortfall of one million college graduates by 2025.
In recent years, the historic California model has broken down as the systems have been negatively impacted by the state’s fiscal woes. While colleges and universities have responded to funding cuts by reducing expenses, including cutting administrative costs and hiring more non-tenure track faculty, declines in state support have forced the UC system to increase tuition fees by 50% in three years while CSU fees have increase by 47% in the same period (Johnson, Cook, Murphy, and Weston, 2014). Students are increasingly becoming indebted in order to accomplish their educational goals in California; the average loan amounts among students have risen 36% between 2005 and 2010 (a figure adjusted for inflation) (Johnson, 2014). Hoping to save expenses, many students begin their college educations at California community colleges, which have become so overcrowded that in 2012, 137,000 students could not enroll into at least one class that they needed and community colleges resorted to “rationing” courses (Dellner, 2012). This evidence suggests new changes are needed in the California state system to support students at all levels of enrollment.
In part, California’s steady decreases in higher education funding are a consequence of a need to fund other state services; for example, Johnson (2012) notes that from 2002 to 2012, state expenditures for higher education fell by close to 10% whereas expenditures for corrections and rehabilitation increased by 26%. Historical trends suggest that the state’s priorities began shifting from higher education toward corrections since the 1970s, even though the majority of Californians (68%) opposed spending cuts in higher education to reduce state budget deficits and 62% supported spending cuts in corrections to balance state budgets (Baldassare, Bonner, Pet.
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Module Overview:
Liberal and Market Models of Higher Education Policy
Module Five focuses on two states, California and Minnesota, as the complexities of higher education policy are examined and the variety of political, social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to the ways in which policies are developed are discussed. These policies, in turn, deeply impact the higher education systems within both states, with a particularly strong influence on funding models for colleges and universities.
Higher Education Policy in California
The California Master Plan for Higher Education guided the development of three campus systems in California: the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges systems (St. John, Daun-Barnett, & Moronski-Chapman, 2013). Nearly four out of five college students in California attend one of the three public education systems and three out of every four bachelor degrees awarded annually are from either the UC or CSU systems (Johnson, 2014). Yet, the state is facing somewhat of an education crisis and Johnson projects a shortfall of one million college graduates by 2025.
In recent years, the historic California model has broken down as the systems have been negatively impacted by the state’s fiscal woes. While colleges and universities have responded to funding cuts by reducing expenses, including cutting administrative costs and hiring more non-tenure track faculty, declines in state support have forced the UC system to increase tuition fees by 50% in three years while CSU fees have increase by 47% in the same period (Johnson, Cook, Murphy, and Weston, 2014). Students are increasingly becoming indebted in order to accomplish their educational goals in California; the average loan amounts among students have risen 36% between 2005 and 2010 (a figure adjusted for inflation) (Johnson, 2014). Hoping to save expenses, many students begin their college educations at California community colleges, which have become so overcrowded that in 2012, 137,000 students could not enroll into at least one class that they needed and community colleges resorted to “rationing” courses (Dellner, 2012). This evidence suggests new changes are needed in the California state system to support students at all levels of enrollment.
In part, California’s steady decreases in higher education funding are a consequence of a need to fund other state services; for example, Johnson (2012) notes that from 2002 to 2012, state expenditures for higher education fell by close to 10% whereas expenditures for corrections and rehabilitation increased by 26%. Historical trends suggest that the state’s priorities began shifting from higher education toward corrections since the 1970s, even though the majority of Californians (68%) opposed spending cuts in higher education to reduce state budget deficits and 62% supported spending cuts in corrections to balance state budgets (Baldassare, Bonner, Pet ...
CHEA Recognized Organizations
The accrediting organizations identified in this directory are recognized by the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Recognition by CHEA
affirms that the standards and processes of the accrediting organization are
consistent with the academic quality, improvement and accountability expectations
that CHEA has established, including the eligibility standard that the majority
of institutions or programs each accredits are degree-granting.
