Financing December 2017

SNHU Freezes Tuition at $30,800 for 2018-19 to Make Education More Accessible

South New Hampshire University is freezing tuition for the 2018-19 academic year at the current rate of $30,800. With housing and fees, the cost for on-campus undergraduate students is between $41,700 and $46,800 per year.

Financing December 2017

Northern Illinois U Trustees Again Vote to Freeze Tuition; Lower Fees for Undergraduate Education

Northern Illinois University trustees have again voted to freeze tuition and lower fees for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. Trustees also approved a half-percent decrease in undergraduate fees.

Financing December 2017

Arkansas State Athletics Gets $10M Gift; Higher Education Institution Slating Gift for Stadium Renovation, Expansion

Arkansas State University's athletics department has received about $10 million in donations to renovate Centennial Bank Stadium.

Health Care January 2018

Partnership Provides Overdose-reversing Drug to 9 UW Higher Education Institutions

The overdose-reversing drug Narcan will be available for use by security officers at nine University of Wisconsin campuses. State Attorney General Brad Schimel was to announce a partnership with the pharmaceutical company Adapt Pharma Wednesday to supply a nasal spray version of Narcan. The campuses involved include Madison, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout and Superior.

Financing December 2017

Ex-Kent State President, Husband Pledge $1M for Higher Education Scholarships

The former president of Kent State University and her husband have committed to donating $1 million to pay for arts scholarships after their deaths. Former president Carol Cartwright and G. Phillip Cartwright also have pledged to give $10,000 annually starting this year to Kent State's College of Arts to fund scholarships for under-represented students.

Financing December 2017

U of Missouri Endowment Tops $1B for the First Time in the Higher Education Institution’s History

The endowment of the University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia has topped $1 billion for the first time even as the campus struggles to recover from race-related protests and drops in enrollment. Since the protests in 2015, enrollment has dropped by almost 13 percent. The endowment shrank during the recession, but through new private gifts and stock market growth, it's increased by more than $400 million since the campus launched its latest fundraising campaign six years ago.

Health Care December 2017

WVU Researchers Receive $450K for Diabetes Management Program; Higher Education Faculty Members to Directly Participate in Program

West Virginia University says its researchers are getting $450,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study how lifestyle modification with support from health coaches helps people control their diabetes and high blood pressure. The team will develop a 12-week diabetes and hypertension self-management program in Morgantown and Charleston for adults with both Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

Financing December 2017

Higher Education Faculty Member Donates $100K Prize to Student Aid Fund--On a Positive Note

A Temple University professor who won a $100,000 prize for research into the rising cost of college will donate the money to a fund she established to help students cope with financial emergencies.

Global December 2017

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Give Commencement Speech at University of Baltimore

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to stop in Baltimore to deliver a commencement address at a public university.

Hispanic Community December 2017

Higher Education Institution in Las Vegas Has Chance for Library Grant to Document Latino History

Officials say the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has a chance to get a $100,000 library grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to document Latino contributions to southern Nevada.

Financing December 2017

Tennessee Higher Education Institution Gets $148k USDA Ginseng Project Grant

Middle Tennessee State University has landed a $148,000 federal grant for a ginseng experiment. According to a university news release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will help MTSU support planting up to 100 acres (40 hectares) of ginseng in Tennessee, depending on participation by growers. MTSU says this could add $4 million in farm profit annually once the harvest is normalized.

Global November 2017

Program Aims to Help Virginia Students Apply to College

Every public four-year college and university in Virginia will participate in a program aimed at helping thousands of high school students apply to college.

Hispanic Community March 2017 Premium

Arkansas State University Revises Mexican Campus Contract

Arkansas State University is finalizing plans to open a campus in Mexico.

Hispanic Community November 2015 Premium

Julio Frenk Begins Tenure as First Hispanic President Of University Of Miami

The University of Miami has a new leader, which also happens to be the university’s first Hispanic president. Dr. Julio Frenk, previously the Dean of Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mexico's former Minister of Health, succeeded Donna E. Shalala who had led the University of Miami since 2001 and served under former President Bill Clinton as the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Hispanic Community January 2016 Premium

New UC Center Serves a Most Vulnerable Student Population: A New Trend In Higher Education? by Kevin R. Johnson

Over the last year, the University of California has been constructing a form of student services never before seen in higher education. In building the University of California Undocumented Legal Services Center, UC is demonstrating how it truly can be on the cutting edge in serving students and the greater community.