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RI Board To Vote On Tuition For Illegal Immigrants

A state higher education board is planning to vote on a measure that would allow students who immigrated to the United States illegally to pay in-state tuition rates at Rhode Island's public colleges and universities after the General Assembly declined to take up the issue.

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AP via The Boston Globe

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Committing to Lower Tuition Increases

Howard and Matthew Greene

University Business, Oct 2011

Very few colleges and universities have actually cut their tuition, according to a National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities survey of members released in June. Other measures have been taken, though. Some institutions have frozen or allowed buying of four years, including Catawba University (N.C.) and the Sage Colleges (N.Y.). Others have committed to lower tuition increases than in the past. For example, 2011-2012 tuition rates at these colleges have gone up modestly:

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Tuition Hikes Spark State Rep. Genetski To Call For Panel To Oversee Public Universities

Rising tuition is prompting a state representative wants call for a state commission to oversee public universities, but a spokesman for the colleges accuses Rep. Bob Genetski of trying “to dismantle public education.”

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The Grand Rapids Press

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U of Calif. Davis Chancellor Unveils Revenue Plan With More Nonresident Students

UC Davis is moving to add 5,000 students, many of them from outside California, in a bid to increase revenue and reduce its dependence on volatile state funding.

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The Sacramento Bee

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Talking about student debt—and default—across the campus

Ann C. Logue

University Business, Oct 2011

Here’s the harsh reality: The number of students who have debt has increased, and the amount of money that they have borrowed has gone up. These borrowers then graduate into a world with weak employment prospects. It’s a bad situation leading to higher loan default rates.

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Report: Republican Legislators Propose Bill To Strip Mich. State U, Wayne State Of Millions In Funding

A bill introduced by four House Republicans would cut millions of dollars in state funding from Michigan State University for raising tuition at what they say are excessive rates, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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MLive.com

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Universities Seeking Out Students of Means

Money is talking a bit louder in college admissions these days, according to a survey to be released Wednesday by Inside Higher Ed, an online publication for higher education professionals.

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The New York Times

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University Of California Regents Recoil At Idea Of Annual Steep Tuition Increases

Faced with steep cuts in state funding, University of California regents debate a budget plan that could lead to tuition increases of 8% to 16% a year through 2015-16.

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The Los Angeles Times

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See California Colleges Where Students Are Most, Least Likely To Default

Almost one of every 12 recent California college graduates with student loans defaulted within two years of starting repayment -- if they ever started making payments at all, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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The Sacramento Bee