Higher education bonds

Faced with falling enrollment at its state universities, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to spend more money on college students.

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.

Proposition CC, which would have repealed the revenue cap built into Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, promised to help fund three of the state's most notably underfunded buckets: K-12 education, higher education and transportation infrastructure.

UBS Wealth Management Americas announced three new senior hires as it continues to expand its public finance roster as it approaches the New Year.

The university now has a stable Moody's outlook as the financial impact of the Larry Nasser sex abuse scandal becomes clearer.

Fitch Ratings upgraded the private institution in Biddeford, Maine, to A-plus from A-minus.

About 27% of public and private universities will see a decline in net tuition per student in fiscal year 2020.

Fitch Ratings cut the Philadelphia-based Catholic university to BBB-minus, with a negative outlook.

Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook from negative and affirmed its B1 rating.

The school is spending money in an effort to boost its image and reverse a decline in enrollment.

The public university in Ohio is refunding lease revenue debt as it continues to deal with enrollment declines.