Tag: Educational Finance: Page 100

Sports

Jackson State: Grambling Forfeit Could Cost Millions

Jackson State says financial losses for the university and the city of Jackson, Miss., “could be in the millions” because of Grambling’s decision to forfeit Saturday’s football game after its players refused to play.

October 23, 2013

Home

ASU Files Suit Over Critical Audit Report

Alabama State University has filed a lawsuit against a company that prepared a preliminary audit report that criticized the university’s finances.

October 22, 2013

Leadership & Policy

From Health Care to College Apps, Computer Glitches Shouldn’t Distract From Bigger Goal

I am no Luddite, but I know the wholesale embrace of technology can come back and bite us in the you-know-where.

October 21, 2013

Students

Grambling Players Have No Regrets about Boycott

After ending their boycott and agreeing to resume practice, Grambling player Naquan Smith says team “took a stance on what we thought was right.”

October 21, 2013

International

Report: Student Loan Woes Mirror Mortgage Problems

Complaints about the way financing companies are handling student loans are similar to those of frustrated mortgage-holders during the financial crisis.

October 16, 2013

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Experts Fear Potential Negative Impact of Revamped GED on Underrepresented

The new exam will cost more, and it will also be computerized. Experts say the earliest indications are that it will be more rigorous.

October 16, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Iran’s President Calls for Academic Freedoms

Iran’s president stepped up his challenge to the country’s hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.

October 14, 2013

Sports

Calif. Gov. Signs Bill for Pricier Community College Classes

A bill that will allow a handful of California’s community colleges to offer additional courses at inflated prices during short summer and winter sessions earned Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature last week despite strong opposition from student leaders and the chancellor of the state’s two-year college system.

October 13, 2013

Sports

Enrollment Down at Ohio’s 5 Public Law Schools

Mirroring the national trend, Ohio law school officials are bracing themselves for the possibility that “the lawyer bubble has burst.”

October 13, 2013

HBCUs

Mich. Universities Getting More Out-of-State Students

An increase in the number of out-of-state students is contributing to an overall rise in student population at some of Michigan’s public universities, officials said.

October 10, 2013

Students

Should College Student Athletes Be Paid in Excess of a Scholarship?

Though the debate persists over whether college football players should receive some sort of compensation package, it is still a privilege to be able to have an athletic scholarship to attend college.

October 9, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former ‘On the Money’ Host Brings Talents, Skills to NYU

In her new position as a faculty member at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Carmen Wong Ulrich is helping to increase the school’s exposure and recruit Hispanics into STEM.

October 9, 2013