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College Tuition News 2012 Q1

2012-02-13T09:57:00.002-05:00

Federal student aid: More Michigan students apply, bring more home
Detroit Free Press, Feb 13, 2012
www.freep.com/article/20120213/NEWS05/202130353/Federal-student-aid-More-Michigan-students-apply-bring-more-home

Student Loan Debt Nears $1 Trillion
PBS Need to Know, Feb 10, 2012
http://video.pbs.org/video/2195098102

Proposaleliminates NH state chancellor for universities

ConcordMonitor, Feb 9, 2012

www.concordmonitor.com/article/310436/proposal-eliminates-state-chancellor-for-universities

UC Students Propose Alternative To Tuition Increases
NPR, Feb 7, 2012
www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146479925/uc-students-propose-alternative-to-tuition-increases

WA College Bound scholarship program could face test as more apply
Seattle Times, Feb 5, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017434773_collegebound06m.html

Taking More Seats on Campus, Foreigners Also Pay the Freight
New York Times, Feb 5, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/education/international-students-pay-top-dollar-at-us-colleges.html

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Foreign enrollment skyrockets for UW
freshmenstudents from foreign countries outnumber out-of-state freshmen for the firsttime
Seattle Times, Nov 15, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016769522_international15m.html

Does The College Admissions Process Discriminate Against Asian-Americans?
Here & Now, WBUR/Boston, Feb 3, 2012
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/02/03/discrimination-asian-americans

Student debt stirs Obama’s mention
Nashua Telegraph, Feb 2, 2012
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/948662-196/student-debt-stirs-obamas-mention.html

Presidents lament budget cuts draining WA universities
Seattle Times, Feb 1, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2017398788_presidents02m.html

College endowments rebound from recession
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 31, 2012
www.post-gazette.com/pg/12031/1207106-298.stm

For-profit colleges stand to lose funding
Bill would close lucrative federal military loophole
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 31, 2012
www.post-gazette.com/pg/12031/1207117-84.stm

Claremont McKenna College Says It Exaggerated SAT Figures for Ratings
New York Times, Jan 30, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/education/claremont-mckenna-college-says-it-exaggerated-sat-figures.html

After Mistake, a Mea Culpa From Vassar
New York Times, Jan 30, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/nyregion/after-mistake-a-mea-culpa-from-vassar.html

Obama Plan Links College Aid With Affordability
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 28, 2012
www.post-gazette.com/pg/12028/1206706-298.stm

Textbook publishers prep for the e-future
Boston Globe, Jan 26, 2012
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/01/26/textbook-publishers-prep-for-future/uh313qJKA3fhhWQlfkssIN/story.html

Today's college freshmen hitting books harder, study says
USA Today, Jan 26, 2012
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-01-26/college-freshmen/52795436/1

Measuring what college students actually learn
Marketplace, Jan 24, 2012
www.marketplace.org/topics/life/education/measuring-what-college-students-actually-learn

‘Digital DNA’ May Soon Be Required To Take SAT And ACT Exams
CBS/NY, Jan 23, 2012
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/23/exclusive-digital-dna-may-soon-be-required-to-take-sat-and-act-exams/

Apple launches e-textbook tools with new iBooks
BBC, Jan 19, 2012
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16634097

To pay for school, one undergrad makes a fateful decision
Marketplace, Jan 17, 2012
www.marketplace.org/topics/life/commentary/pay-school-one-undergrad-makes-fateful-decision

Efforts are underway in TX to Tie College to Job Needs
New York Times, Jan 13, 2012
www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/us/texas-educators-encourage-more-two-year-college-degrees-and-vocational-training.html

Pitt chief: Budget cuts may force tuition hike and layoffs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 13, 2012
www.post-gazette.com/pg/12013/1203261-298.stm

Prepaid college plans: shrinking options, rising risks
Reuters, Jan 11, 2012
www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-usa-education-prepaid-idUSTRE80A0QG20120111

Scholarships not for illegal-immigrant students?
Seattle Times, Jan 10, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2017206167_collegebound11m.html

WA Higher-ed woes tied to state 'leadership vacuum'
Seattle Times, Jan 10, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2017199331_higheredstudy10m.html

Stressful AP courses - a push for a cap

San Francisco Chronicle, Jan 9, 2012
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/09/MN9A1MLR0Q.DTL&tsp=1

University of Maryland plans $7.2 million president’s house amid budget cuts
Washington Post, Jan 9, 2012
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/university-of-maryland-plans-72-million-presidents-house-amid-budget-cuts/2012/01/06/gIQAoffCkP_story.html

Number of lists ranking colleges proliferate — and some don’t make sense

Washington Post, Jan 6, 2012
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/number-of-lists-ranking-colleges-proliferate--and-some-dont-make-sense/2011/12/19/gIQAFiuQeP_story.html

College Tuition News 2011 Q4

2011-12-27T12:17:00.003-05:00

Middle-aged borrowers piling on student debt
Reuters, Dec 27, 2011
www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/27/us-studentdebt-middleage-idUSTRE7BQ0T620111227

UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril
Washington Post, Dec 27, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/uc-berkeley-and-other-public-ivies-in-fiscal-peril/2011/12/14/gIQAfu4YJP_story.html

Stanford drops bid to build NY science campus
(see below Colleges bid for NYC space, Marketplace, Oct 28)
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 19, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/18/BADO1MDJEJ.DTL

MIT to offer labs, certificates to virtual students
Reuters, Dec 19, 2011
www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/19/us-mit-idUSTRE7BI0CA20111219

Making Science Leap From the Page
New York Times, Dec 18, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/online-textbooks-aim-to-make-science-leap-from-the-page.html

