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Tag: Educational Finance
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Students in 2018
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has awarded more than $3.3.million in scholarship money to students since January 2018, according to a press release issued Monday by the organization. The money was received by high-achieving students attending historically Black Colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to TMCF, since its inception in 1987, some $300 million in funds has been raised […]
September 10, 2018
News Roundup
Billionaire Gives $125M to University of Chicago Economic Department
CHICAGO — Billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is donating $125 million to the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics. The university announced Griffin’s gift Wednesday, saying it’s the second-largest in school history and brings his personal donations to the school to nearly $150 million. The school’s economics department, which boasts being associated with 29 scholars who […]
November 1, 2017
Students
UW-Superior to Drop 9 Majors, 15 Minors, Grad Program
SUPERIOR, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Superior officials have decided to drop nine majors, 15 minors and a graduate program due to lack of interest. Wisconsin Public Radio reports some of the majors include sociology, theater, journalism and political science. The minors include physics, legal studies, computer science and photography. The masters in art therapy program […]
November 1, 2017
Students
Students from Puerto Rico Can Get Free Semester at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is offering a free semester of study for up to 58 students from Puerto Rico’s main public university system. The University of Puerto Rico is operating at partial strength as the island recovers from Hurricane Maria. Cornell President Martha Pollack says the offer of free tuition, room and board this […]
October 31, 2017
Students
Strayer to Acquire Capella Education in $1.9B Deal
HERNDON, Va. — Strayer Education is tying up with Capella Education in a deal worth about $1.9 billion under an administration that looks much more favorably at non-profit schools that had come under a harsher spotlight in recent years. The two schools, however, stood out from others mired in inquiries about students left with large […]
October 30, 2017
Students
Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State
MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]
October 30, 2017
Students
‘Yes’ Team Wins Debate Over Paying College Athletes
Two sides with decidedly different opinions on whether college athletes should be paid participated in a public debate on Tuesday night in New York City.
October 25, 2017
Students
Georgia Appeals Court Rules Against Immigrants Over In-state Tuition
ATLANTA — Immigrants who have been granted temporary status to stay in the U.S. will have to keep paying out-of-state tuition after an appeals court ruled against them, saying state colleges and universities in Georgia aren’t required to let them pay in-state tuition. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the […]
October 25, 2017
Students
Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already […]
October 25, 2017
Students
TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO
At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.
October 24, 2017
Students
DeVos Further Freezes Obama’s For-profit Fraud Protections
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations. Tuesday’s announcement renewed criticism by Democrats and advocacy groups that the administration favors the interests of for-profit universities over students. The Education Department posted a notice in the Federal Register […]
October 24, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Audit Questions Iowa State’s Purchase of Plane for Ex-leader
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa State University had no clear need to spend $498,000 in donations to buy an airplane that former President Steven Leath used largely to improve his piloting skills, state auditors reported Tuesday. Iowa State should also consider seeking reimbursement from Leath, now president of Auburn University, for a 2016 spring break […]
October 24, 2017
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