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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that the National Institutes of Health cannot unilaterally cap the indirect-cost rate on its grants at 15 percent, continuing a freeze on the controversial policy change that would cost universities billions." www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...
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Trump Can’t Cap Overhead Rate on NIH Grants to Research Universities, Appeals Court Rules
The ruling is a victory for higher-education associations who challenged the proposed 15-percent cap, calling it illegal and claiming it would devastate the research enterprise.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The most consequential #HigherEd trend of the past 25 years, according to NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman? The rapid development and refinement of online and hybrid education.
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We Asked 50 Higher-Ed Influencers to Pick the Biggest Trend Since 2000. Here’s What They Said.
More than 50 people across higher education weigh in on the most consequential trend in the sector since 2000.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
With NACUBO Consulting, @templeuniversity.bsky.social is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...
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Temple hosts budget model workshops
Temple University is in the Budget Model Design phase as it works to create a new budget model.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This Veterans Day, NACUBO recognizes the more than 820,000 undergraduate military learners (as estimated by @aceducation.bsky.social) enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities and thanks all who have served and the institutions supporting their success.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
At #AMAHigherEd, NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman encouraged marketing attendees to reach out to their business and finance offices. "CFOs want the campus to have its best foot forward - and they have the data to provide to help tell the story." NACUBO also has data to help tell your story:
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More Is Possible With Higher Education
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Congratulations to Angie Leahy, associate vice chancellor for finance and controller at Washington University in St. Louis, who received the 2025 Tax Award for her extensive contributions to the tax community and to NACUBO!
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thank you to NACUBO member Elgin Community College for giving our director Bryan Dickson a tour of your incredible new Manufacturing and Technology Center! elgin.edu/about/campus...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
As September 30 approaches, the threat of a federal government shutdown does, too. Here's what colleges and universities should expect: www.nacubo.org/News/2025/9/...
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How to Prepare for the Possibility of a Federal Government Shutdown in 2025
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
We are pleased to welcome the 2025-26 NACUBO Emerging Leaders, our largest group of aspiring higher education leaders yet! www.nacubo.org/Press-Releas...
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NACUBO Announces 2025-26 Emerging Leaders
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
In 2025, college and university business offices are facing some familiar challenges with a new sense of urgency and unpredictability. See the Top 5 Higher Education Business Issues of 2025: www.nacubo.org/Research/202...
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Higher Education's Top 5 Business Issues of 2025
This year’s Top 5 Issues list shows that colleges and universities must navigate risks, enhance their reputations, and demonstrate financial resilience.
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Higher Ed is facing economic uncertainty from many angles, and college financial planners are finding flexibility. @karafreeman-nacubo.bsky.social, Pres and CEO of @nacubo.bsky.social talked with @saracuster.insidehighered.com, host of @insidehighered.com’s “The Key,” about the unpredictability.
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Ep. 169: College Financial Planners Embrace Flexibility
The Key with Inside Higher Ed · Episode
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“We are seeing our members strategically shifting where they can to meet this moment of uncertainty. Our CBOs are collaborating across campus with their colleagues; they’re coming up with innovative ways to both economize and invest.” -NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman
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Ep. 169: College Financial Planners Embrace Flexibility | Inside Higher Ed
The ongoing uncertainty in the economy, the government demanding enormous sums from Ivy League in
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We are pleased to welcome the 2025-26 NACUBO Board of Directors, chaired by University at Buffalo VP Laura Hubbard. www.nacubo.org/Press-Releas...
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NACUBO Welcomes Its 2025-26 Board of Directors
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
At the NACUBO 2025 Annual Meeting, @csufofficial.bsky.social business officers offered advice on using shared services for greater financial stability highereddive.com/news/cal-sta... #NACUBO2025
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How Cal State is betting on shared services amid funding cuts
Campuses are increasingly collaborating on backend services to save costs and become nimbler in a tough financial environment.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
We are so pleased to congratulate the 2025 NACUBO Award recipients. Thank you for your many contributions to NACUBO and #HigherEd! www.nacubo.org/Press-Releas... #NACUBO2025
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NACUBO Honors Outstanding Higher Education Business Officers, Innovative University With 2025 Awards
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The NACUBO 2025 Annual Meeting is underway! Follow along and share your insights using #NACUBO2025 nacubo.org/Events/2025/...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
To kick off the NACUBO 2025 Annual Meeting, business officers will volunteer at a local middle school in Washington, DC. Our longstanding tradition has a special component this year: The school is President Kara Freeman's alma mater. #NACUBO2025 www.nacubo.org/News/2025/7/...
