Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 72

Latinx

Lone Latina Senator in Mass. Defends Tuition Plan

Massachusetts’ only Latina state senator defended a state proposal last week to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants and accused critics of the plan of spreading “fiction.”

November 21, 2010

STEM

Report: UNC System Should Alter Enrollment Formula

The University of North Carolina system should streamline how campuses calculate what money they need to justify yearly enrollment changes because the current formula is prone to errors, the N.C. Legislature’s watchdog agency said Wednesday.

November 17, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Ranks of Millionaire College Presidents Grow

Thirty presidents received more than $1 million in pay and benefits in 2008, according to a recent analysis of federal tax forms.

November 16, 2010

Latinx

Court Upholds In-state Tuition for Some Immigrants

The California Supreme Court weighed in Monday on the politically charged immigration fray when it ruled that undocumented immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities.

November 15, 2010

International

University of New Hampshire Aims to Boost Revenue, Diversity With Program

The University of New Hampshire is hoping to boost both revenue and the diversity of its student body by partnering with an outside company to recruit and support international students.

November 4, 2010

Leadership & Policy

For-profits Under Increased Scrutiny — This Time From Military

U.S. Defense Department proposes new rules regulating quality of online programs accessed by members of the armed services.

November 2, 2010

Students

College Tuition Costs Climbing Again This Fall

College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students and their families are leaning more on the federal government to make higher education more affordable in tough economic times, according to two reports issued Thursday.

October 28, 2010

Students

Amid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic Year

U.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.

October 14, 2010

Latinx

Georgia Regents Approve Restrictions for Undocumented Students

The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to tighten policies governing undocumented immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities.

October 13, 2010

Students

Obama Calls on Congress To Make Education Tax Cut Permanent

President Obama has asked Congress to make permanent the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which is set to expire at the end of the year.

October 13, 2010

Students

Former Texas Public School Teacher Leaves Millions to UT-San Antonio

An elementary school teacher who became inspired to help low-income students finish college when she heard them lament about rising costs has left the bulk of her estate — estimated at $22 million — to the University of Texas at San Antonio for scholarships.

October 7, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Mississippi Universities Seek Restoration of Stimulus Funds

Anticipating the coming dearth of federal stimulus funding, Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year.

September 22, 2010