Financing December 2018

U Of Nebraska To Develop More Teachers

With the number of students majoring in education falling in Nebraska, the University of Nebraska has created the Teachers Scholars Academy.

Financing December 2018

UVM Gifted $15M

UVM or The University of Vermont has received a $15 million gift, which will in part help fund upgraded athletic facilities. The new facility is to be called the “Tarrant Event Center.”

Financing December 2018

Texas Tech U Receives $9.1M

Texas Tech University received $9.1 million to expand their National Teacher Prep Center, allowing the Renewal of Educator Preparation National Center to partner with 16 schools.

Financing December 2018

State Awards $15M In Education Grants

Consortiums of colleges, school districts, industry groups and others are receiving nearly $15 million from the state of Michigan for innovative education models.

Financing December 2018

$150M In Student Loan Forgiveness

An Obama-era rule is leading to the forgiveness of loans for 15,000 former students. The U.S. Education Department says $150 million in loans is going to be wiped clean.

Financing December 2018

Wells Fargo Tops Report On Student Fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report that shows Wells Fargo charges students on average the most in fees—nearly double that of TCF National Bank and U.S. Bank.

Financing December 2018

$1M Gift Launches Rocket Program For UT

The University of Texas at Austin and the nonprofit organization run by Austin-based firm Firefly Aerospace have partnered to launch a new rocket engineering program.

Financing December 2018

Regents OK Millions In Tuition Hikes

Graduate and out-of-state students at UW-Madison will be experiencing a tuition increase. The University of Wisconsin System regents have approved millions of tuition increases.

Financing December 2018

Hero To Get $30K For Law School

Joshua Quick, a second-year law student at Florida State University, struggled with Scott Beierle who opened fire at the Hot Yoga studio on Nov. 2.

Financing November 2018

DePaul Offers 2 New $20K Scholarships

DePaul University is introducing two new scholarships—The Catholic Heritage Scholarship and the Chicago Promise Scholarship—which will each provide $20,000.

Financing November 2018

DeVos Warns Of Student Debt Crisis

Betsy DeVos has stated that ballooning student debt has created a “crisis in higher education” and is calling for “important policy changes” regarding student loans.

Financing November 2018

More Immigrants, Women Rhodes Scholars

There are notably higher numbers of women, immigrants and first-generation in the latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars. Among them is the first recipient covered by DACA.