Tag: Budget & Budgeting: Page 25

Students

Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Student Loan Refinance Plan

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $30,000 in student debt.

May 19, 2013

Community Colleges

GOP: In-State Tuition for Students Voting in Ohio

Ohio Republicans want to force universities to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who request documents from the schools in order to register to vote in Ohio.

May 16, 2013

Students

Republicans to Back President Obama’s Plan

House Republicans are willing to support President Barack Obama’s plan that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.

May 9, 2013

Students

Republicans to Back President Obama’s Plan

House Republicans are willing to support President Barack Obama’s plan that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans.

May 9, 2013

Students

HBCUs Trying to Undo Damage Resulting From Federal Parent Plus Loans Revisions

While the U.S. Department of Education eventually bowed to demands that the new rules be revisited, it’s still unknown how many families had their loan applications reconsidered and approved.

May 2, 2013

Students

Memo Shows Huge Tuition Surplus at U. of Wisconsin; GOP Legislators Fume

Republican lawmakers vowed Friday to freeze University of Wisconsin System tuition, seizing on a new report that shows the system has amassed a huge surplus of tuition dollars by raising prices on students for years.

April 21, 2013

Leadership & Policy

College Board Approves Plan to Divide State Aid

Mississippi University for Women, the University of Mississippi and Alcorn State University will get financial boosts under a new formula to distribute state money among Mississippi’s eight public universities.

April 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Rutgers President to be Asked About Scandal Severances

TRENTON, N.J. — Rutgers President Robert Barchi is scheduled to appear Thursday before an Assembly budget panel, where he’ll be asked about six- and seven-figure payouts given to three university officials ousted during a basketball coaching scandal.

April 17, 2013

Students

2014 Budget Debate Begins in U.S. Senate

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said a proposed new $1 billion federal investment in higher education would help states dealing with budget cuts while promoting college completion, as well as access.

April 17, 2013

Home

New Efficiency Rankings Validate a Changed Mindset

Florida State President Eric Barron chose to see the budget cuts as an opportunity that could benefit both the school and the students.

April 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Advocates Say Ethnic Studies Misunderstood, Needlessly Under Fire

Ethnic studies are at risk because of budget restraints, conflicting views of purpose and negative attitudes toward academic programs that don’t automatically equal jobs for graduating college students.

April 14, 2013

Students

Obama Administration’s 2014 Education Budget Proposal Boosts Pell Grant, Seeks Interest Rate Changes

Elsewhere, funding for historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions would remain unchanged at $313 million and $221 million, respectively.

April 10, 2013