College tuition costs begin to moderate in fall survey
The College Board reports a slight easing in higher education price growth with fall tuition rising 5 to 9 percent overall. Private four year schools exceed 21 thousand dollars while public two year colleges rise about 5 percent to 842 dollars.
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New York
College Board
U.S. Education
William Bennett
Richard Rosser
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Lauro F. Cavazos
Donald M. Stewart
U.S. Justice Department
Bennington College
Vermont
Harvard College
Boston
Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
Duke University
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins University
Seton Hall University
George Washington University
Elite colleges under federal antitrust probe over aid practices
Federal investigators probe how top colleges set student aid by jointly determining aid amounts. Justice Department confirms an inquiry though details are private. The practice, once aimed at preventing bidding wars, involves schools including MIT Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Penn Princeton Yale and others.
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Boston
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Agency
David Runkel
Kathleen Brouder
New York
Brouder
Wall Street Journal
Yale
Smiths
Joan
Dartmouth
Joan Smith
Danmouth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Amherst
Barnard
Bowdoin
Bryn Mawr
Colby
Mount Holyoke
Middlebury
Smith
Trinity
Tufts
Vassar
Wellesley
Wesleyan
Williams
Cereal claim sparks FDA clash over health benefits
General Mills defends Benefit as a breakfast cereal with cholesterol lowering potential while Procter & Gamble urges FDA to classify such claims as drug-related and pull the cereal. FDA review follows P&G’s June 8 request amid contrasts on regulatory rules for foods versus drugs.
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Minneapolis
General Mills Inc
Procter & Gamble Co
P&g
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
General Mills
Craig Shulstad
FDA
Procter & Gamble
Golden Valley
Kellogg Co
Dobson
Old Faithful Could One Day Run Dry Says Park Geologist
Jackson Wyoming AP report cites Yellowstone geologist Rick Hutchinson noting Old Faithful’s eruption interval has lengthened from 65 minutes to about 79 minutes and may someday become dormant. Factors include earthquakes, vandalism, and geyserite buildup, while eruption height and water volume remain largely unchanged.
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Jackson
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Rick Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Jackson Hole
Old Faithful
SW Bell Grants 88,380 for Kansas Economic Projects
Southwestern Bell Foundation selects 13 projects to receive the first 88,380 of its Kansas Economic Excellence Program grant money. The two year program totals 200,000 with 5,000 minimum grants requiring matching funds. Readiness and impact span economic development plans, marketing efforts, and international trade materials across multiple Kansas counties and institutions.
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Topeka
Kan
Southwestern Bell Foundation
Kansas
Bell
Alice Ranstoos
Clay Center
Central
Western Kansas Community Service Consorium
Concordia
Great Bend
Colby
Dodge City
Garden City
Pratt
Hutchinson
Liberal
Kansas State University
Western
Wyandotte
Nomic Development Council
Wyandotte Development Corp
Douglas County
Douglas County Development Inc
Bonner Springs
Edwardsville
Chamber of Commerce
Olathe
Johnson County
Kansas City Area Development Council
Shawnee
Overland
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Financial Aid
Chris Lecos
Benefit
India
Kellogg
Frank Young
Bill Dobson
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Milwaukee
Midwest
Shulstad
SW Bell
Park
Lenex
State Department of Commerce
Sedgwick County
Wichita State University Endowment Association
First National Bank OF Ottawa
F.c.1.c
Adamson Bros. Sheet Metal
417 N. Main
Ottawa
Briggs & Stratton
KVI
Raw Valley
Lawrence
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