"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...

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.

With NACUBO Consulting, @templeuniversity.bsky.social is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...

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.

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:

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!

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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.

“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

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...

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

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

The NACUBO 2025 Annual Meeting is underway! Follow along and share your insights using #NACUBO2025 nacubo.org/Events/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/...

"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...

For higher ed, this moment, while uncertain, provides opportunity, NACUBO President and CEO Kara D. Freeman told @wgbh.org www.wgbh.org/news/educati...

“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.

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...

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.

"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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

“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.

“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.

Welcome to the NACUBO Fellows Program, Chartarra!

"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.

The NACUBO Student Success Hub has tools to help you break down silos and collaborate. Explore the free resources here: nacubostudentsuccess.org

We are pleased to welcome the 2025-26 NACUBO Fellows, selected from the largest pool of applicants in program history.

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/...

“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.

"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.'"

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."

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.

"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

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...

April Is Community College Month! All month long, we will be featuring resources for community colleges on NACUBO.org. #CCMonth

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/...

“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.

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.

"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

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...

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...