Texas Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would've limited his power over the University of Texas system by requiring all appointments to its board of regents to be confirmed by the state Senate.
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6/18/2013
Eastern Michigan University's governing board on Tuesday unanimously approved a 3.75 percent tuition increase, which will bring in-state tuition at the Ypsilanti college to $9,364 per year.
6/18/2013
As colleges begin using massive open online courses (MOOC) to reduce faculty costs, a Johns Hopkins University professor has announced plans for MOOA (massive open online administrations).
6/18/2013
North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has less than one month left in his position, and he’s not going quietly.
6/18/2013
Two bills aimed at allowing undocumented immigrants and the children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at New Jersey’s colleges and universities are headed for a vote in the state Assembly.
6/18/2013
NYU has made a number of loans to executives and star professors for expensive vacation homes in areas like East Hampton, Fire Island and Litchfield County, Conn., in what educational experts call a bold new frontier for lavish university compensation.
6/18/2013
After years of deep budget cuts, several states are poised to boost higher education funding this year, often in exchange for a promise by public colleges and universities to freeze tuition.
6/17/2013
New York's senior senator wants colleges to come back from summer break with a plan on how to deal with abuse of prescription ADHD pills.
6/17/2013
A push by two of Oregon’s largest universities to break free from the statewide university system has run into an obstacle amid renewed opposition from some of the smaller, regional schools.
6/17/2013
By investing in junior colleges, the Treasure State boasts a 6 percent rise in adult graduation rates over a span where the rest of the country showed an increase of less than 1 percent, according to census data.
6/17/2013
Seeking to offset an automatic 1.7 percent tuition increase, Gov. Rick Scott met with university leaders one by one to lobby them to cut tuition rates by an equal amount next year. It's not working.
6/17/2013
Students at one of the state’s community colleges or the University of Wyoming have the ability to ask if they can have a concealed carry weapon on campus, according to state statute.
6/17/2013
Among in-state tuition increases announced so far, The Citadel has the smallest, at 3 percent, with Winthrop at 3.1 percent, and College of Charleston and Lander University at 3.16 and 3.15 percent, respectively.
6/17/2013
Liane Larson grew up in Kansas. Her parents are military veterans who served in Kansas. She graduated from high school in Kansas, and her husband is from Kansas. But when Larson arrived at The University of Kansas, she didn’t qualify for in-state tuition. When she joined the Air Force after graduation, she was stationed in Arizona and claimed Arizona residency.
6/17/2013
A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court kept the focus on race as a barrier, upholding the right of colleges to make limited use of racial preferences to ensure a diverse student body. But in a ruling due this month, the court is widely expected to roll back that decision.
