U. of Texas schools given green light to propose increase in tuition, fees
The University of Texas System Board of Regents gave schools the approval to present proposals for increases to tuition and fees for fiscal years 2017 and 2018
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Ohio State marketing deal puts university logo next to beer brands
In 2008, Ohio State University sent representatives to bars, restaurants and stores around town to take down posters and signs that included an OSU logo along with beer ads and football schedules.
University of Texas debates guns on campus after Oregon shooting
A law to allow guns in more places at the University of Texas system would increase the danger on campuses ...
Colleges wary of student health coverage
The University of Missouri's decision to discontinue, and then quickly reinstate, health insurance subsidies for graduate students brought national attention to the lack of clarity in regulators' application of rules for colleges and universities.
Court could create path to mass student debt forgiveness
A case has reached the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could allow student loan borrowers to shed their debt by filing bankruptcy–a move that could cost federal taxpayers billions.
University of Phoenix banned from recruiting at military events
The University of Phoenix has been banned from recruiting on military bases after being criticized for aggressively targeting veterans.
For-profit colleges accused of fraud still receive U.S. funds
When the Obama administration agreed this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian Colleges
Melbourne Uni a step closer to divestment
Melbourne University has released a strongly worded draft charter for sustainability which would see the institution become “an international exemplar of a fully sustainable community”.
In wake of school shootings, Gov. Jerry Brown bans concealed guns on California campuses
A week after a gunman killed nine people at an Oregon college, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Saturday that will ban the carrying of concealed guns on school and university campuses in this state.
Hands-on programs show why investing in higher education is right for economy
Kyle Metzloff’s “laboratory” at the UW-Platteville is more accurately a foundry, a place where students majoring in industrial technology can learn the fiery secrets of metal-casting.
