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October 6, 2008

Augustana College is announcing today that tuition will increase by 3.9 percent for the 2009-10 academic year. While the percentage is the lowest for the college in 25 years, what may be more notable than the size of the increase is when it is being announced.  The idea behind announcing much earlier is that some families may appreciate certainty over college prices at a time that so many other economic trends are full of question marks.

St. John's stands against rankings with U-CAN

Baltimore Sun

October 5, 2008

As high school seniors sort through the morass of college brochures flooding their mailboxes this fall, the president of St. John's College in Annapolis takes comfort in the fact that students have a new and, he says, better tool to search for their perfect school.

Educating voters at Hofstra University

Baldwin, N.Y., Herald

October 2, 2008

In an effort to turn this year's third presidential debate into something more than just a fleeting event, Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz created a program that would make the debate the crowning jewel in something much larger.  Educate '08 started in the spring and lasting until the presidential election in November, is expanding the debate by adding lectures, speakers, performances, classes, and more to Hofstra's Fall 2008 schedule.

Loren Pope Touted 'No Name' Colleges in a Brand-Name World

Chronicle of Higher Education

October 1, 2008

In his influential book Colleges That Change Lives, Loren Pope profiled 40 institutions—most of them small liberal-arts colleges—which, he wrote, would "do at least as much, and usually far more than, an Ivy League school, an Ivy clone, or a major research university to give you a rich, full life, and to make you a winner."  For this, people will not soon stop talking about Mr. Pope, who died last week at the age of 98.

Seattle University wants every one of its students to vote

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

October 1, 2008

The private Jesuit university has launched an effort to get everyone enrolled at SU registered to vote, and they have volunteers and staffers pounding the pavement with that goal in mind.

Vanderbilt U. to Replace Loans With Grants for Students

Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog

October 1, 2008

Vanderbilt University has unveiled plans to expand its financial-aid program, announcing this morning that it would replace loans with grants for all eligible students.  The university, which practices need-blind admissions, expects the new policy to add nearly $15-million to its annual financial-aid budget.  Vanderbilt students receive a total of about $70-million annually in institutional aid.

NYU Hires Swarthmore's President to Run New Campus in Abu Dhabi

Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog

September 29, 2008

Alfred H. Bloom, who has led Swarthmore since 1991, is to take over as vice chancellor of New York University's new campus in Abu Dahbi before next August. In the interim, he will serve as a consultant on the project. The campus is scheduled to enroll its first students in 2010, although NYU's president, John E. Sexton, has already started teaching a course at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute, a precursor to the branch campus in the United Arab Emirates.

Rice endowment decreases $60 million

The Rice Thresher

September 26, 2008

As the Wall Street collapse earlier this month indicated, times are tough for investments. Reflecting this trend, Rice's endowment this year has decreased $60 million from $4.67 billion to $4.61 billion.

Boston University to shift more aid to needy students

Boston Globe

September 23, 2008

The university will scale back a 35-year-old merit scholarship program for Boston public high school graduates and devote larger sums to city graduates who need it most.  The changes are in response to lukewarm interest among Boston public high school graduates who qualify for the university's Boston Scholars Program but often choose to attend other colleges.  All the while, some Boston public graduates who do not meet the criteria for the scholarship program attend BU by taking on loads of debt.

Chancellor: new higher ed legislation might be pricey

Daily Skiff, Texas Christian University

September 23, 2008

Chancellor Victor Boschini, who also chairs the board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, spoke at the first of six nationwide open meetings with the U.S. Department of Education on Friday, addressing several issues in the legislation. The meeting gave representatives from colleges and universities, as well as financial institutions and members of the general public, including students, an opportunity to address a panel of three Department of Education officials with concerns on the legislation's implementation.
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