Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 80

Leadership & Policy

UDC launches community college, first in D.C. since 1977

Two-year school should not be run by UDC, some say.

February 16, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Economic Woes Test Historically Black Colleges

Historically Black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who can’t afford to go — or can’t imagine going — elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nation’s economic meltdown.

February 15, 2009

Community Colleges

Recession: Some Community Colleges Offer Free Tuition to Unemployed

But there’s not enough money to go around

February 12, 2009

Home

Education Funding: Students Win Big in House and Senate Stimulus Bills

The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented, multibillion-dollar boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession.

February 9, 2009

Community Colleges

Recession Sending More Students to Community Colleges

College freshman Elizabeth Hebert’s choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive.

February 9, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Surgeon Ready for Challenge as Head of UT System

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, a pediatric transplant surgeon, is preparing for his toughest challenge ever.

February 3, 2009

STEM

First Hispanic To Lead UT System

A Mexican-American pediatric surgeon is the nation’s first Hispanic to preside over a major university system when Dr. Francisco Cigarroa takes the helm at the University of Texas System, which faces financial woes and complaints about diversity.

February 3, 2009

Students

Tenn. State Students Alarmed by Planned Tuition Increase

Beginning fall 2009, Tennessee State University students will pay for every hour of coursework they intend to take, up to the 21-hour maximum overload.

February 2, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Maryland HBCUs Catching Up But Still Struggling

After Years of Neglect, Maryland HBCUs Get Money But Need More.

January 28, 2009

Students

College Financial Aid System Facing Stiff Test

Finding financial aid for college this year promises to be tougher than any final exam.

January 25, 2009

Home

A Day After He Takes Oath, Immigration Activists Send Message to Obama

Margarito Esquino and his wife, María, lit a small clay pot of medicinal herbs – sage, mira and copal – and, with a handful of eagle feathers, swept the smoke toward the gleaming office building at 500 SW 12th Street.

January 21, 2009

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Families Await Sharpest Tuition Increases in Years

Most high school seniors and their families have not made final college plans for next fall. But they know this: It’s probably going to cost more than they had planned.

January 21, 2009