Tag: Educational Finance: Page 124

HBCUs

South Carolina Moves to Define Performance-based Funding Formula for Higher Education

S.C. Governor Nikki Haley has said the state needs to get away from funding colleges and universities based on subjective influences like loyalty from lawmakers or the popularity of their football programs.

April 10, 2011

African-American

Fisk University Seeking Emergency Funds to Strengthen Re-accreditation Bid

Fisk University, facing increasing demands from its national accrediting body for more substantive documentation about its long-term financial viability, is beating the bushes for more funds.

March 24, 2011

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Tulane University Education Institute Weighs in on New Orleans Taxes

A Tulane University institute that studies New Orleans schools says property tax exemptions in the city are granted to a much too broad array of nonprofit organizations, professional societies, unions and fraternal clubs.

March 2, 2011

Latinx

Study: California State Northridge Students Hit Hard by Recession

The report, “Squeezed From All Sides,” blames California’s recession and education cuts for pushing students to the breaking point, with some reporting they must forgo college.

February 15, 2011

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Treasury’s Warrior at the Negotiating Table

WASHINGTON — When David N. Miller joined the Treasury Department during the height of the financial crisis, the government’s bailout programs were not expected to break even, let alone turn a profit.

February 1, 2011

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UPS Sees 2011 Profit Topping Pre-Recession Peak

UPS expects to boost earnings above pre-recession levels this year by expanding in parts of the world where economic growth is strongest and keeping a lid on costs.

February 1, 2011

STEM

Alabama Prisons Big Beneficiary of Education Stimulus Money

The biggest recipient of Alabama’s federal stimulus dollars for education isn’t a school system or college. It’s the state prison system.

December 22, 2010

African-American

Southern University System Proceeds With Streamlining Amid Budget Crunch

Ronald Mason, the new president of the Southern University System, says he’s moving forward with campus campaigns amid stiff budget reductions.

December 14, 2010

Community Colleges

How Will Education Funding and Policy Fare in a Republican Congress?

Despite bipartisanship on some issues, experts predict budget cuts and less regulation.

December 1, 2010

African-American

Report: Grambling State University Must Reduce Spending

A new report has recommended Grambling State University reduce its spending on state audits, athletics and laboratory schools in the face of ongoing budget cuts.

October 5, 2010

African-American

Alabama’s A&M’s Andrew Hugine Scores Solid Start in New Presidency

After a rocky split from South Carolina State University where he served as president from 2003 to 2008, veteran HBCU leader Andrew Hugine Jr. embarks on second year at the helm of Alabama A&M University.

August 31, 2010

Students

Highlighting the Plight of Unjustly Imprisoned Journalists

New book on Ling sisters’ account of 140-day detention in North Korea calls attention to the growing number of journalists being held captive.

August 9, 2010