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Pittsburgh Won’t Tax Tuition

After exploring alternative revenue options, Pittsburgh officials shelved an idea for a first-of-its-kind tax on college tuition after two universities and a nonprofit health insurer agreed on Monday to make large contributions to the city.

December 21, 2009

Leadership & Policy

N.J. Governor-elect Renews Pledge for More Higher Education Funding

New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie has delivered mostly welcome news to the state’s college and university presidents, pledging to increase funding to higher education over the next four years while warning that aid cuts are possible in the dire budget year ahead.

December 15, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Protesters Damage Calif. University Leader’s Home

Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.

December 13, 2009

Students

Study Abroad? College Students Drop, Rethink Plans

Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students’ interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.

November 19, 2009

Students

As N.C. Families Struggle, College Aid Panel Meets

After N.C. lawmakers shuffled around financial aid programs around to help balance the state budget this year, a legislative commission meets this week to recommend reforms to the state’s financial aid system

November 16, 2009

Latinx

Mass. Immigrant Tuition Bill to Get New Push

The failure of Massachusetts, a left-leaning state that was the first to legalize gay marriage and the only so far to require health insurance for all its residents, to pass a bill allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students is a source of frustration for advocates.

November 15, 2009

STEM

CSU Chancellor Expects Minority Enrollment to Remain Steady Amid Budget Cuts

Despite massive cuts and closed enrollments at the California State University system, the percentage of minority students is not expected to drop, Chancellor Charles B. Reed said Tuesday in a press briefing.

November 10, 2009

Community Colleges

Florida Higher Ed System Confronting Multiple Challenges

Newly appointed Florida higher education leader tackles difficult tasks, including conversion of community colleges into four-year colleges and helping defuse governance crisis on public university tuition rates.

November 8, 2009

Students

Best & Brightest: From Homelessness to Inaugural Fellow

Haiti native Joane Theodule overcame tremendous hardships to finish college and win a graduate school fellowship to Florida A&M University.

November 2, 2009

Students

Temple University’s Commitment to Diversity Questioned

When budgetary cuts become necessary at a college, the programs and departments most vulnerable are often the least fundamental to a school’s central mission. But when an institution has been ranked as the most diverse student body in higher education, it can be difficult to explain why an office that caters to multicultural students was downsized dramatically.

October 27, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Haskell Indian Nation U. President Faces Backlash on Tuition

Haskell Indian Nation University President Linda Sue Warner’s ambitious plans for the campus, and the proposed fee hike to finance them, have been met with strong opposition.

October 26, 2009

Community Colleges

College Tuition is Up Sharply Amid Recession

With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

October 22, 2009