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Universities earn record amount from working with industry - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Universities saw a dramatic rise in earnings from working with industry last year, reaching a record total of £2.6bn.
That represents a 17% increase in business funding compared with...
Student group starts college planning Web site - Wednesday, September 02, 2009
CHICAGO - The Illinois Student Assistance Commission is starting a Web site to help high school students statewide better plan for college.
It offers planning for financial aid with...
Fire displaces students at U-M dorm - Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A small fire occurred Monday night in Mary Markley Hall on the University of Michigan’s campus.
The fire, which occurred at 10:40 p.m., was contained in one room and was quickly put...
Wi-Fi May Help College Students Get Better Grades - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
But students can be distracted from classwork, too, as more than half in a survey said they checked Facebook or MySpace and sent or received e-mail while in class.
Use Wi-Fi, get better...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Help is available for college students struggling to pay tuition - Friday, July 17, 2009
Maryland colleges are starting to send out fall tuition bills, and signs indicate that more families will struggle to pay.
Applications for federal student aid are up. More families...
Student Housing Faces Pressure To Make Grade As Econ Weakens - Thursday, October 30, 2008
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Student housing, previously a bright spot in the battered real estate investment trust sector, may be falling off the dean's list as the economy weakens.
The...