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NACUBO Members to Volunteer at Thurgood Marshall Middle School
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"By doing the strategic work needed now, colleges can emerge from the current circumstances stronger and able to thrive," NACUBO Vice President of Consulting Ruth Johnston writes for @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/article/a-ne...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
For higher ed, this moment, while uncertain, provides opportunity, NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman told @wgbh.org www.wgbh.org/news/educati...
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Survey: College leaders warn of growing financial threats
A new national survey reveals deepening anxiety among college business officers, as higher education faces mounting financial pressure and political uncertainty.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
“Chief business officers like certainty, whether it’s certainty about revenue streams or potential costs. And right now they just are not getting it, " NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman told @insidehighered.com.
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College business officers survey finds risks, resilience
CBOs identify financial threats to their institutions in our annual survey, especially in the near-term. They also hint at confidence in their institution’s ability to adapt.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
This Wednesday, hear from NACUBO's Liz Clark, vice president of policy and research, during @chronicle.com's free webinar series. connect.chronicle.com/trump-webina...
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Navigating Uncertainty Under Trump
Join us for a series of webinars in the coming weeks to examine major challenges colleges face as the Trump administration tries to transform higher education.
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The annual @nacubo.bsky.social Tuition Discounting Study has been released, and tuition discounting has reached a new record high. Of the 286 private non-profit colleges that provided data, on average, for every dollar of undergraduate tuition, the university is responsible for 51.4% of that cost.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
"Although some families may assume that college is out of reach, there are many, many private colleges and universities across the country that offer substantial financial aid to bring down the cost of a postsecondary education," said NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman.
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Tuition Discounting Hits Another High
NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Released today, a new tuition discounting study from NACUBO shows private colleges and universities are offering record-high student aid to their undergraduates. www.nacubo.org/Press-Releas...
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State Higher Education Executive Officers Association @sheeoed.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Our State Policy Interns, Lauren and Beto, are in the D.C. office this week, getting a better understanding of the #highered landscape and making connections with other higher education organizations. Thanks to our friends at @nacubo.bsky.social for visiting with us this morning.
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Alcino Donadel, w/ University Business, shares ways institutions are planning ahead financially this summer. @karafreeman-nacubo.bsky.social, Pres and CEO of @nacubo.bsky.social and Univ of NE President Herbert shared how univs are diversifying funding and relying less on federal grants.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Today, NACUBO filed our first-ever amicus brief along with COGR and 16 other organizations in support of lawsuits from the higher education community that challenge the NIH policy to cap indirect cost rates at 15% for colleges and universities. www.nacubo.org/Press-Releas...
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NACUBO, COGR, and 16 Other Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Community Appeal of Indirect Cost Reimbursement Rate Cap
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Alcino Donadel, with University Business, shares ways that institutions are planning during the break. @karafreeman-nacubo.bsky.social, Pres & CEO of @nacubo.bsky.social, and James Herbert, President of the Univ of New England, discuss the different ways to activate a campus during uncertain times.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“The most important thing is to stay true to the mission, which is to serve students first," NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman told University Business.
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Promising ways schools are planning during an uncertain summer
A swirl of federal policy changes to higher ed make this strategic planning period a critical time for leaders to rise above the fray.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Understanding the Real Costs of Research
YouTube video by NACUBO
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
“You want to budget low and hope for high,” said Ruth Johnston, vice president of consulting at the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
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4 ways colleges can prepare for an uncertain future
Federal funding and enrollment have been upended. But college leaders can take steps to ready their institutions for a changing landscape, consultants say.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Welcome to the NACUBO Fellows Program, Chartarra!
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Assistant Vice Chancellor Tapped for NACUBO Fellows Program
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner has been selected for the 2025-26 National Association of College and University Business Officers Fellows Program.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
"Here’s what else might end if the reconciliation bill becomes law: hundreds of millions of dollars in financial aid for students," Michael T. Nietzel writes for @forbes.com.
