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Students protest cuts in higher education

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Students at Tennessee Board of Regents schools protested planned cuts in higher education Tuesday, warning lawmakers they’re already burdened with high tuition and won’t be able to afford college if more money is slashed from the state budget. About 250 students met at the Tennessee State University campus in downtown Nashville […]

January 13, 2009

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Wayne State University Facing Tough, New Tests

Wayne State University works to stem enrollment losses caused by Michigan’s economic crisis while providing management expertise to the city of Detroit.

December 24, 2008

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Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too

Education groups join chorus of industries asking for government help that will create school repair jobs and keep students enrolled in college.

December 10, 2008

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DRASTIC MEASURES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES

Hit hard by the global financial crisis, colleges are cutting their budgets in ways that prompt fears about access and retention for minority students.

December 10, 2008

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Sagging Economy Boosts Business School Applications

With the extraordinary demise of “the Big Five” investment banks in September and the turmoil in the global economy that followed, the casual observer might be forgiven for thinking that this would be a lousy time to be enrolled in a business program.

December 3, 2008

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U.S. Makes Modest Progress in College Affordability and Accessibility

College accessibility has improved modestly over the last decade as the proportion of 18 to 24 years enrolled in college has risen from 39 percent to 42 percent since 1997.

December 2, 2008

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Sagging Economy Boosts Business School Applications

Financial meltdown depresses job market but creates opportunity for financial workers to ‘rebrand’ themselves.

November 26, 2008

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Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too

With the nation’s financial system in turmoil, many education leaders are calling for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to earmark funding for schools and college students in a new economic stimulus package to help prop up the economy.

November 25, 2008

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Bush Touts Immigration Policy as Legacy, Hispanic Advocates Don’t All Agree

As the Bush administration winds down and the Obama administration ramps up, immigration policy is right where it was at the start of the Bush administration: an unfulfilled promise, many Hispanic advocacy groups and immigration policy researchers say.

November 18, 2008

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Private Loans for College Dry Up, Just as Students Most Need the Money

While college tuitions keep rising, students and families continue to grapple with how to cover education costs.

October 30, 2008

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Tuitions Increase but Keep Pace With the Rest of the Economy

College tuition increases mostly kept pace with the rise in cost of other goods and services, but students and families are still struggling to pay for higher education, according to a report released Wednesday by the College Board.

October 29, 2008

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Overcoming a Cultural Aversion to FINANCIAL AID

Reluctance to ask for financial aid forces many Asian students to make enrollment decisions based on college costs and affordability.

October 29, 2008