Federal student loan funding could be cut
Marketplace, Dec 15, 2011
www.marketplace.org/topics/life/education/federal-student-loan-funding-could-be-cut

An Early College Economics Lesson For One Student
NPR, Dec 15, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/12/15/143724242/an-early-college-economics-lesson-for-one-student

UC Berkeley cuts price for shrinking middle class
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 15, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/14/MN4U1MCJQC.DTL

Saudi Universities Offer Cash in Exchange for Academic Prestige
Science, Dec 9, 2011
www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1344.summary

Weed-Out Courses Hamper Diversity
Science, Dec 9, 2011
www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1333.full

With Lobbying Blitz, For-Profit Colleges Diluted New Rules

New York Times, Dec 9, 2011

www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/us/politics/for-profit-college-rules-scaled-back-after-lobbying.html

Study sayswomen lag in US STEM degrees
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 8, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11342/1195376-28.stm

Center givesdropouts new path to degree
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 5, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11339/1194655-84.stm

Colleges fear rise of study drugs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 4, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11338/1194192-298.stm

Private-CollegePresidents Getting Higher Salaries
New York Times, Dec 5, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/education/increase-in-pay-for-presidents-at-private-colleges.html

Obama invites college presidents to White House meeting
USA Today, Dec 2, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-12-02/college-presidents-obama/51582532/1

More pay issues at Calif.state universities
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 1, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/01/BAIR1M6B7K.DTL

Duncan Calls for Urgency inLowering College Costs
New York Times, Nov 29, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/education/duncan-calls-for-urgency-in-lowering-college-costs.html

Endowing scholarships, attaching strings
Washington Post,Nov 29, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/endowing-scholarships-attaching-strings/2011/11/23/gIQAvBM68N_story.html

Emboldened UC-Davis students protest tuition hike
Washington Post,Nov 28, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/emboldened-uc-davis-students-protest-tuition-hike/2011/11/28/gIQAder85N_story.html

CUNY Board of TrusteesApproves Tuition Hikes Despite Student Protests
1010 WINS, Nov 28, 2011
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/28/students-plan-another-demonstration-at-baruch-college-to-protest-planned-tuition-hike/

Students who shun collegedebt face other risks
Seattle Times, Nov 28, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016875413_student28.html

GAO report alleges lowstandards at for-profits
Washington Post,Nov 22, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/gao-report-alleges-low-standards-at-for-profits/2011/11/22/gIQAL1YTmN_blog.html

CUNY Students ProtestingTuition Increase Clash With Police
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 22, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11326/1191714-298.stm

Learning to Play the Gameto Get Into College
New York Times, Nov 21, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/education/lets-get-ready-offers-help-for-college-admissions.html

The most expensive collegetowns in America
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov 18, 2011
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2011/11/18/the-most-expensive-college-towns-in-america/?tsp=1

As New Graduates Return toNest, Economy Also Feels the Pain
New York Times, Nov 17, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/business/economy/as-graduates-move-back-home-economy-feels-the-pain.html

Education's cost crisis
Risingcost of a college education and the failure of federal grants to keep pace withthe higher price tag has led to average student loan debt recently hitting anall-time high
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 15, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11319/1189917-28.stm

Foreign enrollment skyrockets for UW
freshmenstudents from foreign countries outnumber out-of-state freshmen for the firsttime
Seattle Times, Nov 15, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016769522_international15m.html

Professor refuses to teachif students don't bring snacks
USA Today, Nov 14, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-11-14/professor-requires-snacks/51198254/1

The lure of Chinesestudents
Theyare plentiful, they pay full tuition and American colleges and universities areeager to enroll them -- despite questions about their credentials.
Marketplace, Nov 10, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/10/pm-the-lure-of-chinese-students/

New Hampshire Grads areFirst in the Nation - in Debt

New Hampshire Public Radio,Nov 9, 2011

http://news.nhpr.org/post/new-hampshire-grads-are-first-nation-debt

Manchester CC Receives $5Million to Train Workers

New Hampshire Public Radio,Nov 8, 2011

www.nhpr.org/mcc-receives-5-million-train-workers

The Chinese StudentSyndrome

Marketplace, Nov 8, 2011

www.marketplace.org/topics/life/chinese-student-syndrome

Education funding vital forworkforce, banking chief says
Boston Globe, Nov 8, 2011
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2011/11/08/education-funding-vital-for-workforce-banking-chief-says/BuO4renXRIn0anzDtQLrBM/story.html

Is student loan, education bubble next?
CBS News, Nov 6, 2011
www.cbsnews.com/8301-215_162-57319349/is-student-loan-education-bubble-next/

Tech schools look to expandtheir offerings, by degrees
Lowell Sun, Nov 7, 2011
www.lowellsun.com/ci_19280922

Drilling on Campus: Marcellus Shale boom puts colleges at crossroad

"State-owneduniversities in Pennsylvania cannot yet keep income from the sale of naturalgas beneath their campuses, although proposed legislation would change that forthose schools"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 6, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11310/1187594-113.stm

No Internet, no grade

Marketplace, Nov 4, 2011

www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/tech-report/2011/11/no-internet-no-grade.html

College Students' BorrowingHits An All-Time High
NPR, Nov 3, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/11/03/141951756/college-students-borrowing-hits-an-all-time-high

Two-year colleges draw more affluent students
Washington Post, Nov 2, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/two-year-colleges-draw-more-affluent-students/2011/10/24/gIQADvVigM_story.html

College Majors Matter
New York Times, Nov 2, 2011
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/college-majors-matter/

Cooper Union Looks atCharging Tuition
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 2, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11305/1186641-298.stm

