Tag: Educational Finance: Page 82

Students

Lane College Plans Layoffs

JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.

September 29, 2014

Disabilties

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

September 29, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Wilberforce University Names Veteran Educator Freeman as President

The nation’s oldest historically Black private university named an educator and college administrator on Monday to serve as its president as it struggles with financial and other issues.

September 29, 2014

Students

Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data

The rate at which students default on federal student loans after three years dropped to 13.7 percent for students who began repaying their loans in fiscal 2011 — a full percentage point lower than the previous year’s cohort.

September 24, 2014

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System

In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.

September 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University

Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.

September 22, 2014

Disabilties

In Case You Missed It …

Kurt Schmoke Looks to Raise University of Baltimore’s Profile Diverse Conversations: Three Ways HBCUs Can Avoid Dying Out NYU’s Initiative for Women With Disabilities Provides Holistic Wellness Services Wilberforce University Moving Closer to Naming President

September 18, 2014

Sports

Report: Colleges Leave Poor Students to Taxpayers as They Woo Rich

Colleges are said to be shifting financial aid from low-income students to high-income ones to bolster their prestige and raise them up the rankings.

September 18, 2014

Students

Centre College Program Aimed at First-Generation Students

The largest single gift in Centre College’s nearly 200-year history will create a new scholarship program for first-generation students, the liberal arts college announced.

September 17, 2014

African-American

Future Financial Concerns Grip Generation X

As the older Gen Xers turn 50 next year, there is a certain level of apprehension about the future of the economy.

September 17, 2014

Students

Indiana Looks to Entice Adults Back to College

An Indiana state agency wants to encourage some 700,000 adults who started but never finished college to complete their degree.

September 15, 2014

Students

WWU President Won’t Be Offering Budget Cut Ideas

Every two years for at least a decade, the governor and the Legislature have asked public university and college presidents to project what kind.

September 14, 2014