24 novembre 2017

By Rick Seltzer. Tuition and fees increased by less than 2 percent between 2016-17 and 2017-18 after adjusting for inflation, according to new College Board reports released Wednesday. The reports, “Trends in Student Aid” and “Trends in College Pricing,” are released annually, showing both short-term changes and trends over longer periods of time. More...

By Rick Seltzer. State-funded student financial aid totaled about $12.5 billion across the country, according to an annual survey from the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs. Aid totals increased by less than 1 percent from $12.4 billion in 2014-15 on a nominal basis and were essentially even after adjusting for inflation. More...

By Rick Seltzer. New report analyzing mobility data over time takes aim at public universities for using so-called merit aid to attract wealthy students. Universities push back. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Higher education leaders gave high marks to the state of undergraduate education in a new survey released today, but they also pointed to need for improvement in degree-completion rates, student learning quality and affordability. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Professors fear an ambitious systemwide merger plan is rushed, but system president argues it is necessary amid tight budgets and declining enrollment at Wisconsin's two-year colleges. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Over the last few weeks, several public flagship research universities have announced multibillion-dollar fund-raising campaigns running into 2022. Another private research university said it is trying to raise $1 billion. Even some institutions without the size and reach to set targets in the billions of dollars are stretching their goals to record levels. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Students currently pay tuition, mandatory fees for services and course-related fees for certain classes. They will continue to pay tuition and mandatory fees, but the university is ending the practice of charging extra course-related fees. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Wheelock College will merge into Boston University in June under an agreement announced Wednesday, bringing together the two institutions with campuses separated by about a mile. More...

By Rick Seltzer. Faculty members at Westminster Choir College are balking after they say they learned a proposed buyer of the college is in fact a for-profit company running K-12 schools in Asia that has no higher education experience. More...