Financing April 2019

Rutgers Hiring Initiative Gets $20M

The Rutgers Faculty Diversity Hiring Initiative is being extended through June 2024 through $20 million in additional funding.

Financing April 2019

WVU To Hike In-State Tuition

WVU’s Board of Governors approved hiking in-state tuition for the school’s Morgantown campus by around $120. WVU said there will be other increases including rates for room and board.

Financing April 2019

Former Professor Leaves $8M To School

Nils K. Nelson, a former professor at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), has left $8 million to the school. PNW’s Board of Trustees has approved naming a building after him.

Financing April 2019

Excelsior Scholarship: Year Two

The Excelsior Scholarship is in its second year, and authorities are saying that there are slightly more students who are now going to college tuition-free because of the program.

Financing April 2019

Rutgers: Hit $100M Sports Facilities Goal

Rutgers University says it has hit its $100 million goal to construct sports and athletics facilities, including for football, softball, basketball, wrestling and gymnastics.

Financing April 2019

Illinois Scholarship Program Expanded

A new law has expanded a college scholarship program in Illinois, allowing universities to keep unused AIM HIGH scholarship funds at the end of each fiscal year.

Financing April 2019

In-State Tuition For Immigrant Students

The Arkansas Senate voted 18-7 to extend in-state tuition rates to immigrant students meeting certain requirements. These rates would apply to state universities and colleges.

Financing April 2019

IU's Lilly Library Gets $11M

IU’s Lilly Library is receiving an $10.9 million grant, which will be used for the largest renovation in the library’s roughly 60-year history.

Financing April 2019

Brewed To Be Bright Scholarship Open

The Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright $2,500 scholarship is currently open for full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship is open to all majors.

Financing April 2019

James Patterson Donates $1.25M

Author James Patterson is donating $1.25 million to classroom libraries to promote literacy. This includes giving $250 each to 4,000 teachers to purchase books.

Financing March 2019

Special Olympics Funding To Be Restored

In a course reversal, President Trump said he would not be cutting funding for the Special Olympics after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had defended the proposal for days.

Financing March 2019

Oracle’s $2,125 Scholarship Is Open

The Oracle Corporation’s $2,125 scholarship is open for applications. The scholarship is available for full-time undergraduate students.