Tuition hike will not affect financial aid
The increase in tuition, room and board costs for the 2011-12 academic year, approved by the Board of Trustees at a meeting early this month, may not have significant ramifications for financial aid.
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Trustees approve 3.5-percent tuition increase
The Board of Trustees approved a combined tuition, room and board increase of 3.5 percent for the 2011-2012 academic year. This rise will be applied across the University, with the exception of Stanford Law School, which will see a 5.75-percent hike in its fees.
Dept. of Education makes it easier to complete FAFSA
To boost the number of low-income applicants, the nation’s Dept. of Education has made changes to the FAFSA forms for easy completion.
Hume outlines trustees’ agenda, notes Hennessy’s 10th year
The board of trustees expects reports this year on the state of the School of Engineering, the earthquake risks facing the University and the next 25 years of land use at Stanford, board President Leslie Hume said in an overview of the board’s agenda on Tuesday.
Stanford hopes to close financial-aid deficit in four to five years, Hennessy tells Stanford faculty
University President John Hennessy highlighted the endowment’s recovery at Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting, which also saw a detailed overview of undergraduate admission and financial aid two years into a financial aid overhaul that pressured University finances but erased tuition for hundreds of students’ families.
Financial aid undergoes shifts
With concerns abounding about the fiscal viability of the University’s significant financial aid commitments, Stanford announced new changes in its 2010-11 budget designed to ensure that the program can continue to meet the “demonstrated financial needs” of all admitted undergraduates.
The Daily brief: July 26, 2010
Stanford student wins SF Marathon… California student aid… Sustainable wastewater treatment… How Stanford Law School measures up… Language and culture… Internet and privacy… Immigrants and crime… Serpentine battle continues… Limits on the wireless spectrum…. Cardinal athletes… Science Friday… David Kennedy on war… Stanford news from around the Web for Monday, July 26, 2010.
The GAO Report: An Open Letter to the University
Shelley Gao reviews the most important issues in the University today.