Tag: Educational Finance: Page 21

African-American

Guillermo: HBCU Funding Latest Target of White House Threats to Diversity

Just look at what President Trump is doing to HBCUs, and maybe all programs based on race, ethnicity, or gender.

May 7, 2017

Sports

Saban’s Contract Extension Raises Player Compensation Questions

The news that University of Alabama football coach will now be paid about $11.125M a year rekindled conversation about whether college athletes should get paid.

May 7, 2017

Students

Email Paints Dismal Picture of Holy Cross College Finances

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An email mistakenly sent to the entire student body of northern Indiana’s Holy Cross College paints a dismal picture of the school’s finances and its future. The email sent Friday was written by the school’s vice president for student affairs, Kelly Jordan. Jordan says in that email that she may “spend […]

May 7, 2017

News Roundup

Indiana Professors Against Purdue’s Kaplan Deal

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s plan to acquire the for-profit Kaplan University in an effort to boost online education has drawn opposition from college professors across Indiana. The Journal and Courier reports the Indiana Conference of American Association of University Professors released a statement Tuesday saying it “objects strenuously” to the deal. The group […]

May 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

UC President ‘Sorry’ for Office’s Handling of Audit Probe

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a state audit found University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public while tuition increased, university system President Janet Napolitano apologized Tuesday for the way her office handled the investigation but disputed several of the audit’s findings. In an unusual show of bipartisan agreement, lawmakers from both parties said […]

May 3, 2017

Students

Top Colleges Urged to Boost Percentage of Pell Grant Students

A new report says that the most selective colleges should make sure at least 20 percent of their students are Pell Grant recipients in order to give low-income students a better shot at graduation and boost campus socioeconomic diversity.

May 2, 2017

HBCUs

Controversy Commences at Bethune-Cookman

Bethune-Cookman University rocketed to the forefront of conversation about commencement speakers this spring with the announcement Monday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would headline its event in Daytona Beach, Fla., next week. “Much like Dr. Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University, Secretary DeVos deems the importance of opportunity and hope for students to receive an exceptional […]

May 1, 2017

Students

Trump’s ‘Mixed Bag’ Budget Spares Some Programs, Cuts Others

The 2017 budget bill expected to be sent to President Donald J. Trump this week is a mixed bag when it comes to college access and affordability.

May 1, 2017

Students

UCLA Report: Rising Higher Ed Costs Stifling Freshman Students

The escalating costs of higher education are strongly influencing where first-generation college students attend school and even whether they move out of their parents’ home.

May 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Guillermo: Hidden Cash, Not Coulter, University of California’s Problem

By making news last week, Ann Coulter actually helped obscure a real news story when a state audit revealed that the University of California had a hidden surplus of $175 million.

April 30, 2017

Students

Trump’s Blueprint for Failing Our Nation’s Students

Trump proposes a 13 percent decline in funding to the U.S. Department of Education, with higher education programs comprising most of what will be sliced.

April 30, 2017

Women

Utah University Health Care Picks News CEO in Wake of Uproar

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah Health Care announced Saturday the appointment of an interim leader after the previous chief executive left in the wake of an uproar over a personnel decision. Lorris Betz has been named senior vice president for the University’s Health Sciences, CEO of University of Utah Health Care and […]

April 30, 2017