Daily Mail: New threat to the middle classes: Universities’ plan to double student fees could leave millions in debt into their 50s
Tuition fees could be more than doubled under a blueprint to be put forward by universities today.
Some students would find themselves with debts of £50,000 they could be paying off into their 50s.
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Tallahassee Democrat: Enrollment overwhelming community colleges in Fla.
The worst recession since the Great Depression is sending the unemployed streaming back to school, and Florida’s community colleges are at the breaking point, officials told the state board of education Monday.
The system grew by 41,000 students between 2007 and 2008, at a time when the Legislature slashed budgets by $38 million. This year, the system expects to absorb 66,566 students and another $42.5 million cut.
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Daily Mail: University heads win 9% pay rise as they call for student fees to double
Nottingham University boasted the highest paid vice-chancellor with Professor Sir Colin Campbell, with £585,000
Nottingham University, above, boasted the highest paid vice-chancellor
University heads won a nine per cent pay rise to £194,000 last year.
Vice-chancellors enjoyed the ‘ exorbitant’ pay rises at a time when they are stepping up calls for a rise in tuition fees.
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BBC: Colleges face £170m projects loss
Colleges in England have indicated they face losing more than £170m because of delays in getting funding they say was promised for refurbishment.
Some 144 building projects are on hold while funding is being reviewed by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
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The Independent: Art colleges lose research cash as ministers opt to protect science
Some of London’s top art colleges are seething about cuts that mean that the University of the Arts London is losing £3m and the Royal College of Art £500,000 of research money next year. The cuts have come as a shock because the colleges actually did better in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), but this improvement was not reflected in cash.
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The Guardian: Wanted: £1bn to save economy
As the recession deepens, ministers are looking increasingly to universities for ideas on how to boost the economy. Universities have been asked to train those in work and the recently unemployed, help improve businesses’ performance, and give new graduates advice, training and work experience with the help of a £50m scheme launched by the funding council, Hefce, last month.
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Globe and Mail: Minister won’t confirm belief in evolution
Researchers aghast that key figure in funding controversy invokes religion in science discussion
Canada’s science minister, the man at the centre of the controversy over federal funding cuts to researchers, won’t say if he believes in evolution.
“I’m not going to answer that question. I am a Christian, and I don’t think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate,” Gary Goodyear, the federal Minister of State for Science and Technology, said in an interview with The Globe and Mail.
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Dallas Morning News: Texas regions battle for new public universities
AUSTIN – The tug of war for new Texas universities has begun.
In back-to-back hearings this week, North Texas lawmakers lobbied for new public law and pharmacy schools in Dallas, affordable educations largely absent in the region.
They face stiff competition from South Texas lawmakers vying for a medical school and their own law school. While the Rio Grande Valley has fewer higher-education options, Dallas’ proposed schools have lower price tags – a major selling point in a tight budget year.
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The Guardian: Top universities face cuts in research funding
Top universities including Imperial College London, University College London and Cambridge face substantial cuts this year after losing out in the allocation of £1.6bn of research funding.
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Inside Higher Ed: Sabbaticals on Leave
It is perhaps no surprise that something that sounds as good as a sabbatical is now viewed in some quarters as a luxury these troubled times cannot abide. Several college leaders have announced in recent months that they will curtail or suspend sabbaticals altogether next year, opening a debate about whether granting research-intensive leave and professional development time is practical when colleges are laying off faculty or freezing hiring.
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The Chronicle News Blog: U. of Massachusetts at Amherst May Cut 60 Faculty Jobs Next Year
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst notified 60 nontenured faculty members this week that they would not be reappointed next year, as the institution begins to take action to reduce a projected $46-million deficit.
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The Guardian: Funding freeze is a heavy blow for colleges
FE colleges are the unsung heroes of our education system; they educate more than 3 million people a year; they perform extremely well in learner satisfaction surveys; and they contribute billions to the national economy. They certainly deserve our strong support.
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Inside Higher Ed: A College Ends Poli Sci
Wisconsin Lutheran College last week not only eliminated the jobs of 18 people — it also ended the teaching of political science.
Many colleges are being forced this year to eliminate positions, but Wisconsin Lutheran’s move illustrates a reality for many small institutions: It may be impossible to meet their goals for eliminating slots without also eliminating disciplines.
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BBC: Poor still shunning universities
Universities say they do try to draw in a wider range of students
The government has given universities £392m to get more working class youngsters in England to attend but progress has been slow, MPs say.
The Commons public accounts committee says it is “dismayed” the government seems to have little idea what they have done with the money.
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WCCO.com: Minn. State University Faculty OKs Salary Freeze
Faculty members at Minnesota’s seven state universities have voted to skip any salary increases for the next two years as a way to avoid layoffs.
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The Chronicle: Employment for Spouses Gets Harder to Find
Last summer, Chidori Boeheim and her husband, Chuck, had a quintessential dual-career moment.
Mr. Boeheim, who at the time was assistant director of computing at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, in California, had just received an offer for a better job from Cornell University, in upstate New York.
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KDBC: College of Santa Fe bill moves to House floor vote
Associated Press – February 27, 2009 9:45 AM ET
SANTA FE (AP) – Legislation aimed at a state takeover of the private College of Santa Fe is headed to the House floor.
The measure cleared its final House committee yesterday when the House Appropriations and Finance Committee voted 13-4 for it.
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The Globe and Mail: Storm brews over universities
Canadian universities and colleges are facing a “perfect storm,” as they are battered by ailing endowments and pension funds, rising student demand and cuts in government funding, a new study warns.
Economic hardships will hit campuses across the country if provincial governments follow the pattern of past recessions and cut support to postsecondary institutions, the study predicted. At the same time, the deteriorating job market will prompt many workers to return to school, pushing up demand, especially in college and masters programs that can be completed in one or two years, it said.
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The Chronicle News Blog: California Legislation Would Tie College Executives’ Pay to Tuition
San Francisco — A California lawmaker is proposing to prohibit raises for executives at the state’s public colleges and universities in years that they raise tuition.
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The Chronicle News Blog: Faculty Union at UMass Accepts One-Year Pay Freeze
The union of faculty members and librarians on the University of Massachusetts’ campuses in Amherst and in Boston has reached a tentative agreement on a contract that includes a one-year moratorium on salary increases.
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