Colorado voters reject raising taxes to support education
Los Angeles Times, Nov 1, 2011
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/colorado-voters-reject-higher-taxes-education.html

Low-cost textbooks forcollege students make debut in WA

Seattle Times, Oct 31, 2011

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016659112_opencourses01m.html

Public Universities Seeking Out-of-State Students
New York Times, Oct 31, 2011
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/resorting/

Taking advantage of new student loan assistance
USA Today, Oct 31, 2011
www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/story/2011-10-31/student-loans/51019696/1

CSU rolling out onlineundergraduate program
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 30, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/30/BAI81LINJL.DTL

Burning the midnight oil
Facedwith lack of space and demand from students with hectic schedules, somecommunity colleges across the US are offering classes in the wee hours of themorning.
Marketplace, Oct 28, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/28/am-midday-extra-burning-the-midnight-oil/

As colleges go global,recruiting goes private
Boston Globe, Oct 28, 2011
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/10/27/university-massachusetts-other-schools-turn-private-recruiters-find-foreign-students/wST4724JvKlHL4tLMLzI2M/story.html

Colleges bid for NYC space
Marketplace, Oct 28, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/28/am-colleges-bid-for-nyc-space/

Advanced degreesincreasingly advance firefighters
USA Today, Oct 27, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-10-27/masters-degree-fire-chief/50963906/1

Chart of the day: Collegetuition is out of control
Washington Post, Oct 27, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/chart-of-the-day-college-tuition-is-out-of-control/2011/10/27/gIQABi4sMM_blog.html

Clearing Up Some Confusion About the New Federal Student Loan Rules
New York Times, Oct 26, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/your-money/student-loans/explaining-new-federal-student-loan-rules.html

That Merit-Based Aid Offeris Final, Universities Insist
New York Times, Oct 26, 2011
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/merit-aid/?ref=us

Mold-plagued St. Mary’s College students to live on cruise ship
Washington Post, Oct 26, 2011
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/mold-plagued-st-marys-college-students-to-live-on-cruise-ship/2011/10/26/gIQAMCN3JM_story.html

College costs in PA are 3rdhighest in US; NH, VT are #1 and 2
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct 26, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11299/1184921-298.stm

President to Ease StudentLoan Burden for Low-Income Graduates
New York Times, Oct 26, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/education/26debt.html

The Student Loan Proposal: What It Might Mean for You
New York Times, Oct 26, 2011
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/student-loan/

Tuition and fees rise more than 8% at U.S. public colleges
USA Today, Oct 25, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-10-25/public-college-costs-increase/50919598/1

Changing federal student aid
Marketplace, Oct 25, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/25/am-changing-federal-student-aid/

School Debt A Long-TermBurden For Many Graduates
NPR, Oct 21, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141564239/school-debt-a-long-term-burden-for-many-graduates

New tools to calculate thereal cost of college
Marketplace, Oct 20, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/20/mm-new-tools-to-calcuate-the-true-cost-of-college/

California spends billionson community college students who drop out
Los Angeles Times, Oct 20, 2011
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-college-costs-20111020,0,4840452.story

Out With Textbooks, in WithLaptops for an Indiana School District
New York Times, Oct 19, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/education/19textbooks.html

Do too many kids go tocollege?
NPR, Oct 17, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/10/17/141434876/do-too-many-kids-go-to-college

For Children of Same-SexCouples, a Student Aid Maze
New York Times, Oct 15, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/your-money/for-children-of-same-sex-couples-a-student-aid-maze.html

Occupy colleges? How toshut down student debt
Reuters, Oct 14, 2011
http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-money/2011/10/14/occupy-colleges-how-to-shut-down-student-debt/

College Tuition Breaks

2011-12-15T12:11:00.000-05:00

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

www.aascu.org/policy_matters/v4_x/no2.htm

Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL)

www.blackburn.edu

Brown

New York Times, Feb 25, 2008

www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/education/25brown.html

University of California - Berkeley
UC Berkeley cuts price for shrinking middle class
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 15, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/14/MN4U1MCJQC.DTL

University of California - Irvine Law School

Half Tuition or Less for a Law School’s Second Class

New York Times, Dec 22, 2009

www.nytimes.com/2009/12/23/education/23irvine.html

Cornell

www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/finAid.html

Dartmouth

www.dartmouth.edu/apply/financialaid/calculator/parent/index.html

Duke

http://dukefinancialaid.duke.edu/newsupport/

Harvard

www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/financial_aid/index.html

Hollins University (a women’s college in Roanoke, VA)

www.hollins.edu/admissions/financial/finaid.htm

Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)

Boston Globe 1/30/08

www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/01/30/holy_cross_to_offer_free_tuition_to_low_income_city_residents/

University of Massachusetts/Lowell
Boston Globe, May 11, 2011
www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/05/11/umass_lowell_offers_free_tuition_deal/

Northwestern

www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2008/01/noloanpolicy.html

Penn

www.upenn.edu/pennnews/article.php?id=1287

www.upenn.edu/gazette/0308/gaz01.html

Princeton

www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S20/09/57E39/index.xml?section=newsreleases

Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA)

www.rmc.edu/why-rmc/four-year-graduation-guarantee.aspx

Seton Hall (South Orange, NJ)

New York Times, Sep 28, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/nyregion/seton-hall-university-to-offer-steep-tuition-discounts.html

Sewanee College (Sewanee, TN)

http://news.sewanee.edu/academics/2011/02/16/tuition-reduction

also New York Times, Feb 17, 2011

www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/education/edlife/17tuition.html

University of the South (Sewanee College)
Tennessee College Bucks Annual Tuition Hike Trend
NPR, Mar 17, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134624278/tennessee-college-bucks-annual-tuition-hike-trend

