Yale announces boosts in financial aid
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Yale University said Monday it is joining an expanding group of elite colleges under pressure from parents, lawmakers and alumni to make top schools more affordable to middle-class and upper middle-class families.
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Brown University has received a &#36;100 million gift for its financial aid program, prompting a restructuring of how the university awards aid to its students.
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An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than $40 billion in help for seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed.
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Invest early, invest often to be able to meet the rising cost of college in the future.
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A number of leading public universities are drawing increasingly impressive and affluent students.
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The Prime Minister confirms plans to match donations given to England's universities.
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University and college funding in England rises 6.4% on last year to Â£7,137m to provide extra student places.
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Next fall, more than a million college students nationwide will see a reduction in Pell Grant money, including some who might see their aid reduced to zero.
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Media & professional: Â· Threshold for full grant moved up to Â£25,000  Â· Student loan 'repayment holidays' proposed
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Harvard University boosts the local economy by $3.4 billion a year, and is directly or indirectly responsible for providing the Boston area with more than 48,000 jobs, according to a study commissioned by the university.
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Mike McLeod's third touchdown, a 1-yard run in the third overtime, followed by a defensive stand gave Yale a 26-20 victory over Penn yesterday in Philadelphia.
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The British prime minister&#39;s initiative received a further boost after his office confirmed that Condoleezza Rice, the incoming US secretary of state, would attend the meeting, expected in early March.
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Big-time college athletic departments who assert that their teams&#39; success leads to increased alumni donations and a better applicant pool have created an &quot;arms
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Senior tailback Robert Carr rushed for 160 yards on 32 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead Yale to a 21-9 win over Princeton yesterday in New Haven.
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A Senate report showed that gifts and payoffs to universities and their officials by student lenders were far more pervasive than had been disclosed.
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Yale University said that it would increase by nearly 40 percent the amount of money the university spends next year from its endowment.
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The New York governor's budget would increase spending by 6.3 percent, allowing him to pay for promised property tax cuts and new education aid.