Public Universities

The 10 Cheapest Public Med Schools

Posted 05.02.2012

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Going to medical school isn't cheap. The average tuition can run from $28,812 to $45,870, depending on whether you attend a public or private schoo...

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Apple's Attack on the Knowledge Economy

Christopher Newfield | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Apple, Knowledge Economy, Public Universities, Middle Class, Innovation, Corporate Taxes, De Anza College, Tax Cuts. Community College, Tax Avoidance, Community Colleges, Business News
Christopher Newfield

Cuts to places like De Anza destroy mass access to a knowledge economy that is led by Apple. Corporate tax avoidance has for decades been a major mechanism of crumbling the social bridging performed by higher ed.

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The 10 Cheapest Public Colleges

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.30.2012

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Everyone seems to be talking about the exorbitant cost of higher education lately. Over the past few years, states have made higher education a tar...

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Proof Is in: Public Universities Are Economic Powerhouses for States

Michael A. McRobbie | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: College Tuition, College Loans, University Costs, Higher Education, College Debt, Student Debt, Student Loans, Public Universities, College News
Michael A. McRobbie

Rising costs and student debt threaten the foundation of public universities. We all need to work together to ensure that a four-year college degree remains within the grasp of all qualified students.

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Public Colleges Outsourcing Some Services As States Slash Budgets

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.02.2012

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Public colleges can't do it all, at least not when the economy is weak. More public colleges are farming out the non-educational aspects of their c...

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WATCH: Jerry Brown Disses Cal State Presidents

Posted 03.22.2012

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Gov. Jerry Brown insulted university presidents Tuesday by implying that just about anyone could do their job. The snub was a reflection of Brown's st...

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GOP Candidate Defends Obama Against Santorum's 'Snob' Comment

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: State Budgets, Chris Christie, Obama Adminstration, Budget Cuts, President Obama, Public Universities, Bob Mcdonnell, Former House Speaker, College Tuition, Presidential Candidates, Education Funding, Barack Obama, Higher Ed, Rick Santourm, Jan Brewer, Republican Governors, Education Policy, Obama Budget, Newt Gingrich, GOP Governors, College News

President Obama got support from an unlikely ally against GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's "snob" comment -- namely, Newt Gingrich. Gingr...

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Maryland Petitions For Voters' Decision On Measure Allowing Aliens In-State Tuition

Posted 09.22.2011

Read More: In-State Tuition, College, DREAM Act, Voters, Illegal Immigrants, Public Universities, Public Colleges, Maryland Schools, Maryland, Education News

Opponents of a Maryland bill that would allow some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition have collected enough signatures to force a referendum t...

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How Educated Is Your State Legislator?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Education, College, State Legislatures, State, Public Universities, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Degree, College News
Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney

How educated is your state legislator? The answer varies considerably from state to state. While many lawmakers hold a college degree, support of public higher education, it seems, has always been a challenge.

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10 Most Expensive Public Colleges For Out-Of-State Students

Posted 08.22.2011

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Going to a state school to cut down on tuition? According to US News and World Report, for out-of-state students, some public universities can be qui...

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We Need Higher Ed Uncut

Christopher Newfield | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: College Students, College, Public Universities, Higher Ed Budget Cuts, UC System Budget Cuts, Public Colleges, The West, Uc Budget, Public College Budget Cuts, Higher Ed Budget, UC System Cuts, UC Budget Cuts, California, UC System, College News
Christopher Newfield

For the twenty years that I have been at the University of California, the system has steadily squeezed undergraduate instruction because it couldn't spend its resources on small scale forms of active learning.

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Performance Funding: No College Student Left Behind?

Christine Brandel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colleges, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Education Funding, Performance Funding, No Child Left Behind, Public Universities, Indiana, College News
Christine Brandel

Recently Teresa Lubbers, Indiana's Higher Education Commissioner announced that colleges and universities should expect more funding to be tied to per...

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Pakistani Universities Facing Closures

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan Terrorism, Pakistan Floods, Pakistan Education, Pakistan Universities, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Financial Crisis, Pakistan, Public Universities, Education, Pervez Musharraf, Public Education, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, World News
Saad Khan

Perhaps the poor of Pakistan need to bid adieu to their dreams of higher education. Extremists are ready to embrace them with open arms.

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Getting Educated With PhD-Dissertations.com

Kembrew McLeod | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Free Market, Public Universities, Privatization, Phd-Dissertations.com, College, Education Reform, Plagiarism, College News, Higher Education, College News
Kembrew McLeod

I wanted to see what would happen if I hired PhD-Dissertations.com, a "research assistance company", to write my modest proposal on privatizing everything university related.

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The Two Big University Lies: Why the University of California Wants to Promote Virtual Slums

Bob Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Samuels

The type of policy universities need to improve their fiscal health and the quality of their educational offerings would require an honest look at how schools actually make and lose money.

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A Modest Free Market Proposal for Education Reform

Kembrew McLeod | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kembrew McLeod

Unlike those socialists lining up to mainline milk from the nanny state, there are many of us who favor fiscally sound solutions. My plan would hand over all aspects of academic life to private companies.

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Universities Looking To Federal Gov't For Funds

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEATTLE — Public university presidents from across the nation are meeting this month to talk about replacing dwindling state support for their c...

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The Entrepreneurial University -- Revving Up Innovation on Our Nation's Campuses

Buck Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Buck Goldstein

These grim economic times and the complexity of the world's biggest problems demand that our renowned universities become problem-centered engines of innovation and increasingly adept at execution.

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On Campus, "Tolerance" And Faith Collide

usatoday.com | Tom Krattenmaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Gay Rights, Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez, U.S. Supreme Court, Public Universities, Freedom to Discriminate, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, Discrimination, Tolerance, Student Groups, Religion News

Should a student religious group at a public university be allowed to bar a certain group of students from membership -- gay students, to be precise -...

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Virginia Governor Overrides AG's Order To Withdraw Universities' Protections For Gays

AP | LARRY O'DELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people, essentially overriding the state...

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Virginia AG, Ken Cuccinelli, Tells Public Colleges To End Protections For Gay Students, Staff

Washington Post | Rosalind S. Helderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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RICHMOND -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has urged the state's public colleges and universities to rescind policies that ban discrimina...

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Census 2010: Universities, Colleges Push To Get Students Counted

AP | CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered ...

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Needed: Social Investment in An Informed Society

Peter M. Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Newspapers, Libraries, Public Universities, New Models, Downie, Business Models, Schudson, Information Needs, Journalism, Knight Commission, Media News
Peter M. Shane

The current moment of journalistic ferment is actually part of a larger and more alarming story. The United States is dramatically under-investing in the production and circulation of knowledge.

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U.S. Colleges: The Ten Most Expensive

Posted 05.25.2011

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This fall, as unemployment surged and the economy continued to hurt, students at both public and private colleges across the country saw a significant...

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Friday Talking Points [91] -- Win One For Teddy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.

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