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t’s an article of faith for higher education poli-
cymakers across the country: while tuition at
four-year colleges is increasing at a dizzying
pace, community colleges offer an affordable
alternative for millions of students.
According to a new report, however, graduating
from a community college — the only affordable avenue
available for millions of
underprivileged and
minority students seeking
a college education — is
becoming out of reach for
growing numbers of stu-
dents as tuition increases
continue to outpace the
rise in family income.
Many states, mean-
while, are reducing higher
education spending as
they struggle to close
yawning budget deficits,
threatening community
college access, especially
for those students who tra-
ditionally have relied on
the 2-year institutions,
according to a report
issued by the National Center for Public Policy and
Higher Education.
“Many students are not able to keep pace with rising
tuition, because family earnings have lost ground over
C O V E R S T O R Y
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Report: Costlier Colleges Threaten Access
BY PAUL BRADLEY
Thousands of community college students donned caps and gowns and graduated this spring.
But a new report suggests that the escalating cost of attending community college is limiting access
for students who most rely on the institutions.
“If current
trends
continue,
more students
will be priced
out of higher
education
altogether.”
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the past decade,” the report said. “Median
family income, adjusted for inflation,
declined in the United States over the past
decade. At the same time, tuition at two-
and four-year colleges increased at a rate
faster than inflation or family income, and
student financial assistance did not keep
pace, exacerbating the college affordability
and college completion problems.”
“Concerns about college affordability
have most likely been driving many stu-
dents to community colleges. If current
trends continue, more students will be
priced out of higher education altogether,”
the report said.
The report found that tuition rates at
community colleges rose faster than family
income in every state except Maine since
1999. In California, home of the nation’s
largest community college system, the cost
of attending community college increased
77 percent between 1999 and 2009, while
median family income increased just 5 per-
cent, the report said.
Patrick Callan, founder and executive
director of the California-based center, said
the report documents a trend that has been
under way for 30 years. Over that time, the
cost of college has increased even faster
than the cost of health care, and much more
than inflation or family income.
Galloping Increases
The economic downturn has only
worsened the situation and undermines the
country’s goal of producing more college
graduates.
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Assessing the costs of public higher education in the commonwealth of virgini...Robert M. Davis, MPA
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April 14, 2011
UWRF cuts top administrator’s
position
By Jordan Langer
In response to Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 proposed biennial budget that includes a
$2.8 million reduction in state funding to UW-River Falls, the administration is forced
to reduce spending in order to preserve the academic mission of UWRF, said Chancellor
Dean Van Galen.
One of the ways the university is shrinking the budget is by eliminating the position of
associate vice chancellor of enrollment services, currently held by Alan Tuchtenhagen.
Tuchtenhagen has worked for UWRF for 25 years and said he plans to file for an early
retirement with the UW System.
Tuchtenhagen lives west of River Falls near Kinnickinnic State Park and said he will
continue to look for a position in either administration or teaching. With a master’s in
American history and a doctorate in public administration, he said he would be
interested in teaching history or political science.
“I love UW-River Falls and the River Falls area generally, so my initial challenge will be
to find something in this area,” Tuchtenhagen said.
Tuchtenhagen’s position, along with several others in higher administration, is
technically termed limited and serves strictly at the pleasure of the chancellor.
According to UW System policy, the chancellor has the ability to establish and
discontinue senior administrative positions. Although it is not common, a chancellor
has the legal authority to eliminate several top positions within the administration.
In 2003-05 there was a similar cut in state funding to the UW System and the chancellor
of UW-Superior “did away with all the deans,” and moved to a provost model that also
included a dean of the faculty role, said Provost Fernando Delgado.
When Walker announced the biennial budget March 1, the UWRF administration was,
and still is, faced with some difficult questions, said Delgado.
When the university is faced with that big of a cut, it becomes difficult to deal with when
most of the operational budget goes into human resources, Delgado said.
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