Tag: Financial Aid: Page 23

Faculty & Staff

Baby Boomers and the Retirement Dilemma

The fact is that this is a transition that is not always as serene as many boomers envisioned.

February 17, 2015

Community Colleges

Congressional Report — by Colleges — Claims They’re Over-Regulated

Review ordered by congressional committee was produced by the American Council on Education.

February 16, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Women’s College to Accept transgender, Intersex Students

A small women’s college near Philadelphia says it’ll start accepting transgender women and intersex applicants who don’t identify as male.

February 10, 2015

Community Colleges

Report Cites Need for NY College Support after Foster Care

Data show one-quarter of New York kids aging out of foster care will be homeless within four years, and half of them will be unemployed at 24.

February 4, 2015

Students

East Carolina Fraternity Suspended After Rape Report

A fraternity has asked its chapter at East Carolina University to suspend activities after a woman reported a rape last week.

February 2, 2015

Students

A Fool-proof Guide to Accreditation

Let me share with you some of the many ways that colleges and universities can annoy their accreditor and thereby make the accreditation process a lot harder than it needs to be.

January 29, 2015

MSIs

Lawmaker Wants to Increase State Funding for Tribal Colleges

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana lawmaker proposed Monday that tribal colleges receive the same per-student funding that community colleges receive.

January 27, 2015

Community Colleges

Obama Idea to Trim College Savings Plans Hits GOP Opposition

President Barack Obamas proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings accounts is running into opposition from Republicans in Congress.

January 22, 2015

Home

Researchers Find ECO Intervention Project Paying Off for Select Low-Income Students

Study shows the more that high-achieving, low-income students know about financial aid and quality at a given college, the less likely they are to base decisions about where to go to college on what they hear from friends and family.

January 20, 2015

Community Colleges

Judge Rules in Favor of City College of San Francisco

An accrediting commission must give City College of San Francisco — one of California’s largest community colleges — a chance to respond to criticism before deciding whether to stick to its decision to revoke the school’s accreditation, a judge said Friday.

January 18, 2015

Leadership & Policy

NC Public Universities Eye Tuition Hikes After 1-year Hiatus

North Carolina public universities want to raise tuition and fees by an average of 4 percent next year and 3.5 percent the following year for undergraduate state residents.

January 15, 2015

Students

Maine Community College System President Fitzsimmons Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — With Gov. Paul LePage trying to restrict funding and threatening “further harm,” Maine Community College System President John Fitzsimmons announced Wednesday that he’s stepping down, saying it’s in the best interest of students and staff.

January 14, 2015