After Supreme Court decision, university to offer free tuition to some in-state students

2 weeks ago

Judge weighs Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges participating in state program

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge is considering whether to overturn a Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges that participate in a state program that allows high school students to take college courses for credit. The law targets the state’s only two conservative Christian colleges that require students to sign statements of faith — Crown College in St. Bonifacius …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the city’s elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from their colleagues’ decision to leave in place lower court rulings in favor of the plan, which was used …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

California bill would allow public university admission priority for slaves’ descendants

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Monday to allow admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two of the largest public university systems in the nation. A movement to limit so-called DEI initiatives at the college and state level gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

After MIT, Texas University system to provide tuition-free education for low-income students

India Today

The University of Texas system is set to provide free tuition to undergraduate students whose families have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less. This initiative, aimed at reducing financial strain on lower-income households, will cover students enrolled in any of the system's nine academic institutions. According to an official statement, the programme will start next fall and will …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

MIT to offer free education to students with family income below $200,000

Hindustan Times

Pursuing higher education from the best universities is a dream for many. Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced that undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall. According to MIT News, eighty percent of American households meet this income threshold and for the 50 percent of American families with income below $100,000, parents …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

UCLA’s fall class bucks trend of diversity decline at elite colleges after affirmative action ban

LA Times

UCLA students, from left, Dani Taylor, Madison Hamilton, Kiara Sims and Tovia Ivbijaro on the Westwood campus on Nov. 26. “It made me feel like UCLA really wanted me.” Madison Hamilton, a first-year student at UCLA, said she connected with Black faculty, staff and students at the campus. Two years ago, as the lawsuit against affirmative action programs at Harvard …

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1 month ago

University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates

NPR

University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education separately announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates who meet certain income requirements, reflecting a growing nationwide effort to make college more affordable. Nearly 2,000 miles away, the University of Texas System announced …

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1 month, 1 week ago

UC wants to enroll 3,600 more Californians next year, but funding shortfalls threaten plan

LA Times

Students and others walk along Bruin Walk East, near Bruin Plaza, on the UCLA campus. Lower state funding, along with higher costs primarily driven by faculty and staff pay increases, larger retirement plan contributions and more expensive healthcare, are projected to create that yawning UC budget hole. Brostrom said UC hoped to stick to its plans to increase California student …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

At Mater Dei, a unique link to USC’s secret admission system for donors’ kids

LA Times

Mater Dei High School was building a new campus parking structure, and asked its hometown, Santa Ana, for $1.8 million for related street improvements. I received nothing from anybody.” Asked about Mater Dei’s knowledge of USC’s walk-on system, a current spokesperson for the high school said it “is committed to upholding Catholic principles and social teaching,” and does “not condone …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the bill

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: There’s still affirmative action in college — for rich kids and athletes

LA Times

A Times investigation revealed an admissions track at USC for the kids of wealthy donors that had very high acceptance rates. To the editor: The Times’ article regarding the abuse of the walk-on athletics system at USC ignores the accepted notion that these marginal academic students would be acceptable if they were actually accomplished athletes. In 2023, a U.S. Supreme …

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2 months, 1 week ago

HC grants admission to 18 Christian students in Delhi's St Stephen's College

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday granted admission to 18 Christian students in the St Stephen's College of the Delhi University. HC grants admission to 18 Christian students in Delhi's St Stephen's College The court said the students will be able to attend their classes from Tuesday. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the court is happy that 18 …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

How The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Uplifts Black HBCU Students

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING After Texas banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities in 2023, many colleges and universities nationwide have since followed suit and cracked down on DEI within the past year. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been advocating for students at historically Black colleges and universities, as well as predominantly Black institutions, for over 30 years. …

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3 months, 1 week ago

What college campuses look like after the end of affirmative action

CNN

CNN — Samantha Greene, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she quickly noticed a difference in the student body when she stepped on campus in August. “We know each other, we talk to each other and there is just less of them.” Last week, UNC Chapel Hill released a profile of incoming freshman and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they have agreed with each other on a supplemental spending proposal that includes hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate the state’s waitlist for private school vouchers. The proposal sets aside an additional $463 million for this school year and next for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges

Hindustan Times

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. “The unsatisfying answer is that it’s hard to know which one is having the bigger impact.” On Thursday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported drops in …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: How students can address their backgrounds on college applications, even without affirmative action

