Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable
Ethan Kuhstoss, Contributing Writer $40,000. That’s the average cost of public university tuition over a four year period. That number doesn’t account for housing, fees, […]
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Wanda Mitchell, former Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, dies at 57
Wanda S. Mitchell, Ed.D, former Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, passed away earlier this month. Mitchell served as a prominent voice in the VCU community […]
Obama announces “Student Aid Bill of Rights”
Average cost of an in-state Virginia school: $11,142.
Number of Virginians currently borrowing federal Direct or FFEL loans: 1,058,000.
Total outstanding balance of those loans: $30,118,363,000.
Cost of higher education: Priceless?
New state budget alleviates deep funding cuts toward Virgina colleges, universities
The Virginia General Assembly passed measures on Feb. 26 that partially alleviate the deep funding cuts Virginia’s institutions of higher education suffered in fiscal year 2014, as well as allocating pay increases for college faculty, teachers and state employees.
Open Minds scholarship opens doors for former inmates
VCU’s newly installed John Patrick Dooley Open Minds Scholarship covers all college expenses for a single VCU course for formerly jailed inmates following their release from the Richmond City Justice Center.