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These Small Colleges Would Be Hit Hard By Trump’s New Endowment Tax
Proposed increases in endowment taxes will affect not only wealthy universities like Harvard, Yale & Princeton. Several small colleges could face huge tax increases too.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The NACUBO Student Success Hub has tools to help you break down silos and collaborate. Explore the free resources here: nacubostudentsuccess.org
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NACUBO Student Success Hub
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We are pleased to welcome the 2025-26 NACUBO Fellows, selected from the largest pool of applicants in program history.
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NACUBO Announces 2025-26 Class of Fellows
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Join us online tomorrow to meet solution providers and explore cutting-edge technologies. The NACUBO Partner Resource Showcase is free and open to everyone. Register here: www.nacubo.org/Events/2025/...
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NACUBO Partner Resource Showcase
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
“We’re going to have to really rethink higher education and how we’re funded,” said Ruth Johnston, vice president of consulting at the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
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Financial Reckoning Hits Universities: Pay Cuts, Layoffs and No Coffee
With Trump pulling funds, schools are eliminating everything from desk phones to coffee in the faculty lounge.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"Kara Freeman, president and CEO of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, characterized the plan as 'short-sighted and ultimately against the nation’s interests.'"
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NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the ...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
In the @nytimes.com today: "Large university endowments often draw criticism, but they play a crucial role in expanding access to higher education. ... a 2024 study by NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments... showed that nearly half of the money earned from endowment returns went to financial aid."
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Opinion | College Is More Affordable Than Many Parents Think
The real price of college isn’t always the sticker price.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
NACUBO explained to @nbcnews.com that higher education endowments are made up of many funds, many of which are restricted by their donors to specific purposes and designed to last into perpetuity.
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Why colleges like Harvard can't easily use endowments to replace federal funding
Endowments aren’t a simple replacement for government funding because of restrictions related to donor earmarking, legality and research priorities, experts say.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"Nonprofit endowments are not savings accounts or rainy day funds. Endowments are managed in a way that those organizations can rely on them for support in the here-and-now, but also far into the foreseeable future." NACUBO's Liz Clark explained to @newsweek.com
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Why can't Trump-targeted universities use their billion-dollar endowments?
Drawing funds from a university endowment isn't as straightforward as it may seem, experts told Newsweek.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Did you know that in most states, colleges and universities are among the largest employers? Higher education powers local economies and provides opportunities to so many. www.nacubo.org/Advocacy/Sta...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
April Is Community College Month! All month long, we will be featuring resources for community colleges on NACUBO.org. #CCMonth
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Via @axios.com: "By the numbers: In fiscal year 2024, 48% of endowment spending funded student financial aid, and 18% was distributed to academic programs, according to a February survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers." www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
“You are undercutting your future and perhaps diminishing what’s available year after year over time rather than enabling institutions to know that they have a steady, reliable stream of funding,” NACUBO's Liz Clark said.
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‘Undercutting your future’: What a higher endowment tax would mean for colleges
The sector is worried about more risk, fewer resources and a disincentivized donor base as Republicans eye a bigger levy on university investments.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The executive order to dismantle the Department of Education "adds to the turbulence colleges and universities are experiencing and the uncertainty students and families are facing at this critical time in the academic year," NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman said.
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‘Turbulence’ and ‘confusion’: Groups raise alarm over Trump’s push to kill the Education Department
Opponents of the effort to dismantle the agency worry the executive order will disrupt critical services, such as federal financial aid.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"Today’s executive order by the White House to largely dismantle the U.S. Department of Education only adds to the turbulence colleges and universities are experiencing and the uncertainty students and families are facing at this critical time in the academic year." -NACUBO President Kara Freeman
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NACUBO Statement on the Department of Education Executive Order
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
NACUBO staff and members will be presenting at the sold-out #CHE2025 next Tuesday to share how you can communicate about your institution's finances. www.prsa.org/home/get-inv...
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2025 PRSA Counselors to Higher Education Summit
Join your fellow higher education counselors for our upcoming Section Conference.
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NACUBO @nacubo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
More is possible with higher education. Explore our newly updated slide deck on the value of higher education to students and society. www.nacubo.org/Advocacy/Sta...
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Kara Freeman on More Is Possible with Higher Education
YouTube video by NACUBO
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