Higher education bonds

The Big Ten school, which has favored shorter maturities, is issuing 40-year bonds in a bid to diversify its debt portfolio and lock in low rates.

An increased debt load compared with its peer schools drove a downgrade to Barnard College ahead of a new borrowing.

University's parking project is part of the first phase of its 10-year capital improvement project.

Moody’s Investors Service lowered the rating of the private collage in upstate New York to Ba3 from Ba1.

Moody's downgraded the 417-bed Claremont Properties project to Caa2.

The non-profit partner in a $250 million campus apartment complex is suing the university after the school canceled parking and commercial leases.

Alumnus Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, donated $50 million to the business-focused private Massachusetts school's leadership school.

The state flagship university is entering into a 50-year concession with ENGIE North America and Meridiam for a $1.165 billion upfront payment.

State funding hasn't kept pace with expenses, and will continue to be constrained by other fiscal priorities.

A lawsuit challenges the May 2019 voter approval of the bond measure, which passed with more than 71% of the vote. None of the debt has been issued yet.