State Policy

The federal government can play a role in reducing public college costs by establishing a flexible matching grant program, Kevin Miller writes.

Governor Phil Murphy has called for an investigation into New Jersey City University's dramatic change in financial standing, which led NJCU to declare a financial emergency.

Medical students in states where abortion is criminalized are already facing restrictions to their education, with major implications for the future of reproductive health care.

California governor Gavin Newsom signed a massive 2023 budget that promises billions of new dollars to higher ed institutions and programs.

Federal stimulus dollars flowing to states kept appropriations strong in the 2021 fiscal year even as enrollment kept declining, a report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers shows.

Stymied by California’s outdated master plan for higher education, the state should look to Texas’ approach to supporting emerging research universities, Adela de la Torre writes.

Pennsylvania’s governor is proposing a scholarship program for in-state college students for a third time. The stakes haven’t changed, but neither has the opposition from the horse-racing industry, whose revenues would partly fund the program.

A new report offers a road map for how campus leaders can create a culture of free expression, write former Vermont governor Jim Douglas and former Washington governor Chris Gregoire.