Colleges and universities brace for budget cuts
Colleges and universities across the state are bracing for what might be the biggest budget cut for schools in Washington's history.

Gov. Crist proposes universities raise own tuitions
Bowing to the pleas of Florida's cash-starved state universities, Gov. Charlie Crist Thursday announced a plan that would give all 11 schools the power to raise tuition by as much as 15 percent yearly.

Schools taking part in NSSE
Colleges and universities taking part in the National Survey of Student Engagement reflect the diversity of higher education options.

State schools the go-to universities in tough economic times
When times are tough, schools like SUNY Binghamton and community colleges see a rise in applications. As our Neil St. Clair explains, lower costs are attractive, but that also means increased competition to get in the door.

Gov. Charlie Crist backs universities' bid to raise tuition
Bowing to the pleas of Florida's cash-starved state universities, Gov. Charlie Crist will announce a plan Thursday to allow all 11 schools to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year.

Tough Economy Hammers Schools, Colleges
By Pauline Vu - The economic crisis has hit the classroom, and public schools and colleges are taking extreme measures to cope.

Free agri courses eyed in state schools
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Philippines?Bothered by declining enrollment in agriculture courses, the country's state universities and colleges are now looking at several options to make agriculture attractive to students, among them no tuition.

Colleges fear 20 percent budget cuts
As the state?s budget crisis worsens, Washington?s colleges and universities are being told to plan for $600 million in cuts over the next two years, a loss that would mean program cuts, layoffs and enrollment reductions.

College Enrollment In State Hits Record High
Higher education enrollment in Connecticut hit a record high this fall, driven largely by increased attendance at public colleges and universities and record enrollments at 14 schools.

Rise In Diabetes Among American Indian Youth Focus Of New National Education Program For Tribal Schools
To address the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes affecting American Indian youth, researchers from UNLV were part of a national collaboration with three federal agencies and eight tribal colleges to develop "Health is Life in Balance" - an innovative K-12 diabetes curriculum for tribal schools and schools with large American Indian/Alaska Native populations.

Public colleges lead state enrollment rise
HARTFORD -- Here's an upside to the economic downturn. Students have enrolled in record numbers at more affordable public colleges and universities in the state, fueling a seventh consecutive record

Librarian leaves $2.2 million to her colleges
A retired Virginia school teacher and librarian who died two years ago left more than $2 million to split between the universities she attended, the schools announced Tuesday.

University President Pay Rose 7.6% at Public Schools (Update1)
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Public universities raised their presidents' pay packages an average 7.6 percent last year, outpacing private schools and provoking fresh criticism that colleges are spending freely during a recession.

Community colleges, public universities may have to trim 20 percent
KRIS HOLLAND KRIS HOLLAND/Yakima Herald-Republic YVCC's Glenn Anthon Hall. Friday, September 14, 2007. This feature is under development and will be available soon.

Effects of economic crisis reach ivory towers, dorms
WASHINGTON . Shrinking endowments, state funding reductions and families struggling to pay tuition are forcing many colleges and universities to cut staff and spending or to delay construction and development plans. From well-heeled Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Dartmouth to large public institutions such as the California State University system, many schools are facing ...

Tennessee anti-P2P law to cost colleges over $13 million
Big Content got an early Christmas present from the state of Tennessee. A new law will force Tennessee colleges and universities to pay in excess of $13 million over the next two years in what is likely to be a futile attempt to stamp out campus copyright infringement. Read More...

Colleges cast wider net to offset smaller enrollment pool
Pittsburgh-area colleges and universities, an engine for the region's economic growth, will battle for students even more fiercely in the decade ahead as the number of high school graduates in the state is expected to decrease starting next year.

State universities and colleges wade into uncertain economic times
It's no secret that many with ties to higher education in Wisconsin were giddy upon learning Nov. 4 that Democrats had secured control of the state Assembly, putting the party in charge of both houses of the state Legislature and the governor's office for the first time since 1986. University of Wisconsin System leaders have been frustrated for years by what they perceive to be inadequate ...

Scholarships available for children of combat vets
The North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring an ongoing state scholarship program for children of certain disabled, deceased, POW/MIA, recipients of the Purple Heart Medal or certain combat veterans.The scholarships must be used at schools located in North Carolina, which are privately owned, non-profit colleges and universities or state owned institutions of higher education, ...

Schools fall back on NEF
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; The Newburyport Education Foundation never planned to take the place of public funding for schools. But in the wake of a second-straight failed tax hike effort that would have boosted funding for schools, the nonprofit group is aware the schools' reliance on its fundraising efforts will continue to increase.