Higher education bonds

The University of Connecticut envisions a development partnership through a special-purpose entity to construct a hockey arena on its Storrs campus.

Tim Romer, Goldman Sachs’ longtime head of West Region, will retire in early 2019, leaving his post in the public sector and infrastructure banking group to Ritu Kalra.

Mary Jane Darby, Rob Kanzer and James Still have over 50 years of combined experience in the industry and most recently all worked at Prager & Co. They will be working at the firm’s New York office starting later this month.

Moody's Investors Service now assigns a positive outlook to its A1 rating for the private Pennsylvania university.

Moody’s Investors Service lowered Clarkson’s revenue bonds to Baa1 from A3.

Regional demographics are a powerful factor as colleges chase enrollment.

After years of struggling, Columbus-based Ohio Dominican University is showing signs of turning around enrollment declines.

Supporters of two higher education bond referendums say they will improve student recruitment and tackle the state's workforce challenges.

As Oregon schools, municipalities and public agencies face another major increase in public pension costs come July, some are considering a risky solution.

The placement carries a maturity of up to two years, and a Michigan State spokeswoman said the school will eventually issue long-term bonds.

The not-for-profit university closed on a $195 million privately placed refunding that eases debt service demands.

The Burlington, N.C., City Council reviewed the Alamance-Burlington School System and Alamance Community College bonds during their work session meeting on Monday.

Municipal law attorney Eric Brofy expects to increase the focus on public-private partnerships at the 52-year-old higher education conduit bond issuer.

Moody's boosted its outlook for the University of Illinois to stable from negative ahead of the deal.

States reported a 20.2% jump in the issuance of private activity bonds from the $20.4 billion issued in 2016.

Flagship public universities in Texas and Virginia reported double-digit investment gains.

Susan Fitzgerald, Moody’s associate managing director, discusses the higher education sector, noting both long-term and near-term considerations, while hitting topics including net tuition pricing, student demographics, derisking of debt portfolios and endowment giving. John Hallacy hosts.

Demand for public-private partnerships in higher education is on the rise, particularly for student housing and parking, according to a report issued by Fitch Ratings.

The school is expanding its housing offerings as part of a strategy to attract and retain students.

The University of Chicago is refinancing some debt with future plans for new money