Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 97

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Tennessee Board of Regents’ finance committee approves tuition increase

JACKSON Tenn. The Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve a 6 percent tuition increase.

June 27, 2007

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North Dakota’s state bank offers matching grants for college savings accounts

BISMARCK N.D. North Dakota’s state-owned bank will be offering $300 incentives to some residents who start new college savings accounts, a perk that joins a list of newly approved tax breaks for college savers.

June 27, 2007

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Crist drops differential tuition bill veto threat

TALLAHASSEE Fla. State university presidents Wednesday persuaded Gov. Charlie Crist to drop his threatened veto of a bill that would allow three state schools to charge higher tuition than others.

June 26, 2007

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OU regents approve tuition hike, $1.3 billion budget

ARDMORE Okla. University of Oklahoma regents on Wednesday approved tuition and mandatory fee hikes of nearly 10 percent for undergraduate students who will attend the university during the upcoming school year.

June 26, 2007

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Sarkozy forced to slow down reform schedule as new French parliament convenes

PARIS Nicolas Sarkozy, racing to reshape France since he was elected president last month has postponed a university reform bill, apparently fearing the kind of student protests that plagued his predecessors.

June 26, 2007

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Rell vetoes in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrant kids

HARTFORD Conn. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have extended favorable in-state tuition rates at Connecticut’s public colleges and universities to children of illegal immigrants.

June 26, 2007

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CU considers 14.5 percent tuition increase

BOULDER Colo. University of Colorado is considering a 14.5 percent increase in tuition for in-state students at its main Boulder campus.

June 26, 2007

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Board approves tuition hike at community colleges

FAIRFIELD Maine Tuition at the state’s seven community colleges will go up by 2.5 percent next year under a plan approved Wednesday by the Maine Community College System board of trustees.

June 26, 2007

Community Colleges

Tuition hike at community colleges eyed

FAIRFIELD Maine Trustees of the Maine Community College System are expected to consider a tuition rate increase of about 2.5 percent when they meet Wednesday.

June 25, 2007

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Tuition to rise nearly 19 percent at Lincoln University

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. Tuition is rising nearly 19 percent for students at Lincoln University.

June 24, 2007

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Students speak out against university funding cuts

LANSING Mich. A group of university student government leaders from across Michigan on Monday called on state lawmakers to prevent budget cuts that have led to higher tuition rates.

June 24, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Examining higher education’s role in health care – educating personnel for allied health services – special report: health sciences

To meet health industry needs for thousands of physical therapists, occupational therapists and other trained health professionals, colleges and universities have revamped their course offerings. Even so, they turn down more students than they accept.

June 23, 2007