Stanford

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/february20/finaid-022008.html

University of Texas - Austin
Marketplace, Oct 5, 2011

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/05/pm-college-on-the-cheap/

University of Washington and Washington State University (WA residents only)

www.campusgrotto.com/free-college-tuition-in-washington-state.html

Washington University (St. Louis)

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11103.html

Willamette University (Salem, OR)

www.willamette.edu

www.willamette.edu/president/sou/2008/

Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/1546/

Yale

www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-01-14-03.all.html

College Tuition News 2011 Q3

2011-09-30T13:39:00.003-04:00

Obama Urges Students to Set Their Sights on College
New York Times, Sep 29, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/us/politics/president-obama-urges-nations-students-to-set-sights-on-college.html

3 PA community colleges get national honors
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sep 28, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11271/1178231-298.stm

Seton Hall to Offer Steep Tuition Discounts
Marketplace, Sep 29, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/29/pm-seton-hall-university-announces-tuition-cut/
and
New York Times, Sep 28, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/nyregion/seton-hall-university-to-offer-steep-tuition-discounts.html

No-show professor had excuse: he died in April
Seattle Times, Sep 20, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016261149_apusdeadprofessorclass.html

UC regents balk at mandating annual tuition hikes
San Francisco Chronicle, Sep 16, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/15/BAGI1L4J52.DTL

Iscollege worth it?

Reuters,Sep 15, 2011

http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-money/2011/09/15/is-college-worth-it/

UC plan sees tuition rising up to 16% annually over four years

Los Angeles Times, Sep 15, 2011

www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0915-uc-plan-20110915,0,5732440.story

Pay for Only 4 Years of College. Guaranteed.

New York Times, Sep 14, 2011

www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/education/15fifth.html

Legal action on college book plan

BBC, Sep 13, 2011

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14896567

Student Loan Default Rates Rise Sharply in Past Year

New York Times, Sep 12, 2011

www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/education/13loans.html

St Andrews University to charge £36,000 maximum fees
BBC, Sep 9, 2011
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14857102

Colleges should reap from the successes of its graduates
Marketplace, Sep 8, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/08/mm-colleges-should-reap-from-the-successes-of-its-graduates/

Many US schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
USA Today, Sep 3, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-09-03/Many-US-schools-adding-iPads-trimming-textbooks/50251238/1

Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree
New York Times, Aug 25, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/education/25future.html

PayPal founder pays entrepreneurs to skip college
Reuters, Aug 25, 2011
www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-column-cohen-20under-idUSTRE77N4PC20110824

More UC Berkeley classes, thanks to big reserve
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 25, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/24/BAH11KPC6M.DTL

The Bucks Guide to Finding Cheap Textbooks: 3rd Edition
New York Times, Aug 23, 2011
http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/the-bucks-guide-to-finding-cheap-textbooks-3rd-edition/

'Creative leadership’ needed to address cuts to CCSNH
Nashua Telegraph, Aug 23, 2011
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/930158-196/newman-says-creative-leadership-needed-to-address.html

Student loans and a stagnant economy
Marketplace, Aug 12, 2011
www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/money-blog/2011/08/_the_student_loan_among.html

Textbooks just became cheaper and more social
Marketplace, Aug 10, 2011
www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/tech-report/2011/08/textbooks-just-became-cheaper-and-more-social.html

Justice Department, 4 states accuse for-profit college of breaking ban on recruiter incentives
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Aug 8, 2011
www.startribune.com/nation/127265943.html

Last-minute ways to find cash for college
Reuters, Aug 3, 2011
www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/us-column-personalfinance-idUSTRE7723CF20110803

The Master's as the New Bachelor's
New York Times, Jul 24, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/education/edlife/edl-24masters-t.html

Nashua CC cuts staffing by $500k
Nashua Telegraph, Jul 22, 2011
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/926865-196/ncc-cuts-staffing-by-500k.html

Community College as a Bridge to New Skills
New York Times, Jul 11, 2011
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/community-college-as-a-bridge-to-new-skills/

California Cuts Weigh Heavily on Its Colleges
New York Times, Jul 9, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/us/09uc.html

Pitt hikes tuition 8.5 percent for in-state students
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 8, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11189/1159074-100.stm

College Tuition News 2011 Q2

2011-06-30T09:30:00.003-04:00

What’s the Most Expensive College? The Least? Education Dept. Puts It All Online
US Dept of Education Institute of Education Sciences
New York Times, Jun 30, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/education/30collegeweb.html

Don't know much about FAFSA
Marketplace, Jun 29, 2011
www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/money-blog/2011/06/the_gateway_to_college_financi.html

UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets
Los Angeles Times, Jun 29, 2011
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brain-drain-20110629,0,1257745.story

UW Regents to approve biggest-ever tuition increase
Seattle Times, Jun 28, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015449417_uwtuition29m.html

New Hampshire State Budget Reduces University Funding
New Hampshire Public Radio, Jun 24, 2011
www.nhpr.org/state-budget-reduces-university-funding

Hunt is on for overseas college students
USA Today, Jun 23, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-06-23-international-college-students_n.htm

NH State University Sticker Price to Jump
New Hampshire Public Radio, Jun 20, 2011
www.nhpr.org/state-university-sticker-price-jump

Stanford students can opt for time-outs
San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 13, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/13/BA0T1JRS1O.DTL

Colleges offer graduates help repaying loans
USA Today, Jun 12, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-06-12-colleges-repay-student-loans_n.htm

Survey: Most parents still financing adult children
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 9, 2011
www.post-gazette.com/pg/11160/1152413-28.stm

