Costs

American colleges and universities spend billions of dollars a year from state, federal, and private sources. The following articles identify ways to cut costs and ensure that public investment in higher education provides value to students, taxpayers, and society.

Assessing women’s need for an on-campus masseusse

Jul 15, 2001 · Jon Sanders

UNCW has completed its “needs assessment” for a proposed women’s center there.

UNC students protest proposed budget cuts

Jun 1, 2001 · Jon Sanders

In early May, more than 2,000 college students marched from N.C. State University to and through the State Legislative Building to protest a proposed reduction in state appropriations to schools in the University of North Carolina system.

Study Proposes Over $100 Million in State Higher Ed. Savings

May 16, 2001 · Martin Center Staff

A state budget crisis has a new governor hamstrung, legislators flummoxed, state agencies fearful of reductions, taxpayers fretting over future tax increases, and state lottery opponents afraid they’ll lose their issue. Changing Course IV, a publication of the John Locke Foundation, proposes a biennial budget for North Carolina that would calm the fears of the taxpayers and lottery opponents. It would exacerbate those of the state agencies, however.

UNC Students Protest Budget Cut

May 4, 2001 · Chad Adams

More than 2,000 college students on Wednesday marched from N.C. State University to and through the State Legislative Building to protest a proposed reduction in state appropriations to schools in the University of North Carolina system

Secrecy surrounds proposed women’s center at UNC-Wilmington

Mar 15, 2001 · Martin Center Staff

Talk of a new women’s center at UNC-Wilmington has at least one student organization asking questions. According to John Kaiser, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership Group (CLG) at UNC-W, it’s not the idea of having a women’s center at the university that upsets members of his group, but the secrecy surrounding the issue.

Proposals to Raise Tuition Draw Criticism

Mar 8, 2001 · Chad Adams

The UNC Board of Governors last week allowed tuition increases at eight campuses, which drew fire from some board members.

“Secrecy” Over Women

Feb 15, 2001 · Martin Center Staff

Talk of a Women’s Center at UNC-Wilmington has at least one student organization asking questions. According to John Kaiser, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership Group (CLG) at UNC-W, it’s not the idea of having a women’s center at the University that upsets members of his group, but the secrecy surrounding the issue.

UNC Leaders Want More For Student Aid

Jan 31, 2001 · Chad Adams

Boosting need-based financial aid could help increase overall student enrollment as well as minority enrollment at UNC-system schools, according to Dr. Judith Pulley, Vice President for Academic Planning for UNC. UNC leaders are asking the state for an estimated $19.5 million (for the 2001-03 budget biennium) to boost financial aid. Last year, they received $6.3 million.

UNC, Community Colleges Want Better Salaries

Jan 18, 2001 · Martin Center Staff

UNC wants $28.5 million and the Community College System $61.5 million in order to make faculty salaries competitive with peer institutions.

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While 41 percent of non-Hispanic whites attend college in the United States, only 22 percent of Hispanic youths go, according to “Education=Success.”

New Report on Higher Ed Unduly Praises, Criticizes UNC

Jan 15, 2001 · George Leef

The report “Measuring Up 2000” makes North Carolina look good in some respects and bad in others. But before rushing to praise state policymakers where the grades are high or criticize them where the grades are low, we need to examine several questionable assumptions that undermine the validity of those grades.