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Tuition Increases Slow, but Net Cost Still Hits Home

Experts say dwindling federal grant aid and tuition increases put more of a financial burden on students.

Veterans in College Say Late Pay From VA Hurting Finances

Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.

Private Nonprofit Schools Avoid Enrollment Slump

As overall enrollment has trended slightly downward for the first time since the mid-1990s, private nonprofit schools have remained steady in the face of the economic downturn.

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Education Leaders Say System Needs Overhaul From Kindergarten Through College

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says containing college costs, increasing the number of students who earn degrees and limiting time for students receiving government aid are areas of focus.

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University of New Orleans Loses 800 to Tougher Admission Standards

The University of New Orleans lost more than 800 students between last year and this year.

HACU Urges Institutional Leaders to be Proactive, Scrutinize Programs

Conference speakers say the decline in the numbers of Hispanics in the role of president in higher education is “unacceptable.”

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Groundbreaking Shanghai New York University Closing in on Grand Opening

The Shanghai Daily reports that Shanghai New York University, the first Sino-U.S. joint venture university, soon will begin admissions for the inaugural undergraduate freshman class for the 2013 fall semester, university officials announced Tuesday.

New Mentoring Program Designed to Promote Freshman Retention

CsMentor has launched a mentoring program to address freshman retention rates in ways rarely seen before.

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship

Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.

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Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education

On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.

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College Students Can Change Their Communities By Being Civic-Minded

Edward Waters’ Dr. James Ewers discusses the value of civics.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Student Loan Borrowers Frustrated by Lack of Options

Crushed by record levels of student loan debt and hindered by a lackluster economy, borrowers of private student loans say they are being given the runaround when they seek to negotiate repayment plans or to refinance their loans.

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