Higher education budgets have been stretched to the breaking point in recent years, and some states are beginning to address the problem with funding increases.
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4/29/2013
Last fall, Concordia University, a small Lutheran college, made a stunning announcement in academic finance circles: It was cutting tuition by 33 percent. Seven months later, school officials are ready to carry through on their promise.
4/29/2013
High-performance computing is a lot of computer processing power linked together, thinking through and solving different pieces of big problems in parallel. And universities are increasingly the hubs of the HPC systems that ask these questions, solve these problems, and change the world.
4/29/2013
One of the top pro-gun bills before Texas lawmakers this session was green-lighted Monday for a House floor vote this weekend, and a top backer predicted approval there for the plan to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry their handguns into college classrooms.
4/29/2013
Louisiana’s community and technical colleges won another round Monday in their bid to circumvent the state’s normal construction funding protocol.
4/29/2013
Chattanooga State President Jim Catanzaro wants to add five applied science bachelor's degrees to his community college.
4/29/2013
The part-time instructors' union at Kalamazoo Valley Community College has filed an unfair labor charge against the institution with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, the KVCC Federation of Teachers announced Monday.
4/29/2013
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the government slashed an estimated $57.5 billion for research over the next four years under the across-the-board budget cuts that will hit many as the school year — and annual research contracts — comes to a close.
4/28/2013
The decision is one of many facing University of Montana administrators and deans as they shape next year’s budget. The university is facing a shortfall of $16 million, and it’s looking for ways to cut costs with minimal impacts on students and faculty.
4/28/2013
A recent poll found more South Texas College students are against concealed handguns on campus than support the idea, but it remains to be seen whether packing heat on campus will become a reality.
4/28/2013
The origins of a nightmarish last week for University of Wisconsin System officials can be traced to a meeting of accountants earlier this year at the state Capitol.
4/28/2013
Fewer Black males were enrolled in the first year of medical schools last year than 32 years ago, a trend that, if left uncorrected, could hamper efforts to provide quality health care to underserved communities.
4/28/2013
Indiana has a higher concentration of production and manufacturing jobs. That means graduates who are seeking employment with their degree might find more opportunities outside the state. When they leave, it affects the state's per capita personal income.
4/28/2013
Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict universities' use of race in deciding who is awarded places.
4/28/2013
Some adjunct professors at Moberly Area Community College are losing work as the school seeks to lower the costs of providing health insurance to employees.
