Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 49

Students

Alabama College Transfer Program Strained by Budget Cuts

The chancellor of Alabama’s community college system says he hopes budget cuts don’t lead to the collapse of a program intended to help community college students transfer credits to four-year institutions.

December 15, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Economic Divide at New York University

There have been reports about the financial inequalities between faculty members at New York University, so how will this affect the college experience for prospective students?

December 15, 2013

Students

Diverse Docket: Alabama State Assessed More than $2M in Harassment Suit

A federal judge has ruled the school must pay for race and gender harassment and retaliation against three ex-employees.

December 10, 2013

Students

2 Youngest US Senators to Introduce Legislation to Lower College Costs

The two youngest members of the U.S. Senate are co-sponsoring a bill aimed at lowering college costs that includes withholding federal funds from schools that don’t meet affordability and quality standards.

December 8, 2013

Home

Separate Trials Requested in SC State Case

A businessman charged in a public corruption case involving South Carolina State University wants to be tried separately from a former trustee, but prosecutors said in papers filed Thursday that two trials would be unnecessarily costly.

December 5, 2013

Students

UMASS-Amherst to Invest $2M in Dorm Security

The University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to spend more than $2 million to upgrade dormitory security in response largely to the reported gang rape of a woman in her dorm room last year.

December 5, 2013

Students

N.J. Immigration Tuition Bill to Go to Christie ‘As Is’

Gov. Chris Christie said he would not sign the bill that passed the Senate because it has a loophole that could make N.J. a magnet for students who are in the country illegally and seeking a more affordable college education.

November 26, 2013

Opinion

Making the Right Cuts in Higher Education

Consumers need to think through a number of points before applauding cuts to tuition as a panacea to address high sticker prices.

November 26, 2013

Students

Official: San Jose State Failed Student in Harassment Case

The president of a California university where four White students are accused of harassing a Black student says the school failed to adequately intervene or impose sanctions.

November 26, 2013

Students

Moody’s: College Money Woes Getting Worse

Facing stagnant enrollment and increasingly price-conscious consumers, already cash-strapped universities will continue to see revenues lag behind inflation.

November 26, 2013

Students

Miss. Prepaid College Tuition Plan’s Future Unclear

JACKSON Miss.—It’s still not clear whether Mississippi’s prepaid college tuition plan will reopen for additional enrollments, or when that might happen.

November 20, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Alabama A&M’s Fiscal Health Improving

Amid the toughest time in recent history for HBCUs, Andrew Hugine managed to reverse Alabama A&M’s financial losses by reducing staff, merging schools and partnering with the local community.

November 19, 2013