Tag: Educational Finance: Page 31

Students

Blacks, Hispanics Losing Out on LSAT-based Financial Aid

The result of privileging LSAT scores through merit-based scholarships is what some call a “reverse Robin Hood” effect, in which students from less privileged backgrounds end up shouldering more of the cost of law school.

February 9, 2017

Students

Sides Not Close in Maryland HBCU Remedy Trial

The plaintiffs and those representing the state of Maryland are still apparently far apart when it comes to how to remedy a segregated higher ed system that has disadvantaged Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). In the ongoing remedial bench trial in Baltimore, testimony on behalf of the state has put the price tag […]

February 9, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Vermont, Professors Negotiating New Contract

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A union that represents professors at the University of Vermont is negotiating a new contract with the school. The Burlington Free Press reports that about 30 professors held signs outside the room in James M. Jeffords Hall where negotiators and union members met on Monday. The current agreement between the union and […]

February 9, 2017

Students

Ground-level Support Helps Solve FAFSA ‘Riddle’

Until the FAFSA sees a dramatic overhaul, the best and perhaps only answer to addressing some of its perceived weaknesses is a boots on the ground approach.

February 8, 2017

Students

Ethics and the 21st Century HBCU

The real question is this: how do we achieve this seemingly elusive goal of ensuring the success of the HBCU while still upholding the college’s mission and longstanding legacy?

February 8, 2017

Students

DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty

Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.

February 7, 2017

Students

Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]

February 7, 2017

Students

Free Tuition? Not the Same as Free College, Students Say

BUFFALO, N.Y. — They don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but … New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation’s most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn’t mean free college. Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite […]

February 6, 2017

Students

Fraud by Globe University Leaves Broken Dreams, Big Debt

WOODBURY, Minn. — Some students who were victims of fraud by Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business have been left with broken dreams and a mountain of debt. The state sued the school, accusing it of defrauding more than 1,000 students, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Many students said the for-profit school encouraged them […]

February 5, 2017

Students

Enrollment Growing Slowly at South Carolina State University

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Enrollment is rising slowly at South Carolina State University as the Orangeburg school recovers from financial problems. School President James Clark told state lawmakers Tuesday the spring enrollment is 2,634. That’s up from 2,610 students last year at the state’s only public historically Black school. Enrollment usually drops in the spring as […]

February 1, 2017

Students

Wheaton College Answers Immigration Ban with a Scholarship

Wheaton College, a small, private, liberal arts institution located in Norton, Massachusetts, announced Tuesday that it would institute a scholarship for a refugee from one of the seven countries listed under the travel ban in the executive order.

January 31, 2017

Students

DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]

January 31, 2017