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New College Affordability Measures


Initiatives being launched in 2012-13 to help keep students' and families' out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. Tuition cuts and freezes, three-year degree programs, and more. Complete list.

NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals


NAICU President David Warren commends the president's commitment to student assistance, and calls for avoiding unintended consequences for students. More

Net Tuition Price Falls 4.1% at Private Colleges


Inflation-adjusted net tuition and fees at private colleges actually dropped 4.1 percent in the last five years, according to a recent College Board report. More

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DECEMBER

USA Today
(Dec. 21, 2010)
Tax cuts include take-home pay, mortgage insurance, IRAs

Imperial Valley (Calif.) News (Dec. 15, 2010)
President Obama Announces Members of the White House Council for Community Solutions

Huffington Post
(Dec. 6, 2010)
We Can't Afford Not to Invest in Our Workforce

Education Week (Dec. 3, 2010)
Scrapping Education Dept. Could Be Tough Task

Minnesota Public Radio "On Campus" (Dec. 1, 2010)
Why college presidents should earn the big bucks

Kiplinger's Personal Finance
(Dec. 2010)
Best Values in Private Colleges



NOVEMBER

Washington Square News (Nov. 30, 2010)
Sexton makes list of most highly compensated presidents

Emory Wheel
(Nov. 23, 2010)
Where Does That Tuition Money Go?

Daily Orange (Nov. 18, 2010)
Cantor 14th-highest paid private college president in 2008

Harrisburg Patriot-News
(Nov. 17, 2010)
Report looks at college leaders' pay

Wilmington, Del., News Journal (Nov. 16, 2010)
College chiefs remain pricey

Christian Science Monitor (Nov. 15, 2010)
Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million

Sacramento Bee (Nov. 15, 2010)
Private schools can beat UC cost

Washington Post (Nov. 15, 2010)
Million-dollar college presidents on the rise

Wall Street Journal (Nov. 15, 2010)
More Get $1 Million to Lead Colleges

Dallas Morning News (Nov. 15, 2010)
6 private colleges in Texas led nation in presidential pay in 2008-09

Associated Press
(Nov. 14, 2010)
Ranks of millionaire college presidents grow

Fresno Bee
(Nov. 11, 2010)
Fresno Pacific to boost tuition 4%

Seattle Medium (Nov. 3, 2010)
Shirley J. Wilcher Says Affirmative Action Is Still Needed



OCTOBER

Associated Press (Oct. 28, 2010)
College tuition costs climbing again this fall

CNNMoney
(Oct. 28, 2010)
Rise in college costs hits public schools hardest

Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal
(Oct. 17, 2010)
Bellarmine University charged ahead as other colleges hesitated

Chronicle of Higher Education
(Oct. 10, 2010)
Delivering an Influx of Federal Dollars, Obama Administration Wants Results

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Oct. 10, 2010)
Antioch College's rebirth is taking hold

Forbes
(Oct. 4, 2010)
America's Most Expensive Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education (Oct. 3, 2010)
Republican Gains in Congress Could Thwart Democrats' Higher-Education Plans

Black Engineer.com (Oct. 2, 2010)
Response to WSJ article, "Black Colleges Need a New Mission. Once an essential response to racism, they are now academically inferior."


SEPTEMBER

Cleveland Plain Dealer (Sept. 28, 2010)
Baldwin-Wallace College proposes three-year degree in communication disorders

Berkshire Eagle (Mass.) (Sept. 26, 2010)
Multilevel leadership is a must

Bloomberg (Sept. 25, 2010)
U.S. Delays For-Profit College Rule on Student Aid After 90,000 Comments

Washington Post
(Sept. 24, 2010)
Independent colleges launch 2020 graduation push

Diverse (Sept. 24, 2010)
Private College Associations Introduce Student Access Website

Whittier, Calif., Daily News (Sept. 24, 2010)
New websites make sharing best practices and programs easier for teachers, schools

Chronicle of Higher Education (Sept. 23, 2010)
New Web Site Catalogs Best Practices for Increasing College Access and Completion

Newsweek
(Sept. 20, 2010)
Activism 101

Fresno Bee
(Sept. 17, 2010)
Enrollment boost pushes Fresno Pacific to record

Winston-Salem Journal
(Sept. 16, 2010)
HPU shows no sign of slowing down

Houston Chronicle
(Sept. 15, 2010)
Rice battles budget squeeze

Newsweek
(Sept. 12, 2010)
Need Help Paying For College?

