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LewRockwell.com
More College, More Debt, More Unemployment
Youve probably heard lots about how workers with college degrees are faring better in this slump than those with only a high school education, which is true. But the story is far less encouraging if you focus not on middle-aged Americans with degrees but...
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University Business
U of L Trustees Approve 6 Percent Tuition Increase
University of Louisville trustees on Thursday unanimously approved a 6 percent tuitionincrease for undergraduate students beginning in the fall semester. The increase — combined with fee hikes and the enrollment of 100 additional freshmen this fall — is...
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The Huffington Post
Patrick O'Connor: A Free College Is Free No More (Sort of) -- What That Means to You
For those of you who like to read tea leaves about applying to college, I'm here to tell you the Boston Tea Party happened about two weeks ago in Manhattan. That was when Cooper Union announced its plans to start charging tuition for some of its graduate...
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George Washington University Official Athletic Site
General News. George Washington Athletics, IMG College Strike Corporate Sponsorship Rights Agreement
WASHINGTON - The George Washington University Department of Athletics and Recreation announced today that it has reached an agreement with IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide, to market and sell corporate sponsorships on its behalf. "Our new partner...
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Cincinnati Enquirer
UK raises tuition, fees by 6%
LEXINGTON — The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to raise student tuition and fees by 6 percent in an effort to offset budgetary gaps and another round of painful cuts in state funding. The move will increase in-state tuition for un...
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Louisville Courier-Journal
University of Kentucky hikes tuition by 6 percent
. The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted to raise student tuition and fees by 6 percent...- 2:34 pm Developer Jonathan Blue is threatening to sue a Middletown-area woman over what Blue's attorney...- 1:58 pm Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is p...
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The Badger Herald
Hughes: Higher education and big-time sports just don't mix
It’s become clear to me that big-time sports and higher education just do not go together. The debate of paying college players is not at all a new issue. For a while, the dispute aged like vinegar, and the dialogue barely ever changed. But recently ther...
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Business First of Louisville
Kentucky college enrollment surpasses 300K
This was printed from Business First More students attended Kentucky colleges and universities during the fall semester. Last year, the council reported total enrollment of 267,000 during the fall term. The figures include students enrolled at the state’...
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Is college worth it?
Drowning in debt? University of Cincinnati (main campus) Miami University (main campus) Northern Kentucky University Xavier University College of Mount St. Joseph Thomas More College University of Kentucky Ohio State University Ohio average Kentucky aver...
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San Luis Obispo Tribune
Obama to speak to students about higher education
tool goes here President Barack Obama speaks at a celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2012. President Barack Obama will stress the importance of an affordable higher education Friday in Virgi...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Obama to speak with students about affordable college in Va., 2012 campaign battleground state
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will stress the importance of an affordable higher education Friday in Virginia, a state that is key to his re-election hopes. The president will speak with students and parents at an Arlington high school about his ef...
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Brandeis Now
Sillerman Prize for Innovations in Philanthropy awarded
Winning project encourages student donations for students in need of emergency aidMay 3, 2012 Darnell Wilson, a junior at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is the winner of the third annual this year, a $5,000 award. Wilson conceived of “Norse in Need”...
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Jacksonville.com
UGa. president Michael Adams to retire after 16 years
ATHENS, GA. | Longtime University of Georgia President Michael Adams will retire next year after 16 years at the helm of the state's flagship campus, he announced Thursday. Adams, 64, said he plans to teach and write at UGa, along with serving on corpora...
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Commencements commence starting Saturday
Along with the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and the Flying Pig Marathon in downtown Cincinnati, another sign of spring will be evident this weekend with the start of college graduations. Miami University, Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Yager Stadium on the Ox...
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Reuters
Rhode Island joins national trend to lure back college dropouts
(Reuters) - The University of Rhode Island, reeling from a dropout rate among seniors that has doubled from last year, has joined a nationwide trend to encourage dropouts to return for a few last classes and finally earn a college degree. The school intr...
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