NAICU - Pell Shortfall Persists

Even though the 2012 NAICU Annual Meeting is history, you can continue to benefit and learn from the many presentations and speeches that were offered, and are now available on line.

New College Affordability Measures

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NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals

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White House Official, College Presidents to Address College Affordability at NAICU Annual Meeting

A week after President Obama warned colleges in his State of the Union address that they were "on notice" to keep tuition increases in check, a senior White House education adviser and three private college presidents will address higher education affordability at the NAICU Annual Meeting More

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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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Pell Shortfall Persists

Inside Higher Ed

July 28, 2010

A Senate panel wavered a bit from its House of Representatives counterpart, producing a 2011 funding bill Tuesday that aims to protect Pell Grants from cuts -- but doesn't fully fund the program -- and boosts funding to the National Institutes of Health.

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