Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 28

International

Generation Xers Candid About Financial Future

Earlier this year, the insurance company Allianz Life released the findings of the Generations Apart Study that examined the financial outlook and attitude of 1000 Generation Xers (1965 to 1979) and 1000 Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964).

October 27, 2015

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South African Students Halt Proposed Fee Hike

South African students recently scored a major win in the fight against national tuition hikes, when President Jacob Zuma decided to freeze university prices for 2016.

October 25, 2015

African-American

South African President to Meet Students Protesting Tuition Hikes

Thousands of South African university students demonstrated outside the headquarters of the country’s ruling African National Congress party and a courthouse on Thursday, pressing a nationwide campaign against tuition hikes that they say should be scrapped.

October 22, 2015

African-American

Educating the Young Voter

With a new round of young voters being eligible to vote this year, the question raised is not only will they participate, but do they have an understanding of the issues?

October 18, 2015

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Immigrants Sue Missouri Colleges Over Higher Tuition Rate

Immigrant students on Tuesday sued three Missouri public colleges for charging them higher tuition, a change prompted by a new state law aimed at blocking students without lawful immigration status from paying less than international students.

October 14, 2015

Students

Old Gift to Dartmouth College Leads to New Investigation

In 1807, the state gave the college 42 square miles of land with the provision that the income it produced go toward educating students from poor New Hampshire families.

October 12, 2015

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Immigrants Seeking In-state Tuition Want Court to Hear Case

A group of young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children is asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit they filed seeking access to in-state tuition at the state’s colleges and universities.

October 11, 2015

Students

Enrollment Up 24 Percent at College on Navajo Nation

Enrollment is up at the country’s first tribally controlled college.

October 8, 2015

Faculty & Staff

California Professor Cancels Religious Freedom Speech at BYU

A California professor who was set to speak at Brigham Young University canceled after learning how the school treats Mormon students who lose their faith.

October 7, 2015

Students

How Surging U.S. Student Debt is Affecting Borrowers’ Lives

America’s $1.2 trillion in student debt is having consequences in far-reaching ways.

October 5, 2015

Students

Lawsuit Results in New S.C. Guidelines on Tuition

Students who live in South Carolina and are U.S. citizens but whose parents can’t prove they’re in the country legally should be considered for in-state tuition, according to new guidelines under consideration.

September 29, 2015

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Missouri Colleges Would Freeze Tuition for Funding Hike

Leaders of Missouri’s public community colleges and universities said Monday that they will freeze undergraduate tuition next school year as part of a deal with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to ramp up funding from the state, although the extra spending needs legislative approval.

September 22, 2015