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Florida Justices Say Legislature Can Set Tuition

The Florida Supreme Court says the Legislature rather than the Board of Governors has the authority to set tuition rates at state universities.

January 31, 2013

Students

APLU Leads Discussion Around a Redesigned Federal Aid Policy

In order to avoid the congressional battle over financial aid programs, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) developed a “student risk index” that re-evaluates the federal approach toward student aid.

January 31, 2013

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Poorer Texas Kids Lead to Higher Education Costs

Texas’ high child poverty rate is beginning to make demands on the state’s budget, and experts warn the state needs to spend more on education or the state’s economy could slow.

January 27, 2013

Students

Study: Parental Support Sends Down College GPA

Published in this month’s American Sociological Review, the study suggests students with some of their own “skin in the game” may work harder.

January 15, 2013

Disabilties

New Pell Grant Restrictions Lower Enrollment

New regulations enacted by Congress in June have stripped Pell Grant eligibility from nearly 3,000 Mississippi students.

January 10, 2013

Students

Institutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel Says

In the battle to boost retention and graduation rates, it pays to invest institutional resources for the cause and to dedicate specific staff people to do the job.

January 8, 2013

Students

Institute for Higher Education Policy Outlines Financial Aid System Reforms

One of 16 organizations tapped by the Gates Foundation to rethink higher education financial aid in the U.S., the Institute for Higher Education Policy has released its policy recommendation paper.

January 6, 2013

Health

Champion of Change: Dr. Flavia Peréa explores issues of equity and health disparities

Dr. Flavia Peréa believes that “change happens in action.” The 38-year-old, self-described “accidental academic” has spent most of her adult life working in education, from low-resource public schools to elite private school settings.

January 6, 2013

Students

STEM Initiative Aims to Broaden Minority Student Access to AP Science, Math Courses

The College Board has announced the launch of the AP® STEM Access program, which targets more than 800 public U.S. high schools to start new AP science and math courses.

January 3, 2013

Sports

Governor: NCAA ‘Piled On’ Penn St. for Its Own Benefit

The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday as he filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the college athletics governing body.

January 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Diversity Initiative Seeks to Boost Liberal Arts College, Research University Cooperation

Three renowned liberal arts colleges have announced the launch of a faculty diversity initiative that seeks a new paradigm for how liberal arts institutions interact with research universities on faculty development and recruitment.

December 20, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Black Conservatives on Campus Stay Their Course

Finding themselves in the midst of liberal peers, Black conservatives embrace “not just a political ideology, but a way of life.”

December 18, 2012