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Leadership & Policy

Cal State University Approves 2 Percent Raise for Executives

California State University presidents and other executives will receive an across-the-board 2 percent pay increase, a raise faculty union leaders brandished as part of a trend of “misplaced priorities.”

July 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Gov. Scott Walker Uses Education as Platform for Presidency

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Monday formally launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, touting his record on education as one of the key reasons he believes he is qualified to seek the nomination.

July 13, 2015

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Colleges Rebrand to Attract More Students

What’s in a name? For colleges looking to gain prestige along with more students and precious out-of-state tuition dollars, plenty.

July 12, 2015

Students

Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification

The recommendation for a streamlined federal financial aid process is an effort to smooth out the path to college for low-income and first-generation students.

July 8, 2015

Students

Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification

The recommendation for a streamlined federal financial aid process is an effort to smooth out the path to college for low-income and first-generation students.

July 8, 2015

African-American

Florida State Takes Hold of FAMU Engineering Purse Strings

Florida A&M University (FAMU) recently lost its power of financial oversight over the shared FAMU-FSU (Florida State University) College of Engineering.

July 6, 2015

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Illinois Budget Stalemate Hitting U of Illinois Campus

The state budget standoff already has some programs and projects on hold at the University of Illinois, and faculty and others say they’re nervous about what might be ahead.

June 28, 2015

African-American

HBCUs, HSIs Equipped to Aid Incarcerated Youth

A 2013 study by RAND concluded that prisoners were 43 percent less likely to be imprisoned after release because of educational programs.

June 24, 2015

Leadership & Policy

College of Charleston Approves Tuition Increase

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.

June 16, 2015

Sports

The Cost of ‘Revenue Sports’

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced June 2 that there would be gridiron games this fall, many around the country were perplexed—and many others thrilled—by the obvious victory for the sport.

June 15, 2015

Sports

UM Campus Welcomes Foreign Students

In the last school year, the University of Montana had more than 830 international students enrolled.

June 14, 2015

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Louisiana Higher Ed System Avoids Major Pitfall

Louisiana’s public higher education system avoided a bleak fate with the new state budget the legislature passed on June 11.

June 14, 2015