Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 69

Students

U.S. Education Department Official Urges Making Academic Credit Transfer More Efficient

In order to boost the rate of college degree attainment in the U.S., higher education leaders must make it easier for students to transfer credits from one type of institution to another, an U.S. Education Department official said Thursday.

June 2, 2011

Students

Financial Aid Doesn’t Stretch To Help Middle Class

Since the state’s need-based grants—and most other federal and state need grants—are distributed based on income, middle-class students are the ones feeling the most pain right now, said financial aid officers at Washington’s universities.

June 1, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Saint Paul’s Athletes Face School With No Sports

More than 250 student athletes at St. Paul’s College are left with a tough decision — stay at the historically Black Virginia college and give up their sport or transfer in hopes of finding a new team and a new academic home.

May 30, 2011

Home

California State University Faces ‘Crisis’ as More Students Work To Pay for College

Budget cuts and higher tuition costs are pushing California students to work longer hours, according to a new report.

May 30, 2011

Students

Oprah’s Generosity Spurs Past Morehouse Scholarship Recipients to Pledge New Scholarship Funding

Recalling the impact of the Oprah Winfrey scholarships they received while at Morehouse College, the “Sons of Oprah,” as they are known, have announced they are pledging more than $300,000 to help educate deserving Morehouse students.

May 26, 2011

Latinx

DREAM Act Enters New Phase Among Certain Progressive States

States instituting laws antagonizing undocumented immigrants have surged, while the number of states that allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition have peaked.

May 19, 2011

Latinx

Maryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition Bill

Illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.

May 11, 2011

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Alabama PACT Settlement Freezes Tuition Payments at 2010 Mark

The 40,282 participants in the Prepaid Affordable College Tuition plan will be responsible for paying any tuition and fees above that level.

May 5, 2011

Students

Thousands Protest Budget Cuts at Calif. Colleges

More than 10,000 people marched, waved signs and occupied buildings at college campuses across California in a show of opposition to state budget cuts to education that could lead to higher tuition, larger class sizes and lower enrollment.

April 14, 2011

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Breaking Through the Bar Exam With Prep Courses

Law schools take action to reverse embarrassing bar exam failure rates by offering bar prep instruction.

April 12, 2011

Students

Playing Chess Opens Door to College Scholarships

For a fourth consecutive year, a scholarship went to the winner of the Under 18 section of the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s All Girls Championships in Chicago, and it represents what tournament organizers say is a growing trend in chess competition.

April 12, 2011

Students

Military Spending Becomes Latest Battleground of For-Profit Colleges

For-profit colleges are facing a new challenge from congressional Democrats as some lawmakers have questioned the steep rise in military tuition benefits going to high-cost proprietary schools.

April 6, 2011