The AVE has reported previously that the private ivies, because they subsidize tuition by merit scholarships, are actually a lot mess expensive than public schools like the UW. While the UW and its peer public ivies drift toward a financially elite status, “private ” schools like Princ[...]
Posts Tagged ‘tuition’
September 9th, 2011 - 5:33 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Where the “new” tuition dollars are going
by Goldy from the SLOG University of Washington director of undergraduate admissions Philip Ballinger announced that the university would be restoring the 150 slots for resident freshman that were cut earlier this year as part of a cost-cutting move. The University intends to continue the overall gr[...]
August 10th, 2011 - 11:02 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Texas Pursues Profit Models for Higher Education.
Rick Perry Pushes ALEC-Backed Education Policies To Turn Texas Universities Into Businesses …from Think Progress By Travis Waldron posted from ThinkProgress Education on Aug 5, 2011 at 7:10 pm ThinkProgress intern Sarah Bufkin contributed to this report The Governor’s Transcript fro[...]
August 3rd, 2011 - 2:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges
As School Starts: How to Pay for Tuition
from the Huff Post The cost of a college education is rising, but the wages that pay for them aren’t. Over the last 20 years, while pay for the average American worker stagnated, college tuitions have risen drastically, according to an article by CNN Money. In fact, the average cost of tuition[...]
Meritocracy or Class warfare?
Ed. I ceased donating to Harvard several years ago. I did so, not because of a lack of pride in my college or lack of gratitude for what it did for me, but because of a belief that Harvard is part of a system that is moving the US toward a dysfunctional, class based, self […][...]
April 11th, 2011 - 10:03 am § in Uncategorized
A UW Prof: Who SHOULD Be A: UW Student?
UW Admissions and the Budget Cuts from Cliff Mass and UW AAUP listserv After the Seattle Times published a front page article: Why Straight-A Students Won’t Get into the UW this Year there has been a firestorm of comments in the media and blogosphere–and I have gotten quite a few emails [...]
BREAKING NEWS: UW Faculty Announce Effort to Create a Union.
from AAUP listserv: Working Towards a Union for the UW faculty by Raya Fidel, Professor, Information School The quality of faculty work life at the UW has deteriorated during the last decade. Throughout the years the Faculty Senate has worked diligently to represent the faculty and it needs[...]
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:23 am § in Schools & Colleges
As the UW becomes an Ivy. will WA kids be turned away?
from Katherine Long at the Seattle Times: Why straight-A’s may not get you into UW this year In the face of continuing state budget cuts, academic leaders at the University of Washington in February made a painful decision to cut the number of Washington students the school will admit this fal[...]
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:39 pm § in Uncategorized
“You are so wrong!!” More on HB1822 and Western Governors
Here is Rep. Phyllis Kenney’s response to my email asking questions about HB1822 “You are so wrong!!” That may be, but I still can not get answers to my questions from her or from any other source that supports Western Governors University. a. What is WGU’s real graduation ra[...]
UW Students and Faculty at Town Hall
As promised, this Saturday I attended the 43 rd District Townhall along with Senator Ed Murry, House Speaker Frank Chopp, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen. AND .. a lot of people! AND … a big show by UW students and faculty, led by Prof. of Astronomy Bruce Balick and students from BARK. The pre[...]