Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 68

Students

Md. Lawsuit Filed To Allow In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Maryland college students and an immigrant services group are going to court in defense of a state law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 2, 2011

Students

Perspective: Top Five Ways Universities Can Innovate To Thrive

America’s colleges and universities are facing a period of “disruptive innovation,” with new ideas and technologies potentially sweeping away established institutions.

August 2, 2011

International

University of Wyoming Draws More Out-of-State, International Students

Low tuition at the University of Wyoming, along with recent efforts to attract students from out of state, has boosted the number of students attending from other states and countries.

August 1, 2011

African-American

State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch

For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.

July 19, 2011

Students

Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has tossed out a reverse discrimination suit against Texas Southern University by a White faculty member who was terminated for his questionable handling of scholarship funds.

July 14, 2011

Community Colleges

Two Years After Obama’s College Graduation Initiative, Major Obstacles Remain

Only one in five of those who enroll in community colleges—and, in some states, barely one in 10—graduates in three years, while only about half of students who go to universities get their bachelor’s degrees within six.

July 13, 2011

Leadership & Policy

California College Students Brace for State Budget Cuts

California college students are bracing for higher tuition bills and fewer courses and campus services under a new state budget that once again slashes spending on higher education.

July 5, 2011

Home

Federal Officials Release College Cost Comparisons

The U.S. Education Department released its College Affordability and Transparency lists on Thursday to fulfill a reporting requirement passed into law in 2008; the online lists track tuition costs among the most and least expensive 5 percent of four-year and two-year schools.

June 30, 2011

Students

Report: College Enrollment Pool Increasingly Turning to Adult Learners

The Washington-based Center for Law and Social Policy, in its report “Not Just Kids Stuff Anymore: The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete College”, finds that the demand for college-educated workers is expected to rise 16 percent by 2018.

June 30, 2011

Latinx

Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants would qualify for the less expensive in-state tuition rates at Pennsylvania universities if they meet residency requirements included in proposed legislation introduced Monday.

June 20, 2011

Students

N.J. Student Aid Bid Rejected Due to Mom’s Immigration Status

An American-born high school student from New Jersey has been denied state tuition assistance because her mother is an undocumented immigrant, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

June 13, 2011

Students

Big Student Debt Could Limit Schools’ Financial Aid Access

Newly-released federal rules aimed at for-profit schools stipulate that, if graduates owe too much relative to their income or too few former students are paying back their tuition loans on time, institutions stand to lose access to Pell grants and federal student aid.

June 2, 2011