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Congressional Higher Ed Committee Tackles College Access, Affordability

WASHINGTON More support for Pell Grants and minority-serving colleges are two of the best strategies to expand access to postsecondary education, witnesses told the U.S. House of Representatives’ higher education subcommittee yesterday at the panel’s first hearing of the 110th Congress.

March 8, 2007

Students

Access to College Means Access To Economic Mobility for America’s Underserved

At Baruch College, we use the phrase “the American Dream” a great deal. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country…

March 7, 2007

Students

Cost of Living, Not Tuition, Makes Community College Unaffordable, Says Report

Community college students in California cannot afford to attend college in spite of the low fees of the California Community College System, according to a new report released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

March 5, 2007

Students

Clark Atlanta Students Revolt Over Tuition Hike

Last week, an anonymous group of students at Clark Atlanta University posted fliers which read “Speak Now, Act Now” to demand the resignation of school president Walter Broadnax, who has led the school since 2002. The fliers protested Broadnax’s high salary while students’ tuition, room and board have recently been increased.

February 27, 2007

Leadership & Policy

A Pathway to Success

With the total price tag of a bachelor’s degree from a top-tier U.S. college or university hovering around $150,000…

February 21, 2007

Students

Proposed Pell Grant Increase ‘Great News’ For Low-Income Students

Two weeks after voting to cut student loan interest rates, the U.S. House of Representatives is moving quickly to address another key element of college affordability: the maximum Pell Grant for needy students.

January 30, 2007

African-American

TSU Troubles

Dr. [Priscilla] Slade wasn’t doing anything that other presidents aren’t doing at larger…

January 10, 2007

Community Colleges

College Textbook Prices Focus of Congressional

With many low-income students already struggling to pay for higher education…

January 10, 2007

Community Colleges

Plan Seeks to Grow Enrollment at Struggling Central State University

Central State University, the only historically Black public institution in Ohio and one of the state’s smallest universities…

December 27, 2006

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Georgia Colleges to Stop Giving Tuition Breaks to Undocumented Students

ATLANTA High-performing students who grew up in Georgia but are undocumented immigrants soon won’t qualify for discounted tuition at state colleges.

December 18, 2006

Students

Report: Low-income Students Misinformed About Costs and Benefits of Private Loans

WASHINGTON, D.C. As incoming college students continue to borrow from private lenders to combat rising tuition costs, low-income undergraduate students are among the least informed about the financial aid process, according to a new report released today (Friday) by the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

December 14, 2006

Students

Trouble at Texas Southern

On the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus…

December 13, 2006