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UDC
The 16-part investigative series exposed out-of-control spending by the president of the University of District of Columbia, the only publicly-funded university in the nation's capital. The story shows how the university president used taxpayer dollars on first-class travel, a luxury automobile and home renovations... all when he was doubling student tuition.
Tags: student tuition; unversity president; University of the District of Columbia; UDC
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UDC
An exposure of out-of-control spending by the president of the University of District of Columbia, the only publicly-funded university in the nation's capital. The investigation showed how President Allen Sessoms used taxpayer dollars on first-class travel, a luxury automobile and home renovations, all while he was doubling student tuition.
Tags: udc; fraud; washington; taxpayer; dollars;
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Inside the RSOs
Boozer examined the perks afforded undergraduate administration - from paid tuition, parking and stipends for six full-time students totally almost $70,000. The fees came from the University of Memphis' Student Activity Fee. The follow-ups included coverage of a freshman senator who was dismissed for being quoted in the story.
Tags: higher education; student fees; undergraduate administration; tuition
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How Student Fees Quietly Boost College Sports
The investigation found that many college and universities had not been disclosing how much of the student fees was going toward the athletic budgets. In some cases, student fees for athletics can account for as much as 23% of the total mandatory tuition and fees charge.
Tags: university athletics; college sports; Division I; state schools; tuition
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Big Bucks U
After a president of a Kansas City medical school is fired unexpectedly, the Star investigates. The investigation found that while the president was earning an extremely high salary, administrative costs at the school were rising. The school board ignored warnings from faculty, administrators, and students.
Tags: school board; university president; university; salary; tuition
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"Scrutinizing Scholarships"
"Each member of the Illinois General Assembly, the state’s legislative body, can give up to eight one-year scholarships away to any Illinois public university student." When deciding on the scholarship recipients, lawmakers can pick any rubric they want to choose them. In fact, "lawmakers awarded 196 scholarships to relatives of campaign contributors." These scholarships affect the universities because the scholarships are like tuition waivers, which leave the bill for the universities. Further, "university officials note the GA scholarship program costs their institutions about $12 million per year."
Tags: Illinois; FOIA; General Assembly; University
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Colleges Play, Public Pays
Athletic departments at taxpayer-funded universities receive more than $1 billion in student fees and general school funds and services.
Tags: taxes; taxpayer; funding; tuition fee; NCAA; athletics
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Holding on to Hope
Georgia started the HOPE scholarship program in 1993 to give high school students of lower-income families a chance to go to college. But now it's in danger of breaking the bank. HOPE receives funding from the state's lottery, but the demand is outweighing the supply. Georgia lawmakers changed the standards for scholarship availability, and now scholarships are given to any student, regardless of need. This story examines how high school students fare in college with their HOPE scholarships, how HOPE money sometimes goes to other projects, and how the lottery money that goes to HOPE comes mostly out of pockets of the poor.
Tags: HOPE scholarship; college students; tuition
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Baylor Investigation
This series of reports has been triggered by the disappearance of a high profile Baylor University basketball player. Soon a murder investigation was underway with teammates being the primary suspects. The follow up articles are about the improper tuition payments that were made to basketball players which led to the resignation of the athletics director.
Tags: college sports; Baylor University Basketball; Patrick Dennehy; Carlton Dotson; NCAA; use of drugs in sports; payments made to student athletes
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Mixed Signals. No green card means American education is a win-lose prospect. Undocumented students are guaranteed K-12 by law, but college isn't so easy. 'A girl without a country.'
According to the article, "...For undocumented immigrant students--many of whom have spent nearly their entire lives here--coming to America can both unlock their potential and prevent them from fulfilling it. The students are entitled by law to a subsidized education through high school. If they do well enough to get into college, though, they are caught in a financial vise: ineligible for federal aid, they are also charged nonresident or international tuition rates--generally double or triple the standard tab."
Tags: international students; immigrant students; education; college; universities; school; tuition