Higher education bonds

Texas A&M University System will price $430 million of taxable bonds, including $230 million to advance refund tax-exempt debt.

The university wants to upgrade its dormitories.

Persistent enrollment declines at Daemen College led Fitch Ratings to assign a negative outlook to the western New York school.

The College of New Rochelle has defaulted on bond payments in the waning days of the school’s existence.

The rise of online classes and degrees brings with it questions about the future of brick-and-mortar colleges and universities.

The Ohio House’s two-year operating budget bill boosts spending for higher education adding an extra $21.8 million for higher education next year and $20 million in 2021.

Stockton University’s ability to meet enrollment targets for its new satellite campus led to a rating outlook boost.

Moody's shifted its outlook on six Illinois public universities to stable while upgrading two credits.

Legislation to put bond measures and the 2020 and 2022 ballots has cleared two Assembly committees.

Carl McCall, a former New York State comptroller and Democratic candidate for governor, reflects on what molded his many years of public service starting with enduring the challenges of growing up in a segregated Boston neighborhood to the recent experience of chairing the State University of New York Board of Trustees. Andrew Coen hosts.

The University of Texas System will bring $386.8 million of refunding bonds to market this week.

Moody's Investors Service assigned a negative outlook to its Baa3 rating of Georgian Court University.

The fate of higher education was on the agenda at the Milken's Institute's Global Conference.

The University of Maine’s discounts on out-of-state tuition have changed its student population and officials foresee a post-graduation payoff for the state.

The biggest news in the world of public-private partnerships (P3s) last year had nothing to do with toll roads — the most visible way governments team up companies. Instead, the most expensive infrastructure deals were projects to build a car-rental facility and a small tram at Los Angeles International Airport.

S&P Global Ratings downgraded the University of Connecticut to A-plus from AA-minus.

Iona College may receive an upgrade from Moody's after boosting financial reserves through aggressive fundraising.

Weakening support for Oklahoma State University led Fitch Ratings to lower its rating one notch to AA-minus as OSU prepares to issue $77 million of revenue bonds.

RBC Capital Markets hired Carlos Pineiro from Goldman Sachs, as a Managing Director in Chicago.

The Illinois Finance Authority takes retail orders Tuesday on the $450 million SRF deal before pricing Wednesday.