Higher education funding in N.J. is way down, while tuition is way up, report finds
TRENTON -- New Jersey's "lackluster" financial support of its colleges and universities has led to increased tuition, ballooning student debt and erosion in the quality of higher education, according to a new report.
The Great Out-of-State Migration: Where Students Go
Public colleges and universities have historically served their own state residents, but the number of out-of-state freshmen attending them has nearly doubled since 1986, according to Department of Education data.
UT officials have donated funds to numerous political campaigns and political action committees
Current UT deans, presidents, provosts, vice provosts and vice presidents have donated more than $27,000 since 1999 to both Republican and Democratic political campaigns and political action committees at both the state and federal level, according to filings compiled by The Daily Texan from the Texas Ethics Commission and the Federal Election Commission.
Should Iowa Universities form their own PACs?
The president of the University of Iowa said Thursday that he was "this close" to turning toward political action committees to ensure that the Iowa Legislature gets filled with lawmakers who understand the value of the public research university to the state’s economy and future.