Bloomberg Businessweek
(Sept. 9, 2010)
The 'No-Frills' College of the Future

Syracuse Post-Standard
(Sept. 7, 2010)
Crouse Hospital's School of Nursing flunks financial test

Macon, Ga., Telegraph
(Sept. 6, 2010)
Mercer, Wesleyan flunk feds' test of financial responsibility

Charlotte, N.C., Observer
(Sept. 5, 2010)
Freshman class sets Queens record



AUGUST

Associated Press (Aug. 30, 2010)
Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid

NBC "The Today Show"
(Aug. 30, 2010)
Student Spills Secrets on Paying for College

U.S. News and World Report
(Aug. 30, 2010)
College Loan Repayment List Reveals Surprises

Crain's New York Business (Aug. 30, 2010)
Colleges' Book Value for Undergrads

Oklahoma City Oklahoman (Aug. 28, 2010)
Six Oklahoma schools fail financial responsibility test

Black Enterprise (Aug. 26, 2010)
Should You Get Your Degree in Three Years?


Hartford Courant
(Aug. 21, 2010)
Mitchell College flunks Fed's Financial Test; State Commissioner Says School Still Stable

Washington Post
(Aug. 19, 2010)
Fighting Obama education plans, colleges boost lobbying

Huffington Post
(Aug. 14, 2010)
More Than 150 Colleges Fail Financial Responsibility Test

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette (Aug. 14, 2010)
Flood leads Coe to fail test for first time

Staunton, Va., News Leader
(Aug. 14, 2010)
Report: MBC's financial status shaky

Greensboro, N.C., News & Record
(Aug. 13, 2010)
College faults endowment for low score

Washington Post
(Aug. 12, 2010)
150 private colleges fail DOE financial test

Chronicle of Higher Education (Aug. 12, 2010)
Colleges on Department's Financial-Failure List Deserve a Second Look, Group Says

CBS MoneyWatch
(Aug. 10, 2010)
College Tax Break for Working Students in Danger

Bloomberg
(Aug. 9, 2010)
For-Profit Colleges Drawing Most Veterans Funded by New GI Bill, Data Show

Inside Higher Ed
(Aug. 5, 2010)
Hendrix's Odyssey

Aurora, Ill., Beacon-News (Aug. 4, 2010)
College housing woes rise with enrollment

Chronicle of Higher Education (Aug. 4, 2010)
Earlham College President to Retire



JULY

USA Today (July 23, 2010)
Simplifying Post-9/11 GI Bill without creating inequalities

Diverse
(July 23, 2010)
College Board Releases ‘Scorecard' Report on U.S. Degree Completion Progress

Inside Higher Ed
(July 22, 2010)
Retooling the GI Bill

Scranton, Pa., Times-Tribune
(July 17, 2010)
Tuition increases at area colleges below national average

Grand Rapids, Mich., Press
(July 13, 2010)
Out of work and need new career? Davenport University offers 25 percent discount to students collecting unemployment

Inside Higher Ed
(July 13, 2010)
Mergers and Survival



JUNE

August Free Press (Waynesboro, Va.) (June 30, 2010)
Webb marks one year of Post-9/11 GI Bill

Huffington Post
(June 29, 2010)
As Tuition Increases, So Does Financial Aid: Report

Washington Post (June 29, 2010)
Financial aid rising faster than tuition

Chronicle of Higher Education (June 29, 2010)
Private Colleges Hold Down Tuition Increases for Second Year, Survey Finds

BusinessWeek (June 29, 2010)
Private College Tuition Continues Upward Climb

Ventura County Star
(June 12, 2010)
Shying away from bully pulpit

USA Today
(June 9, 2010)
College tuition discounts draw in students for summer

United Press International
(June 9, 2010)
Colleges getting creative with tuition

Seattle PI
(June 7, 2010)
Founding Heritage University president steps down



MAY

Boston Globe (May 31, 2010)
Emmanuel to honor its guiding light

Education Week
(May 26, 2010)
Students and Colleges Prepare for Direct Lending

USA Today
(May 25, 2010)
Some private universities freezing tuition, too

Huffington Post
(May 24, 2010)
Colleges That WON'T Raise Tuition

U.S. News & World Report (May 24, 2010)
How to Cut College Costs by $5,000

U.S. News & World Report (May 24, 2010)
Colleges That Guarantee Not to Raise Tuition

U.S. News & World Report (May 24, 2010)
Colleges That Offer to Lock in Tuition for a Fee

Battle Creek, Mich., Enquirer
(May 21, 2010)
Albion College not alone in cutting faculty

Decorah, Iowa, Journal
(May 19, 2010)
Decorah's Myrv Christopherson honored for outstanding service

Inside Indiana Business
(May 19, 2010)
Wabash College Lands Experimental Program Grant

Inside Higher Ed
(May 13, 2010)
Private Colleges Balk at Accrediting Council's Disclosure Proposal



APRIL

Chronicle of Higher Education
(Apr. 27, 2010)
Education Department to Revise Rules on the Release of Student Records

New York Times
(Apr. 26, 2010)
Off Wall St., Worries About Financial Bill

Crain's Cleveland Business (Apr. 26, 2010)
Colleges set courses of action (paid subs. req.)