Digital College Textbooks

Discovery Channel, Jun 2011

www.discoveryeducation.com/administrators/curricular-resources/science-techbook/index.cfm

WA Financial aid may not keep pace with fast-rising tuition
Seattle Times, Jun 7, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015250333_financialaidmain07m.html

Is college worth the investment?
Reuters, Jun 6, 2011
http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-wealth/2011/06/06/is-college-worth-the-investment/

For-profit college rules not as strict as proposed

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 3, 2011

www.post-gazette.com/pg/11154/1151038-298.stm

Tycoon pays bright minds to forgo college
Seattle Times, May 30, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015184674_scholarship30.html

Many With New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling
New York Times, May 19, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/economy/19grads.html

Hard Financial Lessons Learned In College
NPR, May 19, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/05/19/136243733/hard-financial-lessons-learned-in-college

UC tuition might jump 32% if tax proposal fails, official says
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2011
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0519-uc-regents-20110519,0,1561248.story

Students consider prostitution to pay for school?
Reuters, May 18, 2011
www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/18/us-prostitution-idUSTRE74H4LF20110518

College Student Debt Grows. Is It Worth It?

NPR, May 16

www.npr.org/2011/05/16/136214779/college-student-debt-grows-is-it-worth-it

Apps make college easier to access

USA Today, May 16, 2011

www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-05-12-iphone-apps-college-students_n.htm

University of Washington considers 'alternative' teacher certification
Seattle Times, May 11, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015029322_teachforamerica12m.html

Class of 2011 wary of job prospects
Marketplace, May 6, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/05/06/mm-class-of-2011-wary-of-job-prospects/

As college applications swell, so do wait lists
Marketplace, May 5, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/05/05/pm-as-college-applications-swell-so-do-wait-lists/

Cuomo Backs Higher Tuition at Top SUNY Campuses
New York Times, May 3, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/nyregion/cuomo-backs-higher-tuition-at-top-suny-colleges.html

U.S. to Join Suit Against For-Profit College Chain
New York Times, May 2, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/education/03edmc.html

American Universities Group Votes to Expel Nebraska
New York Times, May 2, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/education/03aau.html

Poll: Finances dictating college, career choices
Seattle Times, Apr 20, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014819289_apusappollcollegeaneconomicslesson.html

College hopefuls look for greener pastures
USA Today, Apr 20, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-04-20-green-college-campus-princeton-review.htm

Ohio Universities Told To Develop 3-Year Degrees
NPR, Apr 19, 2011
www.npr.org/2011/04/19/135545481/ohio-universities-told-to-develop-3-year-degrees

College presidents around USA impersonated on Twitter
USA Today, Apr 19, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-04-18-college-presidents-impersonated-twitter.htm

Student loan debt tops credit card debt
Marketplace, Apr 12, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/04/12/am-student-loan-debt-tops-credit-card-debt/

Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows
New York Times, Apr 12, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/education/12college.html

Why straight-A's may not get you into UW this year

Seattle Times, Apr 2, 2011

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014670294_admissions03m.html

Don't limit yourself by applying to only one school, advisers say

Seattle Times, Apr 2, 2011

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014670133_admissionside03m.html

WA prepaid-tuition program declared financially sound

Seattle Times, Apr 1, 2011

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014648330_getprogram01m.html

College Tuition News 2011 Q1

2011-03-28T13:19:00.003-04:00

CA Community college classes tougher to get into
San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 28, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/28/BA6C1IJQD5.DTL

British universities reconsider donations
The World, Mar 25, 2011
www.theworld.org/2011/03/british-universities-face-criticism-over-tainted-money/

Hottest thing off campus? Investing in GET credits
Seattle Times, Mar 23, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2014584803_get24m.html

E-Textbooks Get a Lift From Publishers
New York Times, Mar 23, 2011
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/e-textbooks-get-a-boost-from-publishers

Public Universities Pay for International Recruiting
New Hampshire Public Radio, Mar 21, 2011
www.nhpr.org/public-universities-pay-international-recruiting

Daunting assignment: Students lobby against cuts to higher education
Seattle Times, Mar 15, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014505589_students16m.html

Head of WA prepaid-tuition-program faults legislators' plan
Seattle Times, Mar 15, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2014505743_get16.html

Nun admits to embezzling $850K as college financial officer
USA Today, Mar 10, 2011
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/03/nun-admits-to-embezzling-850k-as-college-financial-officer/1?loc=interstitialskip

A professor confesses: 'I'm a recovering cheater'
USA Today, Mar 10, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-03-10-1Aschooltesting10_ST2_N.htm

Top 10 totally unique U.S. colleges
USA Today, Mar 9, 2011
www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/blog/top-10-totally-unique-u-s-colleges

Financial aid budget will rise more sharply than tuition next year
MIT, Mar 4, 2011
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/tuition-financial-aid-0304.html

More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs
New York Times, Mar 2, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/business/02graduates.html

Students Dance to Protest Tuition Hikes
ABC News, Mar 1, 2011
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/california-students-protest-college-costs-by-dancing-13026451

Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan Universities
New York Times, Mar 1, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/asia/02japan.html

How to evaluate college financial aid options
Los Angeles Times, Feb 27, 2011
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin-20110227,0,1446126.column

The future of pre-paid tuition plans
Marketplace, Feb 25, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/02/25/pm-the-future-of-prepaid-tuition-plans/

A crash course on how to get your kid into college
Marketplace, Feb 25, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/02/25/mm-a-crash-course-on-how-to-get-your-kid-into-college/

Georgia's trendsetter HOPE scholarship faces deep cuts
Miami Herald, Feb 23, 2011
www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/23/2081837/gas-trendsetter-hope-scholarship.html

