The College Board released its annual Trends in Higher Education report this week, which outlined the rising cost of college tuition and the importance of financial aid.
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Students in the class of 2020 might find college harder to pay for than their predecessors. At midnight on Thursday, the Federal Perkins Loan Program expired when a bipartisan group of U.S. senators chose not to pursue its renewal.
Read More »More than one year after the UNC-system Board of Governors passed a cap and freeze policy — limiting the amount of tuition revenue universities can use for need-based financial aid — UNC-system schools continue to feel the heat.
Read More »College students around the nation can breathe a sigh of relief — change is coming to the often baffling Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Read More »In an attempt to simplify the conversation around higher education, a new study has proposed a benchmark to clarify the cost of college.
Read More »Given that UNC students have seen tuition rise seven out of the last 10 years, it’s hard to imagine students receiving free tuition without applying for scholarships or grants.
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When joining a sorority, Gwen Gaylord found herself spending more time waitressing than she did with fellow members of Chi Omega.
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Losing prized faculty members to other universities that make lucrative offers — it’s an unfortunately familiar, persistent problem for the UNC system.
Read More »The financial aid realm is notorious for its 100-plus-question form and the headaches it creates for students — but a new report offers proposals to simplify the financial aid and loan repayment process.
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So far, Jose has defied the odds.
Read More »President Barack Obama on Tuesday dropped a widely criticized proposal to bring back taxes on 529 college savings plans — which had been a key funding source for his free community college program.
Read More »In an effort to address concerns swirling around issues such as sexual assault and alcohol abuse, the UNC-system Board of Governors’ budget and finance committee will vote Thursday on a $30 UNC campus security fee for students.
Read More »North Carolina is bucking the higher education trend — and not in a good way.
Read More »As students gear up for their recently registered spring semester classes, many are considering the costs of textbooks, printing and clickers that will inevitably pop up.
Read More »By the time sophomore Warren Feng could enroll at UNC’s School of Medicine, tuition might increased by 23.4 percent for in-state students.
Read More »The topic of raising tuition and fees for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years stirred a debate among members of the Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force Friday.
Read More »The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force voted Thursday to approve several tuition increases for UNC professional schools.
Read More »Students attending universities in Germany now enjoy the luxury of free tuition nationwide, but education experts say the framework of American universities might not allow for a similar model.
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North Carolina ranks second in the nation for having the lowest in-state public university tuition for low-income students, according to a report released by the New America Foundation.
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After years of protecting students late at night, SafeWalk has found itself in a danger of its own.
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