Après le choix des écoles des Mines et de l'Institut des Mines-Télécom d'augmenter leurs frais d'inscription, c'est au tour de l’établissement universitaire de décider de hausser ses tarifs. Et, une nouvelle fois, le syndicat étudiant UNEF a décidé de monter au créneau.
Après les écoles des Mines, c'est au tour de l'université Paris-Dauphine d'augmenter ses frais de scolarité. Le conseil d'administration de l'établissement a en effet voté, lundi soir, les nouveaux tarifs applicables à la prochaine rentrée. Suite...

Le Gisti n'est pas le seul organisme ayant décidé d'entamer une action suite à la décision d'augmenter les frais d'inscription qui s'appliqueront dès la prochaine rentrée aux écoles des Mines et de l'Institut Mines-Télécom. Le syndicat étudiant UNEF vient en effet de déposer un recours devant le Conseil d'Etat.
La décision d'augmenter les frais d'inscription des écoles des Mines avait déjà suscité de nombreuses réactions. Et cela devrait continuer, le syndicat étudiant UNEF ayant décidé de déposer un recours devant le Conseil d'Etat contre cette hausse, qu'il juge illégitime. Suite...

By Lucy Ward and Claire Shaw. Guardian/YouGov poll shows more than half think higher education is too expensive but majority say it is best for careers. Parents are struggling to reconcile conflicting views about the value of higher education for their children: more than half believe that fees of up to £9,000 a year represent poor value for money, yet a majority still regard a traditional university education as the best route to a chosen career, according to a YouGov poll. Read more...

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By Laura Kiesel. The average rate of college tuition and fees in the United States has increased 440% in the past quarter-century, with an increase of 70% in just the past decade. There has been a lot of speculation about causes, and a report released this month by the nonprofit Delta Cost Project tries to shed some light.
According to the report, Labor Intensive or Labor Expensive: Changing Staffing and Compensation Patterns in Higher Education, the exponential growth of the higher ed workforce is at least partly to blame for the rising cost of college. More...

By Kathryn Buschman Vasel. No one disputes that college affordability and accessibility are increasingly becoming an issue for students and their families. What’s not as clear is how to combat these problems.
“There is no skepticism that there are major flaws right now with the higher education system, everyone wants to increase access and reduce costs, but discerning why college costs what it does gets very complex very quickly,” says Debra Humphreys, vice president for policy and public engagement at The Association of American Colleges and Universities. More...

By Cris Valerio. Oregon and Tennessee want more college graduates. In that vein, each is considering very different ways to fund tuition. What are the odds of success and who ultimately benefits? We went to some economists and asked them.
Let's start with Tennessee, which announced its proposal earlier this month. Tennessee is one of the in the nation. Its plan, the "," proposes free tuition for two years of community college or technical school. The only requirements are grade- and community-service oriented. So how does Tennessee plan to pay for this $34 million annual cost? Lottery ticket sales. More...