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Faculty & Staff

AAUP Faculty Salary Report Highlights Contingent Faculty, State Funding Concerns

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reports that average professor salaries are showing recovery, following three years of recession during which salary hikes for full-time faculty members fell below the inflation rate.

April 7, 2013

Students

Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs

Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.

April 4, 2013

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Community Colleges Still Evaluating Impact of Sequestration

Schools are at a standstill when planning on money for the next fiscal year as uncertainty abounds as to what’s actually included in budget cuts.

April 4, 2013

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R.I. Attorney General: Tuition Waiver Data Not Public Information

The Rhode Island attorney general’s office says the names of state university and college workers getting free tuition worth millions of dollars for themselves and their families are not public information.

April 2, 2013

Students

Ga. Lawmakers Look to Lower Grant Requirements

Georgia lawmakers are poised to reverse a two-year-old law that increased the grade point average eligibility for students seeking state grants at technical colleges.

March 24, 2013

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NIH Clearing Path for Underrepresented Groups to Obtain Grants

The effort envisions the agency investing millions of dollars into efforts to boost the number and grant-readiness of students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and institutions.

March 21, 2013

Students

UConn Opposing Bill to Regulate Scholarships

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the University of Connecticut to continue paying for the education of athletes who lose their scholarships due to injury, illness or even a coach’s decision.

March 20, 2013

Students

Latino Blueprint Offers New Ideas for Financial Aid Policy

A leading Hispanic education organization is seeking to shake up current thinking about federal policy with a collection of new ideas that would re-imagine student financial aid for college.

March 18, 2013

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Mo. House Considers National Guard Tuition Aid Proposal

A plan being considered in the Missouri House aims to use state funds to help members of the Missouri National Guard who would lose their federal tuition assistance as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

March 17, 2013

Students

Savannah State President Defends TRIO in Congress

When Savannah State University president Cheryl Dozier addressed a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday about the impact of cuts to the federal TRIO programs, she said there was “no doubt” that TRIO helps students succeed.

March 13, 2013

Students

Sequestration: HBCUs Cast a Worried Eye at Title III and Student Aid Funding

For years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs have boasted that they can do more with less. But sequestration could reduce the coffers of institutions that already have few resources.

March 12, 2013

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Next Fiscal Deadline Has Programs at Risk

With educators already grappling with across-the-board budget cuts, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face an even more ominous deadline of March 27 when a government shutdown could ground all federal education programs.

March 10, 2013