They say budget cuts, enrollment declines could slow number of grads they produce
Matt Krupnick
Matt Krupnick is a Chicago-based journalist specializing in inequity, inequality, education, investigative work, data journalism, and the environment.
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Wins for Athletes Could Cost Fellow Students Steeper Fees
Wins by college athletes in courtrooms and boardrooms could end up as losses for their nonathlete classmates. High-profile legal cases and NCAA policy changes are likely to boost the cost of fielding big-time athletics programs, and students—even those who never attend a single college basketball or football game—may have to foot the bill. Some schools […]
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What Law Schools Can Teach Colleges About Lowering Tuition
Two years into his presidency at Roger Williams University, Donald Farish still could not understand why its law school was charging students $41,400 a year. With law schools seeing huge declines in applicants as legal jobs dried up, something needed to be done. “It was time we confronted the reality,” Farish said. So the law […]
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Colleges Respond to Growing Ranks of Learning Disabled
Endowed with a newfound freshman’s hunger for independence, Alix Generous thought she could conquer college without seeking help for the learning disabilities she had dealt with since she was 11. She was wrong. In her first year at the College of Charleston, Generous decided against using the school’s assistance programs for students with dyslexia and […]
