Tag: Educational Finance: Page 37

Students

HUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSA

Students in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

December 9, 2016

Community Colleges

Woman Guilty of Embezzling $200,000 from Education Nonprofit

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $200,000 from a nonprofit that promotes career and technical education programs for Oregon high school and community college students. The Register-Guard reports 74-year-old Thelma Clemons pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday related to her attempt to cover up thefts that she carried out […]

December 8, 2016

Students

University of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise Request

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout […]

December 8, 2016

News Roundup

Feds OK Sale of University of Phoenix Parent, if Terms Met

The federal government will allow one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies to be sold only if the new owners put up $385 million as insurance and agree not to increase enrollment, among other terms. Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, agreed in February to be bought by a […]

December 8, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Educating the Hispanic Community

It’s important to consider how we as a nation can promote and invest in the success of the fastest-growing minority population in the United States.

December 7, 2016

Students

University of Louisville Maintains Accreditation but Placed Probation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville said Tuesday it has been placed on probation by its regional accrediting agency, stemming from turmoil involving Gov. Matt Bevin over the makeup of the school’s governing board and the turbulent departure of its former president. In the school’s latest setback in a difficult year, UofL acting President […]

December 7, 2016

Students

Despite Political Fallout, Private Colleges Enrolling Undocumented Students

Even with outside funding, however, most private colleges are spending money from their own budgets on financial aid for undocumented students and that thrusts them into the center of controversy.

December 6, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Saint Augustine’s University, Bennett College on Probation

Two of the nation’s oldest historically Black colleges were placed on probation Tuesday by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), signaling the two North Carolina institutions continue to battle financial challenges.

December 6, 2016

Students

Expert: Enrollment Diversity a Matter of Survival

As the number of public high school graduates plateaus yet becomes more diverse, colleges and universities must do more to enroll students of color as a matter of economic sustainability.

December 6, 2016

Students

Michigan Pushing to Make Flint 11th Promise Zone

Lawmakers in Michigan are pushing to make Flint the state’s 11th Promise Zone to help residents get back on their feet as they cope with an ongoing water crisis and to encourage young people to stay in the city.

December 5, 2016

Students

Program to Aid Community College Grads to Attend Southern University

BATON ROUGE, La. — High-achieving students at Louisiana’s community colleges will be eligible for scholarships to move to Southern University’s campuses in New Orleans and Baton Rouge for further coursework. The Pathway Scholarship transfer agreement was announced by Gov. John Bel Edwards and college system leaders. The program will guarantee admission to Southern and provide […]

December 4, 2016

News Roundup

UNLV Gulps at Higher Cost of Hosting Presidential Debate

RENO, Nev. — UNLV President Len Jessup says university officials should think twice before hosting another presidential debate now that they know the pricetag for providing the venue for the Oct. 19 faceoff between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that Jessup faced tough questions from the higher education system’s governing board […]

December 4, 2016