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Faculty & Staff

Faculty Salaries Not to Blame for Tuition Increases, Report Says

Faculty Salaries Not to Blame for Tuition Increases, Report SaysBy Patricia TroumpoucisIncreases in average faculty salaries are at their lowest point in more than 30 years, according to an annual faculty salary survey by the American Association of University Professors. Faculty-salary increases are generally thought to be the driving force behind tuition increases, the report […]

May 19, 2004

Community Colleges

Report: Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Hardest on Hispanic, Low-Income Students

Report: Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Hardest on Hispanic, Low-Income StudentsWASHINGTONLow-income and Hispanic students are faring worst amid the financial fix gripping American higher education, according to a report by Dr. Eduardo Padrón, president of Florida’s Miami Dade College. The report, “A Deficit of Understanding: Confronting the Funding Crisis in Higher Education and the Threat to […]

May 5, 2004

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New Book Chronicles Impact Of N.C. Tuition Increase

New Book Chronicles Impact Of N.C. Tuition IncreaseRALEIGH, N.C. On the steps of the North Carolina General Assembly Building, the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG) released the book The Personal Stories Project: Faces, Not Numbers. The book contains 800 stories from students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni from all 16 UNC […]

March 24, 2004

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Report: Emergency Measures Needed to End Crisis in College Opportunity

Report: Emergency Measures Needed to End Crisis in College OpportunitySAN JOSE, Calif. Governors and legislators should adopt emergency measures to stem the crisis in college opportunity, according to recommendations in “Responding to the Crisis in College Opportunity” released earlier this month by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The recommendations would provide […]

February 25, 2004

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U.S. Economy, Education Need to Be Higher Priority, Senate Leader Says

U.S. Economy, Education Need to Be Higher Priority, Senate Leader SaysWhile Democrats stand with President Bush in support of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, the United States must focus more on homeland issues, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said last month. The economy, education, health care and Social Security led his priorities. The South Dakota […]

February 11, 2004

Students

A Question of Merit

A Question of Merit By Dee Anne FinkenATLANTATen years ago, the state best known for its peaches launched a revolution that still reverberates in the halls of colleges and universities across the country. Faced with a plethora of poorly performing high-school students and a growing number of graduates fleeing the state for postsecondary study, Georgia unveiled […]

January 28, 2004

Students

Surviving Tough Times

Surviving Tough TimesOverall, historically Black colleges and universities’ compassionate and noble mission of educating and nurturing young African American minds has not changed over the years, but leaders at Black campuses are now increasingly having to temper that with tough business decisions. Streamlining, attracting executive leadership and finding new revenue is the name of the […]

December 31, 2003

HBCUs

Federally Funded Grants, Loans Send More D.C. Residents to College

Federally Funded Grants, Loans Send More D.C. Residents to CollegeMore residents from the District of Columbia are attending colleges far from home, taking advantage of a federally funded grant program that pays for up to $10,000 of out-of-state tuition, and an expanded feature this year that offers $2,500 for students who attend any historically Black […]

December 17, 2003

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Democrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher Education

Democrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher EducationThe best way to keep tuition costs from climbing is to lean on states that cut college budgets. At least that is the thinking behind a new bill proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats say their initiative makes more sense than the competing […]

December 17, 2003

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Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans

Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans Tuition assistance, increased funding at center of both proposalsBy Ben Hammer and news wiresDemocratic Presidential candidates Joe Lieberman and Howard Dean announced higher education plans last month aimed at increasing college access and funding resources. The Connecticut senator’s plan sets a goal that by the year 2020, at least […]

December 3, 2003

MSIs

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College Aid

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College AidProposals include more funds for diversity programs, tax credits for low-income families  Senate Democrats proposed a new higher education bill last month that would increase college aid, encourage universities to hold down costs and allow students to refinance higher interest college loans.The additional help would come, in part, […]

November 19, 2003

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Bill Ties Tuition Rates to Federal Aid

Bill Ties Tuition Rates to Federal AidRep. Howard “Buck” McKeon,  R-Calif., chairman of the 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee, in mid-October, offered legislation that would threaten colleges that don’t limit their rise in tuition rates to less than twice the rate of inflation with the loss of some forms of federal funding.The bill, which has been […]

November 5, 2003