By Andrew Kreighbaum. A proposal for a federal matching grant underlines the connection between per-student spending by institutions and degree attainment. More...
1 mai 2017
1 mai 2017
Diminishing Returns for Tuition Discounting
By Rick Seltzer. Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student decreased after unrestricted tuition discount rates hit 28.7 percent. More...
1 mai 2017
Why Germany Educates International Students for Free
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. University leaders see benefits to policy in a country with aging population, but some states have been trying to move away from the approach. More...
1 mai 2017
Will higher ed funding hit $0 in New Mexico in 2018?
Techno-News Blog. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed 100% of higher education funding for next fiscal year, The Washington Post reports, and the legislature won’t be able to overturn her veto. Public colleges and universities in the state have seen a 32% drop in funding since the recession. More...
29 avril 2017
First students at Fort Worth medical school will get free year of tuition
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The inaugural class of 60 students in Fort Worth’s new M.D. program will receive free tuition for their first year of school thanks to a gift from a Fort Worth businessman. More...
29 avril 2017
WKU student leaders urge free tuition for black students as slavery reparations
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Western Kentucky University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution demanding free tuition for all black students as reparations for slavery, according to the College Heights Herald. More...
29 avril 2017
Free tuition gets mixed grades
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Nowhere is the impact of the state's Excelsior Scholarship program — which will make all SUNY schools tuition-free for thousands more students — felt more than in New York's high schools. More...
29 avril 2017
Berkeley, Milo Yiannopoulos and the lessons of free speech
Recent events at the University of California, Berkeley reflect the enormous difficulties that campuses can face when trying to ensure freedom of speech while, at the same time, meeting their duty to ensure an inclusive learning environment and to protect everyone’s safety. Many, including President Donald Trump, spoke out about these events, but with apparently little understanding of what actually occurred or all that the campus did to try and protect speech. More...
29 avril 2017
Defending Central European University and Academic Freedom
By Kris Olds. Insights on how and why CEU is defending itself after being dragged into an ideological struggle not of the university’s making. Read more...27 avril 2017
Improving on the New York Free-Tuition Plan
There is a better and simpler way for all states to achieve the goal of greater affordability within existing budget levels without imposing unreasonable requirements, argues Arthur M. Hauptman. More...
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