LA Times

Students walk past the Great Dome on the MIT campus. The school’s percentage of Black, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander students has dropped from 25% to 16% since the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in admissions last year. MIT is the first college to release racial data on the class of 2028 since the Supreme Court ended affirmative action …

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4 months ago

University of Wisconsin president wants $855 million in new funding to stave off higher tuition

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Universities of Wisconsin officials are asking their regents to approve a request for $855 million in new state funding to stave off another round of tuition increases, cover raises, subsidize tuition and keep two-year branch campuses open in some form. President Jay Rothman said during a brief Zoom news conference Monday that his administration plans to ask …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Families rally to urge North Carolina lawmakers to fully fund private-school vouchers

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dozens of North Carolina parents held a rally on Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fully fund scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program’s soaring demand. Senate leader Phil Berger also met with the advocates and expressed his support but …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Hindustan Times

ATLANTA — Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes In the …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In the face of blossoming outrage, the Georgia Department of Education now says districts are free to teach the …

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5 months ago

Two North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of North Carolina’s public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the university system’s governing board voted Wednesday to authorize the cuts. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors’ vote comes after requests from chancellors at UNC Asheville and UNC Greensboro to …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Ample signatures collected for referendum to repeal private school funding law, organizers say

Associated Press

— Public school advocates say they have enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters in November to repeal a law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition, marking the latest twist in a long-running fight with state lawmakers who have repeatedly opposed efforts to let voters weigh in on the public funding plan. “Nebraskans deserve the opportunity to vote on …

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6 months ago

West Virginia University to increase tuition about 5% and cut some programs

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia University is increasing tuition by just under 5% a semester and cutting several majors from its divisional campuses in an ongoing effort to offset enrollment drops and a budget deficit. The state flagship university’s board of governors voted Friday to discontinue bachelor’s degree programs in chemistry, math and aviation management at West Virginia University Institute …

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6 months, 1 week ago

USC’s graduate acting and dramatic writing programs are now tuition-free

LA Times

USC’s School of Dramatic Arts announced Wednesday that its three-year master’s in fine arts programs will now be tuition-free. “We are interested in them as artists — the craft they want to deeply pursue as graduate students, the stories they want to tell, the multi-hyphenate roles they want to take on in the entertainment industry — and we’re just so …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina House speaker says university athletics scheduling bill isn’t going further

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Legislation that would make sure the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University play each other annually in football and basketball and then play three other public schools regularly isn’t advancing beyond a quick committee meeting this week, House Speaker Tim Moore said Thursday. The bill would require the football and men’s and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Big changes for the NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits and roster sizes across college sports

Associated Press

Cody McDavis’ life changed forever with a few strokes of a pen. “The assumption was if I didn’t get a scholarship, I was not going to college,” recalled McDavis, now an attorney for a Los Angeles-based firm. On our campus, we must determine what we can afford, who will receive these new scholarship or revenue sharing benefits and in what …

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7 months, 1 week ago

UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina’s public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system’s flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year’s budget. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a change that would divert $2.3 million of diversity spending from state funds to …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina Senate OKs $500 million for private school vouchers, student accounts

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed legislation through their chamber Thursday to set aside roughly $500 million more for now for programs that provide taxpayer money to help K-12 students attend private schools and eliminate their waiting lists. During Thursday’s hour-long floor debate on the issue, Senate Democrats argued it was unfair for the wealthiest families to receive …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina Republicans seek hundreds of millions of dollars more for school vouchers

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Addressing a sharp increase in private-school grant applications, North Carolina Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday to spend hundreds of millions of dollars now to eliminate a large waiting list this fall for Opportunity Scholarships and to permanently meet expected higher demand. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted for legislation that would spend another $248 million in the coming …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Set college costs based on what graduates are likely to earn

LA Times

Electrical engineering students and their professor in the circuits lab of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, La. Add in the rising costs — up nearly 400% in 30 years compared with 1990 rates — and, well, the college bubble hasn’t quite burst, but it’s hemorrhaging. If our groceries stores can figure out a way to charge us …

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8 months ago

Biden’s Morehouse College graduation invitation draws backlash

LA Times

President Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks reelection against former President Trump. Hours after the invitation became public, Morehouse alumni began circulating an online letter critical of the administration’s invitation …

