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MSU students to pay more during summer - Saturday, October 25, 2008
Michigan State University students will see slight bumps in their summer tuition to help make up for less-than-expected funding from Lansing this year. The 1.2% increase will mean a...

Budget cuts would hurt instruction at Kansas universities, officials say - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Cutting budgets at Kansas’ six universities by as much as 7 percent by 2010 would mean losing jobs, classes, services and programs at some of the schools, officials said Tuesday. University...

Students protest as CSU raises fees by 20 percent - Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Long Beach - It just got about $1,000 more expensive to attend California State University for one year - and students are furious. With a tentative state budget agreement that gouges...

University of Michigan to pay $2.5 million toward Rich Rodriguez settlement - Thursday, July 10, 2008
The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $2.5 million toward the settlement agreement Rich Rodriguez reached with West Virginia, U-M announced today. Athletic Director Bill Martin...

UW regents approve 5.5% tuition increase - Friday, July 10, 2009
Madison - Students attending four-year schools in the University of Wisconsin System will see a 5.5% base tuition increase along with jumps in student fees and room and board rates,...

CSU students could pay 20 percent more - Friday, July 17, 2009
California State University tuition may rise 20 percent this fall to help make up a $584 million reduction in state funding, Chancellor Charles Reed said Thursday. If approved by CSU...

East Timor police break up student rally - Monday, July 07, 2008
DILI, East Timor - Police in East Timor's capital fired tear gas Monday to disperse students protesting a plan by lawmakers to buy themselves new cars with state funds, authorities said. Officers...

Texas can make college affordable with political will - Sunday, June 08, 2008
Not long ago, students planning to attend a Texas college or university typically worried only about the letters that spell SAT or ACT, the college entrance exams. These days, another...

Student tried to hire girl's murder, police say - Friday, June 06, 2008
PASADENA, Texas — A 17-year-old student offered money and drugs to a high school classmate for the murder of a girl he suspected of harming his relationship with another girl, police...

Yale's Endowment Drops 13.4% - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Yale disclosed Tuesday that its endowment had fallen at least 13.4 percent in the four months since June as the decline in asset values during the financial crisis takes its toll on...