Economy shuffles Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges
USA Today, Feb 22, 2011
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-02-22-1Aprinceton22_ST_N.htm

Cutting Tuition: A First Step?
New York Times, Feb 22, 2011
www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/02/21/cutting-tuition-a-first-step

Why Does College Cost So Much?
New York Times, Feb 18, 2011
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/why-does-college-cost-so-much/

Ursinus College Pleased With Its Drop in Applicants
New York Times, Feb 16, 2011

www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/education/16college.html

Cuts aren't enough to balance California budget
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 16, 2011
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/16/EDJ01HNB4P.DTL

UK online protest inspires US group
The World, Feb 15, 2011
www.theworld.org/2011/02/us-uncut-founder-carl-gibson/

Save Money While in College
ABC News, Feb 15, 2011
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/tip-day-save-money-college/story?id=12884243

Couple get plan to bounce back from job layoff, save for retirement
Seattle Times, Feb 12, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014177695_pfmakeover13.html

Retire student loans with home equity--not
Marketplace, Feb 1, 2011
www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/gettingpersonal/2011/02/question_i_have_an_adjustable.html

NY Gov. Cuomo proposes no college tuition increase
Seattle Times, Feb 1, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014098064_apnynystatebudgetsuny.html

WA Bill: different tuition for each program
Seattle Times, Feb 1, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014102433_higheredbill02m.html

Foreign applications to Swedish universities collapse

The Local, Jan 18, 2011

www.thelocal.se/31504/20110118/

Making a Point About School Cost, Student Pays 14K Tuition in Dollar Bills
NPR, Jan 19, 2011
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/19/133051540/making-a-point-about-school-cost-student-pays-14k-tuition-in-dollar-bills

KPMG offers an accounting degree program for British high school grads
Marketplace, Jan 14, 2011
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/01/14/am-kpmg-offers-an-accounting-degree-program-for-british-high-school-grads/

Seeking Your Questions on Financial Aid
New York Times, Jan 10, 2011
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/fafsaq-and-a/?hp

Georgia Facing a Hard Choice on Free Tuition
New York Times, Jan 6, 2011
www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/us/07hope.html

Why Aren't American College Students Protesting Tuition Hikes?
NPR, Jan 4, 2011
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/04/132651078/why-arent-american-college-students-protesting-tuition-hikes

More campus stores selling more than books

Marketplace, Jan 3, 2011

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/01/03/pm-more-campus-stores-selling-more-than-books/

College Tuition News 2010

2010-12-29T12:55:00.004-05:00

There is positive job-market news for college grads
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 29, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10363/1114006-28.stm

Federal student loans vs. private loans
Marketplace, Dec 28, 2010
www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/gettingpersonal/2010/12/question_i_graduated_in_may.html

Italian students demonstrate against education reforms
BBC, Dec 22, 2010
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12058434

Clashes at student fee protest
BBC, Nov 10, 2010
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11726822

Washington's 2-year colleges out to beat high cost of textbooks
Seattle Times, Nov 7, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013373872_textbooks08m.html

Your College Major May Not Be As Important As You Think
New York Times, Nov 3, 2010
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/major/?ref=us

Prices at public colleges spike 8 percent
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct 28, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10301/1098657-298.stm

As College Fees Climb, Aid Does Too
New York Times, Oct 28, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/education/28college.html

State university faculty, degree programs on chopping block
Marketplace, Oct 25, 2010
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/10/25/pm-state-universite-faculty-degree-programs-on-chopping-block/

Average College Debt Rose to $24,000 in 2009
New York Times, Oct 21, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/education/22debt.html

Britain Looks to Graduates to Pick Up the Tuition Tab
New York Times, Oct 17, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/education/18iht-educLede18.html

Paying a lot more for college in the UK
The World (PRI), Oct 13, 2010 (audio)
www.theworld.org/2010/10/13/paying-a-lot-more-for-college-in-the-uk/

Gates Foundation launches $20M effort to improve online college instruction
Seattle Times, Oct 11, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013134897_gates12m.html

Saving for college the hard way
Reuters, Oct 5, 2010
http://blogs.reuters.com/deep-pocket/2010/10/05/saving-for-college-the-hard-way/

Nation's 2-year colleges to get a boost from Gates Foundation
Seattle Times, Oct 3, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013066961_gates04m.html

Taken for Granted: Making Book on America's Universities
Science, Oct 1, 2010
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_10_01/caredit.a1000095

Making College Affordable by Improving Aid Policy
Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2010
www.issues.org/26.4/long.html

Rifts Show at Hearing on For-Profit Colleges
New York Times, Sep 30, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/education/01education.html

How Admissions Directors at Penn and Michigan Think About Test Scores
New York Times, Sep 29, 2010
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/knowledge/?hp

UMass to start offering 3-year degrees
WBZ/Boston, Sep 27, 2010
http://wbz.cbslocal.com/2010/09/27/umass-to-start-offering-3-year-degrees/

NH Community Colleges are Filling Up
New Hampshire Public Radio, Sep 17, 2010
www.nhpr.org/community-colleges-are-filling

University rankings dominated by US, with Harvard top
BBC, Sep 15, 2010
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11317176

Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book
USA Today, Aug 31, 2010
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-08-31-ihe-textbooks-digital_N.htm

Scholarships Are Focus of Questions on Ethics
New York Times, Aug 31, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/us/politics/01scholar.html?ref=us

Families crack retirement nest eggs to fund college
Reuters, Aug 31, 2010
http://blogs.reuters.com/deep-pocket/2010/08/31/families-crack-retirement-nest-eggs-to-fund-college/

