tuition-free college education Archives

tuition-free college education Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Community College Tuition for Michigan’s Essential Workers with More To Follow

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The program’s been a resounding success — more than 60,000 people signed up in the first two …

by Future U/ February 2, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Election 2020 Looming, ‘Free’ College is on the Political Radar

Eighteen of the 23 Democratic candidates have announced support for tuition-free higher education (in one form or another). Twenty states …

by Future U/ June 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tuition-Free Medical School Yields Application Surge At NYU

And the best news is that apps have doubled from underrepresented minority students. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ January 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: NYU Announces Tuition-Free Medical Education

It’s a bold move, amounting to about $55k per student. But students will still have to cover living expenses, estimated …

by Future U/ August 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Bard Offers 2-Year, Tuition-Free Program Aimed At Lower-Income Students

Called a “micro-college,” it’s a selective two-year liberal arts associate’s degree program. Read more from The Christian Science Monitor.

by Future U/ November 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Bernie Sanders On Tuition-Free Public Higher Education

Sen. Sanders will speak to this issue at a Town Hall, scheduled for Thursday night via Facebook Live. Read his …

by Future U/ October 11, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Might UMich’s Free Tuition Plan Affect Student Performance?

Speculation abounds about the impact of Michigan’s GoBlue Guarantee. Read more here (from The Detroit Free Press.) Readers’ Comments speak …

by Future U/ July 1, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New York State Proposes Tuition-Free College Plan

To be rolled out over 3 years, the plan offers free tuition at state colleges/universities for qualifying families. Read more …

by Future U/ January 4, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Critique of The Clinton Tuition Plan

From The New York Times. Read more.

by Future U/ July 9, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Clinton’s Higher Ed Plan Includes a Tuition-Elimination Provision

For families earning less than $125k per annum in-state tuition will be waived at public universities. Read more.

by Future U/ July 7, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Tuition in Harvard’s Future?

Many university endowments are at all-time highs with Harvard’s endowment at $38 billion. Is now the time for tuition-free undergrad education? Read more …

by Future U/ January 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/