Despite challenges phenominal growth in Higher Education in Pakistan
Rupee News
As way to benchmark, we have to remind the world that there was only on 1 University in Pakista 1947 — that too was dysfunctional. There was no Phd program in 1947. Literacy rates in 1947 were 16%. In education, literacy rates amongst adults in 2008 ...
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New York Times
Florida May Reduce Tuition for Select Majors - NYTimes.com
New York Times
To nudge students toward job-friendly degrees, the governor's task force on higher education suggested recently that university tuition rates be frozen for three years for majors in “strategic areas,” which would vary depending on supply and demand.
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Missouri lawmakers consider higher education funding formula
Columbia Missourian
It's part of an initiative, required by state law, to develop a funding formula for higher education institutions similar to what exists for public K-12 education. Missouri's current approach allots money based largely on how much the colleges and ...
Lawmakers consider higher education funding formulaKRCG
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College Tuition, Priced Like Cellphone Plans
Wall Street Journal (India)
As rising tuition continues to put college out of many students' reach, some schools are experimenting with the kinds of pay-as-you-go payment plans more common to phone and cable bills. Anna Maria Andriotis has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.
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Dr. James J. Kelly: Fiscal Cliffs in Higher Education
Huffington Post
Two economics professors walk into a bar. One says, "to avoid financial disaster, focus on job creation and staying competitive in the global marketplace." The other says, "raise taxes for corporations." I truly wish there was a joke in there, but the ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Another pay bump for private-college presidents
Washington Post
Private-college presidents saw their median total compensation climb 2.8 percent to $396,649 in 2010, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Sunday, with presidents at the top of the heap seeing much fatter paydays. Three dozen presidents of nearly ...
Turns out, a college education does payMinneapolis Star Tribune
Private College Presidents Pay Increases Slightly: Chronicle Of Higher ...Huffington Post
Three Dozen Private-College Presidents Earned Over $1 Million in 2010, Study ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Lawmakers consider higher education funding formula
KRCG
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A proposal being considered by Missouri lawmakers would base 10 percent of funding for public colleges and universities on whether they meet performance goals. The plan outlined Monday for a joint House and Senate ...
Proposal would create funding formula for Missouri higher educationSoutheast Missourian
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MassLive.com
Smith College names Kathleen McCartney as 11th president
Boston.com
Smith College has named Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as its 11th college president. McCartney, 57, succeeds Carol T. Christ, who has been president of the women's college in Northampton since 2002.
Smith College selects Harvard Graduate School Dean of Education Kathleen ...MassLive.com
Massachusetts: A Dean at Harvard Is Chosen to Lead Smith CollegeNew York Times
Ed School Dean To Leave for Smith CollegeHarvard Crimson
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KCRG
College of Education dean resigns at University of Iowa
Indianapolis Star
The dean of the University of Iowa College of Education announced her resignation Monday following a flurry of reports last week that high-ranking UI officials had ordered the destruction of records pertaining to faculty and staff dissatisfaction over ...
University of Iowa education dean quits postDesMoinesRegister.com
UI College of Education Dean Resigns Amid 'Crisis': Daily Iowan Reader, Dec. 11Patch.com
UI College of Education Dean Margaret Crocco announces resignationIowa Now
Sioux City Journal -UI The Daily Iowan -KCRG
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College Tuition, Priced Like a Cellphone Plan
Smartmoney.com
While $199 might cover just a single credit (or much less) at a typical college, the same fee buys a month of unlimited classes at New Charter University, one of two online schools by startup firm UniversityNow. The pricing structure is similar to ...
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