The problem in higher education finance is not relatively insignificant changes in appropriations, but spiraling increases in operating costs. The difference between real appropriations and real operating costs has more than doubled from about $5,400 in 1970-71 to nearly $11,700 in 2007-08. Not surprisingly, higher tuition has filled this bulging gap.
Energy & Environment
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030
Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030, the same type of storm that would cause approximately 12 hours of outages today could result in nearly 24 hours of...
January 29, 2026