Higher education bonds

The University of Kansas will use the Wisconsin-headquartered Public Finance Authority as conduit for a $350 million lease-revenue bond deal instead of the Kansas Development Finance Authority.

Arizona State University’s "strong culture of innovation" should translate into improved credit quality over time, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.

The College of DuPage, Ill. board chairwoman Kathy Hamilton, who spearheaded reform efforts that also led to the ouster of the college president and the school’s finance team, abruptly resigned.

New York education, healthcare and non-profit issuers with strong credit will now be able to expedite their transactions under new guidelines approved by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is making an impassioned pitch for more funding while challenging the system from within.

Moody’s Investors Service revised the outlook on its Baa3 rating of Roosevelt University in Chicago to negative as it struggles with enrollment loses.

The Illinois-based College of DuPage’s former treasurer Thomas Glaser and controller Lynn Sapyta filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing their former employer of wrongful termination for their opposition to a board member’s political agenda.

The Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois lost its top credit marks ahead of its upcoming $9.2 million general obligation refunding.

The University of Michigan heads into the market this week with $312 million of high-grade revenue paper to fund ongoing capital projects and refund debt.

In its last deal of the year, the University of Texas System will offer investors a choice of taxable or tax-exempt bonds in a $241 million pricing.