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Students

Gov. Walker Backs Off Removing ‘Wisconsin Idea’ From UW Mission

Gov. Scott Walker abruptly backed off Wednesday from a contentious plan to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System’s public service mission statement known as the “Wisconsin Idea” and replace it with the charge of meeting the state’s workforce needs.

February 4, 2015

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Budget Troubles Slow Grambling State Presidential Search

Louisiana’s budget problems are making Grambling State University’s presidential search more difficult, with possible job applicants apparently worried they’d be walking into a financial mess.

February 3, 2015

Community Colleges

Bill Would Allow Credit Card Purchases of Lottery Tickets

The chairman of a powerful Senate committee has proposed changing the law to allow people to use their credit cards to purchase lottery tickets in New Mexico.

February 2, 2015

MSIs

Lawmaker Wants to Increase State Funding for Tribal Colleges

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana lawmaker proposed Monday that tribal colleges receive the same per-student funding that community colleges receive.

January 27, 2015

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Louisiana Governor Considers Cuts to College Fund He Pushed to Create

Governor Bobby Jindal proposes to cut money from the college fund that only months ago he described as one of his top priorities.

January 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

State of Adjunct, Contingent Faculty May Be Higher Ed Bellwether

Experts seek to figure out what the loss of stable, well-compensated employment within academia means for the future of higher education.

January 14, 2015

African-American

More Women, Minorities in New Congress

WASHINGTON — The 114th Congress that convenes today will count more minorities and women than ever, although lawmakers remain overwhelmingly White and male in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

January 5, 2015

Students

West Virginia Higher Ed Changes to Help Students

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia higher education leaders are finalizing policy changes to help students more easily transfer college credits and earn degrees. The changes were approved by the state Higher Education Policy Commission and the state Council for Community and Technical College Education within the last two months. The proposed rules state that a […]

December 28, 2014

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College Sees Small, Big Benefits with Loan Promise

Adrian College is among the first colleges to take out insurance policies on every incoming freshman and transfer student who have student loans and at least two years of school remaining.

December 28, 2014

Students

HBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top Issues

The 2014 State of HBCUs Report reflects concern about the health of the institutions in the wake of shrinking enrollment and a fairly steady decline in federal funding.

December 28, 2014

Students

Daughter’s Suit Over Tuition Goes to Higher Court

A higher court will be handling the case of whether a divorced New Jersey couple must pay their daughter’s college tuition even though they both disagree with where she’s going to school.

December 23, 2014

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University of Connecticut Says Emergency Cuts Won’t Affect Tuition

Tuition and classes at the University of Connecticut won’t be affected by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s order that the school cut $3.6 million from its operating budget to help offset the state deficit, school President Susan Herbst said.

December 21, 2014