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Veterans sue Missouri over tuition dispute

A lawsuit filed against MU could change the application of the Returning Heroes Act, a statute designed to reduce tuition for combat veterans, on a statewide level.

Column: Bookstore needs to tailor prices to students

College students are used to being ripped off. It does not matter where you go to school, if you identify yourself as a college student, you are getting ripped off in some shape or form.

Column: Obama’s provisions could increase student debt

President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the upcoming year Monday. The $3.7 trillion behemoth is massive and involves various efforts to shift money around, some cuts, some increases — the usual.

Obama proposes cut to Pell Grants

The federal Pell Grant program, which provides aid to 20 percent of the University of Minnesota’s undergraduates, could face $100 billion in cuts over the next 10 years under a budget plan released by President Obama Monday.

Minnesota may ask those in expensive majors to pay more

Undergraduates at the University of Minnesota pay the same tuition to enroll in any of the school’s 11 colleges — even though some students’ education is more expensive.

Cal Poly Pomona could face $25M cut

In the midst of Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget and the planned $500 million cut to the California State University system, Cal Poly Pomona could potentially face a $25 million cut to its funding this year. In a Jan.

Oregon public universities move to separate from state governance

A proposal being pushed through the 2011 legislative session is attempting to move Oregon Public Universities away from state governance as a solution to the budget crisis facing Oregon public universities and the state as a whole.

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Editorial: Wringing the Pell

Those who watched Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree last month to extend $858 billion worth of Bush-era tax cuts for another two years could be forgiven for thinking that the federal government is flush with cash. Unfortunately, the recent murmuring on Capitol Hill about cuts of up to $5.

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Column: State wants to pass debt to students

While students across the state enjoyed the final few days of their winter break, a state task force took the first steps in another attempt to oblige students to pay more for the same instruction. On Jan.

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