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8 months ago

Public school advocates again face how to stop school choice in Nebraska

Associated Press

— Public school advocates in Nebraska are decrying the passage of bill to directly fund private school tuition with taxpayer money as a “cowardly act” to keep voters from deciding the issue at the ballot box. The new measure will directly fund those private school tuition scholarships from state coffers, and leaves the ballot measure to repeal the private school …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Many eligible North Carolina school voucher applicants won’t get awards

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — A massive spike in applications to North Carolina’s school voucher program means most higher-income families won’t receive financial help for the coming year even though the General Assembly did away with income caps on the program. There simply isn’t enough money to accommodate a six-fold increase to 72,000 new applicants this year, all seeking subsidies to send …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall

Associated Press

MEREDITH, N.H. — As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs — in some cases, as much as $95,000. “Ninety thousand dollars clearly is a lot of money, and it catches people’s attention, for sure,” said Phillip Levine, a …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it's OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The existence of a very generous financial aid system …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

For-profit school accused of preying on Black students reaches $28.5 million settlement

Associated Press

A for-profit college accused of targeting women and Black students with false advertising about how long it would take to complete a degree, then extracting millions of dollars in extra tuition payments, agreed to a $28.5 million settlement announced Thursday. The class-action lawsuit alleged that Walden University generated millions of dollars in excess tuition and fees by prolonging projects required …

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9 months ago

South Carolina House votes to expand voucher program. It’s fate in Senate is less clear

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in the South Carolina House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill expanding a program allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private and home-school education even as a pilot plan is just starting and the state’s highest court is considering whether it is legal. “We can support our public school and our public school teachers, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Free tuition will not solve the problem of pricey education

Live Mint

One morning late last month, the financial futures of hundreds of medical students in the Bronx, New York, changed forever. The donation, one of the largest in US higher education history, is an act of generosity that will undoubtedly improve life for Einstein’s students and potentially benefit the surrounding community, one of America’s poorest. It also highlights how much US …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning …

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9 months, 1 week ago

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday. “The sad reality is, for many Black student-athletes, collegiate sports may be their sole opportunity at achieving the upward mobility necessary to propel them into their rightful places in society.” It’s unclear how …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers have approved a school choice program

Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed legislation creating a program similar to school vouchers that would provide eligible families with as much as $7,000 to help pay for private school and $2,000 for homeschooling expenses. The state, he added, should “focus on the students and not so much institutions.” The legislation will allow eligible families to …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

$1B donation makes New York medical school tuition free and transforms students’ lives

Associated Press

First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his medical school debt until the announcement this week of a generous donation that will remove tuition fees at his New York City school. $1B donation makes New York medical school tuition free and transforms students’ lives AP correspondent Julie …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

NYC medical school goes tuition-free thanks to $1 billion donation

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor. “Each year, well over 100 students enter Albert Einstein College of Medicine in their quest for degrees in medicine and science,” Gottesman said. $1B donation …

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10 months ago

The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. A panel of the federal appeals court in Richmond had earlier upheld the constitutionality of the admissions policy at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Associated Press

— Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year. The bills cover a broad spectrum, including measures to reverse Florida’s recent ban on DEI in higher education and measures to require DEI …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Idaho's public university DEI bloat EXPOSED: State triples spending to $6M on courses about 'white fragility' and 'toxic masculinity,' paying tribal expert Yolanda Bisbee $170,706 a year

Daily Mail

Idaho public universities have ramped up spending to $6 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and teaching students about 'white fragility' and 'toxic masculinity,' a damning new report shows. Boise State University has seen colorful protests in recent years as it ramped up spending on DEI Yolanda Bisbee earns $170,706 per year as chief diversity officer at the University …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

UC and CSU extend May 1 deadline to accept admission offers for fall 2024, citing FAFSA delays

LA Times

Students admitted to UCLA who completed their intent to enroll win cheers from campus members in 2020. The University of California and California State University announced Wednesday they are extending the May 1 deadline for students to accept their admission offers for fall 2024, citing delays applicants are facing in completing a new federal financial aid form. “Students who have …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

CSU plans to expand student grants to cover full tuition and living expenses

LA Times

At “Go Beach” sign stands at Cal State Long Beach. California State University trustees voted Wednesday to expand grants to fund the full cost of tuition and living expenses for students who show they need the aid to attend college. The decision is the first step to make good on a pledge they made last fall that at least a …

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11 months ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ask lawmakers to make community college free for all high school graduates

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. The Democratic governor now wants to expand the program by removing all age requirements for free community college, according to details of her …

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After Supreme Court decision, university to offer free tuition to some in-state students

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