As a statewide push intensifies to reduce higher education costs while making sure students graduate, Texas A&M University System officials Monday announced a report card system to ensure their institutions keep pace.
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As federal funds have plateaued from major research funding institutions, scientists at the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center are facing a growing funding gap over the next five years.
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It might replace a controversial tuition-funded scholarship program
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That dip was driven by sharper drops at Oklahoma's regional schools and community colleges.
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UW-Madison will pay a search firm about $167,000 plus additional expenses to help the university identify and recruit candidates to be its next chancellor, according to a contract obtained by the State Journal.
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Superstorm Sandy is buying some high school seniors a few more days to finish their early-round college applications, with a number of selective colleges extending deadlines that were set to fall later this week.
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Gov. Rick Scott's higher education task force on Monday tentatively agreed to recommend holding the line on tuition for certain "two-plus-two" students who start at community colleges and then complete their degrees at universities.
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Student interest in online courses has nearly doubled at UND in the past five years, while other regional institutions have seen an even greater increase. At the University of Minnesota-Crookston, an influx of 236 more students this year contributed to breaking the university’s enrollment record.
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Police at the University of Central Arkansas are investigating a break-in at the school — this time at the mathematics and technology building where someone stole books and riffled through desks Thursday night or early Friday morning.
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For college athletes, social media use tends toward the extreme: It's either a blessing or a curse.
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The average return on college and university endowments dropped sharply in the last fiscal year, according to a preliminary study released on Thursday.
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An investigation is continuing into the separate discoveries of three cats on the University of Montevallo campus killed under unusual circumstances that are causing a stir in the Shelby County community.
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Indiana college endowments are making a long climb back from the recession, but the recovery has been slow and frustrating for schools facing budget cuts and pressure to limit tuition increases and provide more financial aid.
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The University of Miami’s Momentum2 fundraising campaign continues to make healthy progress toward its $1.6 billion goal, as UM officials announced on Friday that the campaign has just surpassed the $1 billion mark.
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This year has brought news of student athletes charged with sex crimes at Boston University and at Temple, along with countless other less publicized cases.