Minneapolis Star Tribune
(Apr. 24, 2010)
A visit is all it takes

Wall Street Journal
(Apr. 16, 2010)
If You're a Tall Vegan Named Zolp, Your Tuition Worries Are Over

Albany, N.Y., Times Union (Apr. 15, 2010)
'Work is not work' for this entrepreneur

Minyanville.com
(Apr. 12, 2010)
College Costs Didn't Get Cheaper, Just More Manageable

Times-Delphic (Apr. 11, 2010)
Drake will offer $45 million in financial aid in 2010-11


MARCH

Washington Post (Mar. 31, 2010)
Washington area colleges capping annual tuition increases

Associated Press (Mar. 17, 2010)
Investors buy private Dana College in Neb.

KMOX Radio (St. Louis) (Mar. 17, 2010)
'Save our scholarships,' private college students protest

Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 15, 2010)
Higher-Education Groups Back U. of Texas in Affirmative-Action Case

Christian Science Monitor (Mar. 12, 2010)
Want to save $50,000? Try a three-year college degree.

WRVO Radio (Oswego, N.Y.) (Mar. 10, 2010)
Hamilton College Embraces Need-Blind Policy

Inside Higher Ed
(Mar. 2, 2010)
Imperfect Accountability *

Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 2, 2010)
2 Efforts to Provide Data on Colleges to Consumers Fall Short, Report Says *

University Business (March 2010)
Community Colleges as Economic Saviors


FEBRUARY

Easton, Pa., Express-Times (Feb. 28, 2010)
Bethlehem's Lehigh University raises $508 million in five years, bucking national trend of declining college contributions

Chronicle of Higher Education
(Feb. 21, 2010)
Obama Tries New Tack to Collect Student Data

Washington Post
(Feb. 19, 2010)
Public Agenda survey finds deep skepticism

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Feb. 19, 2010)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design to freeze tuition

USA Today
(Feb. 17, 2010)
How well are U.S. colleges run?

Washington Post Magazine (Feb. 14, 2010)
The Devoted

Greensboro, N.C., News-Record (Feb. 14, 2010)
Confronting the College Cost Crunch

SmartMoney
(Feb. 10, 2010)
Retirees: College Courses for the Taking

Washington Post (Feb. 10, 2010)
As college costs rise, sticker shock eased by student aid

Associated Press (Feb. 9, 2010)
Private colleges looking to rein in financial aid

Associated Press (Feb. 6, 2010)
USF reverses staffing downturn

Inside Higher Ed
(Feb. 4, 2010)
An Underappreciated $64 Million

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 3, 2010)
Joint Ventures, Pre-Distress

Albany, N.Y., Times Union
(Feb. 2, 2010)
Skidmore says no layoffs are needed

Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 2, 2010)
Investor Groups May Be Nonprofit Colleges' Next Saviors

Inside Higher Ed
(Feb. 1, 2010)
The Private Role in the 2020 Goals

Chronicle of Higher Education
(Feb. 2, 2010)
Independent-College Groups Pledge to Improve Access and Completion


JANUARY

Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 31, 2010)
In Hard Times, Sharpen Focus on Mission, Cornell's Chief Advises

Hartford Courant
(Jan. 29, 2010)
To Fill A Primary Need

Bloomberg
(Jan. 28, 2010)
Obama Pushes College Tax Credit and Debt Forgiveness

Waterville, Maine, Morning Sentinel
(Jan. 14, 2010)
UMF program guarantees degree in 4 years

Buffalo News
(Jan. 11, 2010)
Trocaire to launch first 4-year program

"The College Solution" Blog (Jan. 11, 2010)
Top 10 College Websites for Finding Great Schools *

Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 3, 2010)
States Embrace Student-Data Tracking, With Prodding From White House

St. Louis Post Dispatch (Jan. 2, 2010)
Universities, colleges have nothing to hide (Letter to the Editor)

Des Moines Business Record (Jan. 2, 2010)
Colleges work to meet needs of growing adult-learner population