Five little-known ways of financing college
Reuters, Aug 25, 2010
http://blogs.reuters.com/deep-pocket/2010/08/25/five-little-known-ways-of-financing-college/

New analysis of student loan repayment rates
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 26, 2010
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/26/BUNQ1F38BJ.DTL

ACT scores dip, but more students college-ready
Seattle Times, Aug 18, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012651743_apusactscores.html

More university students taking advantage of cheaper community college courses
Washington Post, Aug 16, 2010
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/15/AR2010081502765.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR

$200 Textbook vs. Free. You Do the Math.
New York Times, Aug 1, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/technology/01ping.html?hpw

Lowering the cost of college textbooks
Marketplace, Jul 30, 2010
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/07/30/mm-lowering-the-cost-of-college-textbooks/

As college text prices soar, students get a rental optionBoston Globe, Jul 27, 2010
www.boston.com/community/moms/articles/2010/07/26/as_college_text_prices_soar_students_get_a_rental_option/

Smaller Welsh universities to face closure
BBC, Jun 29, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/10453320.stm

Retired, then rehired: How college workers use loophole to boost pay
Seattle Times, Jun 28, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012217904_retirerehire27m.html

Community Colleges Fill as Students Look for Affordable Options
New Hampshire Public Radio, Jun 21, 2010
www.nhpr.org/node/32981

PA may try to grow shared degrees
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 12, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10163/1065130-298.stm

England's Universities 'on shaky foundations'
BBC, Jun 10, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/10278662.stm

College tuition discounts draw in students for summer
USA Today, Jun 9, 2010
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-06-09-Campussummerdiscounts09_ST_N.htm

JetBlue helps cement University of Vermont program with Bronx high schools
Burlington Free Press, Jun 7, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100607/NEWS02/100606004/JetBlue-helps-cement-University-of-Vermont-program-with-Bronx-high-schools

How much do college students really learn?
Burlington Free Press, Jun 6, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100606/NEWS02/100605011/1007/How-much-do-college-students-really-learn

Universities are offering doctorates but few job
Los Angeles Times, Jun 4, 2010
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-phd-blues-20100604,0,6349908.story

Study: College Grads Unprepared For Workplace
NPR, May 28, 2010
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127230009

College admissions: The annual guessing game
Burlington Free Press, May 2, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100502/NEWS02/5020305/College-admissions-The-annual-guessing-game

Brand New College Coming to Salem, NH
New Hampshire Public Radio, Apr 30, 2010
www.nhpr.org/node/32262

Vermont State Colleges plan tuition hikes
Burlington Free Press, Apr 21, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100421/NEWS02/4210317/Vermont-State-Colleges-plan-tuition-hikes

8 Thumbs Up: Long Island Quadruplets Choose Upstate College
1010 WINS/New York, Apr 19, 2010
www.1010wins.com/8-Thumbs-Up--L-I--Quadruplets-Pick-Upstate-College/6837512

Despite Budget Woes, University Still Has Money for Bottled Water
New York Times, Apr 15, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/education/16sfmetro.html?hpw

College’s financial ratings draw interest
Nashua Telegraph, Apr 15, 2010
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/706737-196/colleges-financial-ratings-draw-interest.html

Critics Turn Out at Open House on NYU Expansion
New York Times, Apr 14, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/nyregion/15nyu.html?ref=education

For Students, a Waiting List Is Scant Hope
New York Times, Apr 13, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/education/14waitlist.html?ref=education

Changes may benefit students and parents
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr 6, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10096/1048116-298.stm

Fifty thousand dollars
The number of colleges in the region that charge that much or more for tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees is expected to more than double
Boston Globe, Mar 28, 2010
www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/03/28/fifty_thousand_dollars/

'Flat' funding concerns Pitt, PSU officials
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb 24, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10055/1038122-298.stm

Middlebury (Vermont) president proposes cap on tuition increases
Burlington Free Press, Feb 18, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100218/NEWS02/100217035/Middlebury-president-proposes-cap-on-tuition-increases

Plan Would Let Students Start College After 10th Grade
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb 18, 2010
www.post-gazette.com/pg/10049/1036726-298.stm

Some college staff to give part of salary back to UW
Seattle Times, Feb 12, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011050820_donations12m.html

Education crisis helps private colleges
Marketplace, Feb 8, 2010
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/02/08/pm-private-colleges/

New Zealand virgin auctions herself for tuition
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 3, 2010
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/02/international/i212400S74.DTL&tsp=1

Facing the harsh reality of paying for college
Burlington Free Press, Feb 1, 2010
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100201/NEWS01/100130011/Facing-the-harsh-reality-of-paying-for-college

Community college would offer students final 2 years of undergraduate studies
Nashua Telegraph, Jan 31, 2010
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/590425-196/community-college-would-offer-students-final-2.html
State universities want more students to graduate
USA Today, Jan 29, 2010
www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-01-29-college-degrees_N.htm

College 'gender gap' favoring women stops growing
Seattle Times, Jan 26, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010890194_college26.html

Record applicants accepted at UK universities in 2009
BBC, Jan 21, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8472071.stm

Redundancy claim over uni funding (Wales)

BBC, Jan 21, 2010

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8469505.stm

Yale: The musical
Washington Post, Jan 19, 2010
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011902228.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Pay Rises for Leaders of Colleges, Survey Says
New York Times, Jan 18, 2010
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/education/18college.html?hpw

College tuition news 2008 - 2009

2010-09-16T14:29:00.003-04:00

The customer's not always right at every B-school
Chicago Tribune, Dec 17, 2009
www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-thu-burns-deans-entitlement-dec17,0,2893145.column

Ten Master’s of the New Universe
New York Times, Dec 30, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03intro-t.html

