Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 46

Students

American Council on Education Wary of Obama Administration’s Plan to Rank Schools

ACE issued a brief Wednesday that addressed the potentially damaging impact ranking systems may have on higher education.

March 19, 2014

Students

Food Pantries on the Rise at U.S. College Campuses

Stony Brook University’s new food pantry is one of dozens cropping up at colleges as many students struggle with the soaring cost of getting an education.

March 19, 2014

Sports

States Looking at $0 Community College Tuition

Nothing sparks consumer demand like the word “free,” and politicians in some states have proposed the idea of providing that incentive to get young people to attend community college.

March 18, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Potential Paths to Reforming College Debt

Let’s look at some specific ideas that aim to bring down the initial cost of a college education and to help students avoid thousands in interest over time.

March 17, 2014

Disabilties

It’s Called Class Warfare

So, we can solve inequality by blaming the poor?

March 17, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Reforming College Debt

Let’s first look at the inherent problems with the college payment and lending system, both private and public, as it stands today.

March 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

SC House Refuses to Restore College Cuts for Books

The South Carolina House refused Monday to back down from plans to punish two public colleges in the budget for assigning freshmen to read books dealing with homosexuality.

March 10, 2014

MSIs

Moving Beyond the Nasty in SCA-5, California’s New Affirmative Action Debate

The battle lines are being drawn along party and racial lines.

March 10, 2014

Community Colleges

Survey: Coast a Growing Factor in College Decisions

UCLA survey shows the percentage of the nation’s college freshman attending their first-choice school has reached its lowest level in almost 40 years.

March 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case

Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.

March 5, 2014

Students

Feds Sue For-profit ITT Educational Services

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed suit Wednesday against a large, for-profit college chain alleging that it pushed students into high-cost private student loans knowing they would likely end in default.

February 26, 2014

Home

Florida Considers In-state Tuition for Dreamers

State lawmakers could approve a bill this session allowing qualified Florida students to pay in-state college tuition even if they are in the country illegally.

February 24, 2014