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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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college tuition stories: 28 news summaries

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 Prof Grapples With
 Fate: Teaching Dolts 

'I am the man who has to lower the hammer,' he admits

May 25, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - An English professor at a small US college admits that half his job is killing students' dreams—dreams that they can write, think, or even form a sentence, he writes anonymously in the Atlantic. Yet more American jobs require college credits, and his role is to force Joyce and Faulkner... More »

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education • college • continuing education • adult education • college tuition • job • career

Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

Exchanges sharper than usual from all corners

May 22, 08 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Republicans broke with President Bush and John McCain to help pass a GI bill that gives education benefits to veterans, setting off a sharp war of words between McCain and Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reports. “I can’t believe he believes it is too generous,” said... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • veterans • college tuition • GI Bill

Buy Our Minivan, Give Your College Fund a Boost: VW

$1,500 incentive offered with purchase of Routan model

May 8, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Volkswagen is offering an innovative incentive to parents to buy their Chrysler-built Routan minivan: $1,500 in a college savings plan, Left Lane News reports. The partnership with Upromise might pale to those with more pressing concerns (or who hate planning ahead), though: Chrysler itself is offering a credit card... More »

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Chrysler • Volkswagen • auto industry • college tuition • savings • incentives • minivan

 Free Harvard Law 
 for Grads Who 
 Go Public-Sector 

School offers $40K break for third-year students

Mar 18, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Third-year Harvard Law students can study for free if they vow to take public sector work for 5 years, the New York Times reports. Harvard announced the plan today to steer more students toward non-profit and government work; many graduates grab corporate jobs to pay off 6-figure debt. “We... More »

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Harvard Law School • college tuition • public interest • corporate jobs

Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

Such tuition cuts will squeeze out local students, critics say

Mar 8, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - More state universities are trying to lure out-of-state students with lower tuition, a trend that critics say goes against the very purpose of such institutions, the New York Times reports. The schools often do it to make up for shrinking support from their own states, but some worry that universities,... More »

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higher education • universities • college tuition • public schools • California State University • University of Wisconsin • state colleges

Stanford Drops Tuition for Lower-Income Students

Families earning less than $100K get break

Feb 20, 08 11:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Tapping into its $17 billion endowment to boost financial aid, Stanford University said yesterday it will now offer free tuition—that's a $36,000 a year value—to students from families making less than $100,000 per year. Students from families that earn less than $60,000 won't have to... More »

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education • Stanford University • college • college tuition • colleges and universities • financial aid

OPINION

Harvard Offers Middle-Class Parents Help*

*And pre-empts legislation far costlier
for superrich schools

Dec 31, 07 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Generosity isn't what's fueling Harvard’s new $22 million giveaway to the middle class—it’s greed, educational consultant Steven Roy Goodman writes in the Boston Globe. Harvard’s giving the extra financial aid as a PR move, hoping to squash brewing legislation that would force universities to spend... More »

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Ivy League • higher education • nonprofit • Harvard • college tuition • colleges and universities • financial aid • endowment

Average Private College Tuition Rises to $32,307

Increase of 3.9% is biggest in six years

Oct 22, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The average annual cost of attending a private four-year college increased nearly 4% to $32,307 this school year, the biggest increase since 2001, the College Board said today. Tuition at four-year public schools rose 3.8 percent to $13,589, the report said. The figures, adjusted for inflation, do... More »

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college board • college tuition • School costs • Chronicle of Higher Education

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