Tuition Increase

Rick Scott Cuts Funding, Vetoes Tuition Hike Bill

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.01.2012

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After approving a $300 million cut to Florida's public universities in earlier April, thus cutting public higher education state funding for the fifth...

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Will Student Loan Default Cause the Next Recession?

Pamela Yellen | Posted 04.27.2012

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Pamela Yellen

With the costs of higher education high and rising, it's important for families to start planning for college early. Yet most people don't know the pitfalls to traditional college savings plans.

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Santa Monica College President Defends Campus Police

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.05.2012

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Santa Monica College president Dr. Chui L. Tsang defended campus police who dealt with demonstrators Tuesday evening, pepper-spraying dozens of studen...

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Arizona College Students Should Pay More, Unless You're An Athlete

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.23.2012

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Arizona state lawmakers believe college students should have pay an extra $2,000 each year, unless they play football. An Arizona House committee v...

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Higher Education and Higher Tuition

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 04.17.2012

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Christopher Brauchli

Tuition policies vary from institution to institution but it can be useful to examine how at least one state university has responded to the decreasing support from the state legislature and increasing tuition costs.

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University Of Illinois Hikes Tuition By Nearly Five Percent

Posted 01.20.2012

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Less than a year after the University of Illinois approved a 6.9 percent increase in tuition for the current freshman class, the school has announced ...

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Corporate Campuses

Paul Stoller | Posted 03.09.2012

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Paul Stoller

The astounding rise in the salaries of college and university presidents symbolizes a disturbing transformation of the university, a transformation that underscores a shift in our cultural values.

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Counting the Costs of College

Arva Rice | Posted 01.23.2012

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Arva Rice

The idea and notion of sacrificing for college with the promise of better employment options is being questioned. But in this economy -- despite the escalating costs -- college is a necessity.

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Occupying Our Education

Annie Shattuck | Posted 01.22.2012

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Annie Shattuck

Our public university system is being systematically privatized, making it harder and harder for students from working class families to access higher education.

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Let's Storm The Ivory Towers!

Marcus Baram | Posted 01.09.2012

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Marcus Baram

In other countries, such as England and France, students have taken to the streets by the thousands to protest much smaller tuition increases. Where is that spirit here in America?

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College Costs Drop for Higher-Earning Households

Wall Street Journal | Sara Murray | Posted 10.25.2011

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By Sara Murray, The Wall Street Journal Middle- and upper-class families opted for cheaper schools and more financial aid to send their children to...

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Tuition On The Rise At U Of I, Other Area Schools

Posted 05.25.2011

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If a vote of the University of Illinois trustees goes as expected on Wednesday, tuition rates will go up nearly seven percent at that system's schools...

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We Can Do Better on College Costs

David J. Skorton | Posted 05.25.2011

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David J. Skorton

The recession we are experiencing is not a normal, cyclical "blip" -- it is unlike anything that most of us have ever experienced. Consequently, we in higher education have to make some fundamental changes in the way we do business.

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Students in Virginia Rally to Fight 25% Tuition Increases

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anya Kamenetz

At the University of Mary Washington, an unusually bright and articulate student got in touch with me via Twitter to ask for my help in drawing attention to the 25% tuition increase just announced there.

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COLUMN: Student Activists Must Narrow Their Messages

The Daily Texan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Higher education funding doesn't exist in a vacuum in any state. Texas, like many others, is looking at major gaps in its upcoming budget cycle. Colle...

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Bail Out Our Schools

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Reich

The Obama administration's plan for $4.35 billion in extra federal funds for under-performing public schools, relative to the financial squeeze they currently face, is a cruel joke.

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Students in California March Today, I Stand with Them

Rep. John Garamendi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Garamendi

You can call the draconian increases in tuition happening to California's students taxes or fees. Whatever they are, they are bad economics. Our students are right to be angry, and I stand with them.

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Rice: After Endowment Losses, Tuition Up 5%

The Rice Thresher | Posted 05.25.2011

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In keeping with historical trends, Rice will once more increase next year's tuition. While the 2009-10 tuition sits at $31,430, next year's amount wil...

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UArizona Tuition May Go Up $2k

Arizona Daily Wildcat | Posted 05.25.2011

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UA President Robert Shelton sent a proposal to the Arizona Board of Regents on Friday [Feb. 19] to raise tuition for the 2010-11 academic year. If the...

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Stanford Provost Discusses 3.5% Tuition Increase

The Stanford Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stanford provost John Etchemendy last night defended the recently announced increase in undergraduate tuition and room and board in front of a joint s...

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Why Tuition Always Goes Up at American Universities

Bob Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Samuels

The reasons why the numbers never add up in higher education is that universities and colleges use a false and misleading method to determine the cost of undergraduate instruction, to the detriment of us all.

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College Food Banks See An Increase In Hungry Students (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many students, the myth of the easy college life has always been fantasy. But the dual forces of a crippling recession and rising tuition costs ar...

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Student Loans: Lending Tightens, College Costs Rise - And Educators Worry College Is Out Of Reach For Many

washingtonpost.com | David Cho | Posted 05.25.2011

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The upheaval in financial markets did not just eliminate generous lending for home buyers; it also ended an era of easy credit for students and their ...

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Best Values In Public Colleges, According To Kiplinger's

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given the weak economic landscape and the steep cost of tuition at private universities -- the average total cost of a private university recently hit...

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So Much Is at Stake: The Future of UCLA

Gene D. Block | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gene D. Block

The Southern California community seems not to see that if UCLA sinks into mediocrity, so do the quality of life and economic vitality of Los Angeles.

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