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- Colorado to Allow Undocumented Students to Pay In-State Tuition Rates
- Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 33, or ASSET bill into law, allowing illegal immigrant students to pay significantly less in tuition at Colorado colleges under legislation.
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- Mercer University Proposes Lowest Tuition Hike for Undergraduates
- Mercer University Board of Trustees approved the proposal to increase the undergraduate tuition by 2 percent for the next academic year. It is considered to be the lowest raise in decades.
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- MCW Researcher Indicted on Two New Charges in a Drug Theft for China
- Hua Jun Zhao, an associate/assistant researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been indicted on two new separate counts by federal grand jury for attempting to damage and delete information from the Wauwatosa college’s computer servers , and lying to a federal agent about it, early April.
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- UTA Fined $82,500 for Under Reporting Assault Cases In Annual Safety Report
- The University Of Texas, Arlington faces federal fine of $82,500 for committing serious violations including publishing false crime statistics for 2008 and the failure to report a sexual assault.
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- Top 5 Donors in US of $1million or More to Educational Institutions
- In the times of sequestrations and financial struggles, college and universities across the country are facing the heat to operate the institutions on a daily basis. During these times, generous amount of donations and gifts from eminent personalities, alumni and well wishers, translates into ‘Life Savor’ actions.
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- CUNY’s Community College to Be Renamed after a $15 Million Gift
- New Community College, Manhattan, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system will be renamed as Stella and Charles Guttman Community College after a $15-million donation from the couple’s foundation.
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- Lourdes University Plans Layoffs, Introduces Pay Cuts
- Lourdes University officials are planning to layoff around six to eight administrative staff members positions or academic support staff, and lowering the salaries across the board in order to better allocate the 2013-14 budget, $31 million, to high priority areas.
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- IWU Receives $5 Million as Gift from DeVoe Family; Will Establish Business School
- Indiana Wesleyan University has received one of its largest donation in its 92-year history, a $5 million gift from the family of late Indianapolis businessman James F. DeVoe that will be used to create a separate department for the business school called DeVoe School of Business on the university’s Marion campus.
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- Indiana University Warsaw Campus to Shut Down Following Technological Advancement in Online Learning
- Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has decided to close its branch center in Warsaw by the end of this month after operating the campus for nearly 10 years.
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- Illinois Student Assistance Commission Asks 9,500 students to Return Part of Promised MAP Grant
- Illinois Student Assistance Commission has asked the last 9,500 students out of 140,000 to return part of the initially promised Monetary Award Program grants in fiscal 2013
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- St.John’s University President Retires amid Embezzlement Scandal
- St.John’s University President, Father Donald J. Harrington, has decided to step down after serving the University for 24 years following a corruption investigation that also involves his Chief of Staff, Rob D. Wile.
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- Illinois Iconic Assembly Hall Renamed State Farm Center; Resolves Confusion among Indiana/Illinois Fans
- The University of Illinois has renamed its historic Assembly Hall to State Farm Center following a 30-year, $60 million naming rights agreement with long-time corporate sponsor, State Farm Insurance Co.
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- Mercer County's 6 Educational Institutions to Receive $95.4 million For Construction Projects
- Mercer County’s six higher educational institutions are reported to receive a total of $95.4 million from voter-approved state bond funds to help the colleges and universities initiate campus construction projects.
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- Harrisburg Takes Bold Step and Freezes Tuition for 2013-2014
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Interim President Eric Darr decided to freeze tuition for the 2013-14 academic year.
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- JCU’s Forever Carroll Campaign to Raise $100 Million to Boost Scholarships and Facilities
- John Carroll University launched a $100 million campaign to raise money for scholarships and to enhance the educational facilities for students.
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- Harvard University Elects James W Breyer to Corporation
- The Harvard University announced that James W. Breyer, a leading venture capitalist, will join the President and Fellows of Harvard College, also known as the Harvard Corporation, on July 1, 2013.
- Sacred Heart University Names Bobby Valentine Athletics Director
- The Sacred Heart University sports community gets a shot in the arm with the joining of Bobby Valentine, a big name in baseball circle. On Tuesday he was named executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics by the university.
- Eastern Michigan University to Host Unplug Event
- The Eastern Michigan University will observe an unplugged event on Wednesday, Feb 27 at 5 p.m in the Multi-Cultural Lounge of King Hall on Ypsilanti campus of Eastern Michigan University.
- Energy Secretary Chu to Resume Teaching Physics at Stanford University
- United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will head back to the Stanford University to join the faculty after he demits his office this year.
- John F Kerry Will Make First Policy Speech at University of Virginia
- US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry will speak at the University of Virginia on Feb 20. It's said to be his first public remarks after succeeding Hillary Clinton earlier this year.
- EMU Marching Band to Perform on Detroit Public TV Music Show
- The Eastern Michigan University Marching Band will be featured on the nationally syndicated television show, "Ariel, Zoey, & Eli, Too," aired on Detroit Public Television (WTVS), Friday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m, said the university.
