Does thinking about the economy make your head spin? The Trulaske College of Business is here to help. A forum will take place to discuss the economy, the financial system, and what this all means to us. A panel of experts will be on hand to answer questions about the plan passed by Congress last [...]
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Addressing the Financial Crisis
Posted in Faculty and Staff, Financial aid, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged Andrew Beverley, Bill Little, Boone County National Bank, Bruce Walker, Columbia, Columbia Missourian, Financial Crisis, First National Bank, John Howe, Judy Starr, Karen Schnatterly, Kelsey Allen, Missouri, Quam-Nichols Co., Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, W.D. Allen on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Missouri’s Not Alone
Posted in Financial aid, State funding, tagged Compete Missouri, Education budget crisis, Florida spending cuts, Higher education crisis, MU budget woes, University budget cuts on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My previous post (Enough Bang for Your Buck?, May 2) addressed the big picture regarding troubles with educational spending and how it intertwined with faculty concerns about the fiscal future of the university. The Compete Missouri plan, as it stands, will take $7 million of in-house money in order to fund faculty salary increases. That [...]
The Under-the-radar Initiative
Posted in Admissions, Financial aid, tagged 2008 Election, affirmative action, Economic Crisis, Iraq War, Matt Blunt, Missouri, Missouri Flooding, Missouri Ice Storm, Super Tuesday for Equal Rights, Ward Connerly on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thus far, the first three months of 2008 have already provided the potential for one of the more memorable and influential elections years Missouri and the United States has seen in recent memory. Consider the following:
Serious consideration for either the first female or black presidential candidate
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s decision not to seek re-election
The completion [...]
Count Your Public Blessings
Posted in Financial aid, Fundraising, Miscellaneous, State funding on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Public universities are so big sometimes. They can be very daunting.
Sometimes I feel like just a number, and not necessarily a name.
Large lecture classes aren’t the best way to learn for me. And classes with teaching assistants aren’t always what I signed up for.
These are some of the types of statements I’ve heard both from [...]
A Soggy (And Snowy?) Super Tuesday
Posted in Financial aid, tagged Danny Lawhon on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
No news has regularly raced across the wires faster this year than coverage of candidates battling for the Republican and Democrat presidential nominations. It seems apropos to give some quick-hit points about the major players’ campaign promises for higher education from both parties. The links provided will take you to the education issues page of [...]
Do merit-based scholarships attract students?
Posted in Financial aid on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some institutions are beginning to think the answer is no. Gustavus Adolphus College, in Saint Peter, Minn., has cut merit-based financial aid from 48 percent to 33 percent over the past few years. Hamilton College, in Clinton, N.Y., will get rid of merit-based scholarships altogether when the new freshman class begins school next fall.
The reason [...]
MU issues new rules on lending
Posted in Faculty and Staff, Financial aid on October 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The University of Missouri has new rules that ensure the system’s financial aid offices offer students impartial advice about student loans.
The new regulations, signed by interim UM President Gordon Lamb, follow an inquiry New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, launched earlier this year, that examined financial aid practices nationwide. Cuomo began the inquiry after discovering [...]
Further delay for refund checks
Posted in Financial aid on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
MU students are still waiting on refund checks from their PLUS loans. While financial aid officials expected the checks to be in by now, the delay has been pushed back a few weeks, according to an email to students.
The delay is caused by “roll-out glitches” related to the new myZou student record system and [...]
Group excited by Colorado ruling on civil rights initiative
Posted in Financial aid on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A group working to eliminate race and gender preferences in education, public contracts and public employment are upset by the language Secretary of State Robin Carnahan used in the summary statement of its ballot initiative.
In August, the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative filed a petition in Cole County Circuit Court that challenges the official wording of [...]
More Master’s Students at Mizzou
Posted in Financial aid, Miscellaneous on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More students than ever have started master’s programs this fall, according to an article from the New York Times on Sept. 12. The number of students pursuing master’s degrees across the country has almost doubled since 1980. Since 1970, the growth has been 150 percent, which is more than twice as fast as bachelor and [...]
