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Leadership & Policy

Tennessee Board of Regents’ finance committee approves tuition increase

JACKSON Tenn. The Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve a 6 percent tuition increase.

June 27, 2007

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North Dakota’s state bank offers matching grants for college savings accounts

BISMARCK N.D. North Dakota’s state-owned bank will be offering $300 incentives to some residents who start new college savings accounts, a perk that joins a list of newly approved tax breaks for college savers.

June 27, 2007

STEM

U.S. Supreme Court turns away tax challenge in Ala. deseg case

BIRMINGHAM Ala. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Alabama’s property tax system that was filed by plaintiffs in the state’s long-running higher education desegregation case.

June 26, 2007

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Lawmakers: Use Roan Plateau money for education, communities

GLENWOOD SPRINGS Colo. The state’s share of projected revenue from the gas-rich Roan Plateau should be set aside for higher education and for services in communities hit hardest by energy development, two Colorado lawmakers say.

June 26, 2007

STEM

Audit: Southern University System’s Finances Better

BATON ROUGE, La. The Southern University System’s finances are getting into shape – several problems remain, but none is major, according to the latest audit.

June 20, 2007

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Bonding your portfolio – investment in higher education bonds

With a stock market pushing to record levels, it’s not hard to understand why so many investors are buying stock equities and mutual funds. Stock investors have seen their portfolios fatten over the last few years.

June 18, 2007

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Common cents: what educators won’t tell you about managing personal debt

What Educators Won’t Tell You About Managing Personal Debt

June 17, 2007

Students

Drop in Black engineering enrollments confounds experts

As they try to meet the demands of a world on the threshold of some of humankind’s most ambitious projects, engineering school officials throughout the nation are searching for an answer to the same question: Where are the students?

June 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Mass. Governor Promises Free Tuition for Community College Students

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick called for an eight-year overhaul of public education last week, seeking to transform pre-kindergarten through university learning with a proposal that also would make the state’s two-year community colleges free for all high-school graduates.

June 6, 2007

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Texas Southern U. Ex-Financier Convicted

HOUSTON Texas Southern University’s former chief financial officer was convicted Thursday of misusing nearly $300,000 to help the school’s ex-president lavishly furnish and landscape her home.

May 3, 2007

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FAMU Vows To Fix Finances

Florida A&M University’s president stressed last week that fixing errors found in a preliminary audit by the Florida Auditor General’s office will be a “phased” process, but one the school can handle.

April 17, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern Advisory Panel Says Strict Oversight Needed

HOUSTON Financially troubled Texas Southern University needs a revamped board of regents, a new mission and strict oversight by the state auditor, according to recommendations released Monday by a governor-appointed advisory panel.

March 27, 2007