Making College ‘Relevant’
New York Times, Dec 29, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03careerism-t.html?ref=edlife

Pittsburgh Mayor Strikes a Deal to Abandon Tuition Tax
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 22, 2009
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09356/1022777-298.stm

Best Places to Work in Academia 2009

The Scientist, December 2009

www.the-scientist.com/bptw/

At Many Colleges, Early Applications Rise
New York Times, Dec 16, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/education/17decision.html?ref=us

College Dropouts Cite Low Money and High Stress
New York Times, Dec 9, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/education/10graduate.html?_r=1&hpw

Graduates of NH colleges remain indebted, ranking No. 5 in US
Nashua Telegraph, Dec 10, 2009
www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/473794-196/graduates-of-nh-colleges-remain-indebted-ranking.html

Hundreds of Pittsburgh students fight proposed tax
Boston Globe, Nov 30, 2009
www.boston.com/business/taxes/articles/2009/11/30/hundreds_of_pittsburgh_students_fight_proposed_tax/

Analysis: College deal fits with Mo., federal laws

Boston Globe, Nov 30, 2009

www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/11/30/analysis_college_deal_fits_with_mo_federal_laws/

Washington 2-year colleges report record enrollment
Seattle Times, Nov 25, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010347664_apwacommunitycollegeenrollment1stldwritethru.html

A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts
New York Times, Nov 20, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/education/20berkeley.html?hp

College leaders beat pay freeze
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 2, 2009
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010092-298.stm

Colleges Are Pushed to Convert Loan System
New York Times, Oct 26, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/education/27college.html?hpw

College tuition cost rising again this fall
Seattle Times, Oct 20, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010099985_apuscollegecosts.html

Leaner Times at Harvard: No Cookies

New York Times, Oct 9, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/education/09harvard.html

Obama lashes out at U.S. banks over student loans
Reuters, Sep 21, 2009
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE58K39X20090921

In a recession, is college worth it? Fear of debt changes plans
USA Today, Aug 31, 2009
www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/college/2009-08-30-college-costs-recession_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Mounting Tuitions test Multi-Children Families
Nashua Telegraph, Aug 30, 2009
www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090830/NEWS01/908309997/-1/news

Publisher says it will rent textbooks to college students
Boston Globe, Aug 14, 2009
www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/08/14/conn_publisher_says_it_will_rent_textbooks_to_college_students/

New tax breaks available on college tuition costs

Boston Globe, Aug 10, 2009www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/managingyourmoney/archives/2009/08/new_tax_breaks.html

Trade Adjustment Assistance
US Dept of Labor
www.doleta.gov/tradeact

American Opportunity Credit
Dept of the Treasury/IRS
www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=205674,00.html

Lifetime Learning Credit
Dept of the Treasury/IRS

www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96273,00.html

How to Bear the Tuition Burden Without a Paycheck
New York Times, Aug 20, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/education/20COST.html?hpw

Education Life - special section
New York Times
www.nytimes.com/education/edlife/

Drowning in student loan debt? Help's here
Seattle Times, June 25, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2009381333_studentloan25m0.html

Parents find prepaid tuition was smart bet
Seattle Times, June 1, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009284468_savingforcollege01.html

Universities Cutting Teams as They Trim Their Budgets
New York Times, May 4, 2009

www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/sports/04colleges.html?hpw

Community Colleges Challenge Hierarchy With 4-Year Degrees
New York Times, May 3, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/education/03community.html?hpw

18 Years in the Making
New York Times, Apr 16, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/education/edlife/lieber-saving-t.html

College Tuition Not on the House
New York Times, Apr 5, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/realestate/05mort.html?hpw

Paying in Full as the Ticket Into Colleges
New York Times, Mar 31, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?_r=1&hpw

Well-Regarded Public Colleges Get a Surge of Bargain Hunters
New York Times, Mar 2, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/nyregion/02suny.html?hp

PSU, Pitt out of state aid plan
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb 9, 2009
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09040/947856-298.stm

Applications Surge at Cooper Union
New York Times, Feb 9, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/education/09cooper.html

Students Paying More and Getting Less, Study Says

New York Times, Jan 15, 2009

www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/us/16college.html?_r=1&hp

Community College of Allegheny County to offer free tuition to laid-off workers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 9, 2009
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09009/940660-298.stm

Penn State University might forgo salary increases next year
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 9, 2009
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09009/940722-298.stm

Colleges Profit as Banks Market Credit Cards to Students
New York Times, Jan 1, 2009
www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/01student.html?_r=1&8dpc

Claiborne Pell, senator behind college grants, dies
Reuters, Jan 1, 2009
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50101F20090102

College application plans change as family budgets shrink
Los Angeles Times, Dec 8, 2008
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apply8-2008dec08,0,4289621.story

College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S.
New York Times, Dec 3, 2008
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/education/03college.html?_r=1

Shopping for higher ed takes thrifty turn
Nashua Telegraph, Nov 10, 2008
www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081110/NEWS01/311109899/-1/nashua

Students feeling economy's crunch

Seattle Times, Oct 6, 2008
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008231486_loanproblems06m.html

Some Parents Giving Up On College Funds

WCVB/Boston, Aug 27, 2008

www.thebostonchannel.com/money/17309752/detail.html

That Student Loan, So Hard to Shake

New York Times, Aug 23, 2008

www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/business/24loans.html

Families bearing brunt of college costs, new study says

Boston Globe, Aug 20, 2008

www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/08/families_bearin.html

Free digital texts begin to challenge costly college textbooks in California

Los Angeles Times, Aug 18, 2008

www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-textbook18-2008aug18,0,4712858.story