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Faculty & Staff

Conservative Testifies in University of Iowa Bias Case

A conservative lawyer testified Monday that she was shocked when she was passed over for a teaching job at the University of Iowa law school in favor of a less-qualified candidate who ended up resigning after performing poorly.

October 22, 2012

Students

University of New Orleans Loses 800 to Tougher Admission Standards

The University of New Orleans lost more than 800 students between last year and this year.

October 21, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Delta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition Status

Delta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.

October 21, 2012

Sports

Study: Dual Enrollment Students in Texas More Likely to Attend, Graduate From College

A study of more than 30,000 students in Texas found that those who take college courses in high school are significantly more likely to attend and graduate from college than peers who do not.

October 17, 2012

Home

Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Paying In-State Tuition Rates Also Get Texas Financial Aid

Illegal immigrants in Texas can now apply for financial aid. Tell us your opinion on this matter.

October 16, 2012

Home

Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors

College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.

October 15, 2012

Students

Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits

MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]

October 15, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases

Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.

October 9, 2012

Community Colleges

Program Seeks To Steer More Students Toward College

A program to encourage high school seniors to consider higher education after graduation is being launched in three high schools this fall.

October 8, 2012

Students

Moody’s Report Says Grad Enrollment Decline Hits Higher Education Credit

Grad enrollment decline to have negative impact on schools’ credit rating.

October 7, 2012

Students

Hazing Allegation Prompts TSU to Suspend Band

Another band suspended in the wake of hazing allegations.

September 30, 2012

Students

New Data Show Many Students Struggling to Repay Loans

More than 13 percent of student loan borrowers are defaulting on their loans during the first three years of repayment, with students from for-profit colleges topping the list of defaulters, the U.S. Education Department said Friday.

September 30, 2012