Financing June 2019

OR Public Universities To Raise Tuition

Oregon’s public universities are citing receiving less money than expected from legislators, as well as increased costs, as why they are raising their tuitions.

Financing June 2019

Free College Back In National Eye

A major issue for the 2020 presidential race is free college with at least 18 of the Democratic party’s 23 presidential contenders supporting some version of it.

Financing June 2019

Free Tuition, No Marijuana

Students in West Virginia have a chance at free tuition if they can pass a drug test that includes marijuana, opiates, cocaine and amphetamines.

Financing June 2019

UA Wants To "Set The Record Straight"

UA said in a statement that their decision regarding returning a $26.5 million donation was never about the near-total abortion ban or the donor’s highly publicized call for a boycott.

Financing June 2019

Tuition Hikes At 4 Oregon Universities?

The University of Oregon, the Oregon Institute of Technology, Portland State University and Southern Oregon University are proposing tuition hikes ranging from 9% to 13.5%.

Financing June 2019

Teen Gets $1.2M In Scholarship Offers

Sixteen-year-old Angelica Malone, who graduated with honors from Early College High School at Delaware State University, has been offered $1.2 million in scholarships.

Financing June 2019

CSU Receives $7.5M

California State University (CSU) is receiving $7.5 million from the California Education Learning Lab to work on closing the gap in STEM and other disciplines.

Financing June 2019

UA Trustees Meet On Refunding $21M Gift

Will the University of Alabama (UA) vote to returning the largest donation ever made to the university because the donor called for students to boycott the UA over the new abortion ban?

Financing June 2019

Gates Foundation Gives School $180M Grant

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving Emory University a $180 million grant, which will fund research and analyses on child mortality rates in impoverished communities.

Financing June 2019

Debt-Free College Benefits Extended

High schoolers have the option of free college SAT and ACT prep through Walmart’s newly extended debt-free college benefits.

Financing June 2019

Retiring President To Donate $23M To USF

Judy Genshaft, the University of South Florida’s retiring president, announced that she is going to donate $23 million to the school. Genshaft has been USF’s president for 19 years.

Financing May 2019

University Receives $68M Gift

Sands Capital Management Founder Frank M. Sands Sr.’s gift of $68 million is the largest gift in The University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ 64-year history.