Busting the Myths about Private Colleges
NAICU debunks the major myths surrounding private nonprofit colleges and universities. Visit 9myths.org to get the facts!
Private Colleges Focus on Affordability
New campus affordability measures are helping to keep students' and families' out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. Tuition cuts and freezes, three-year degree programs, and more. Complete list
2011 NAICU in the News
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2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 DECEMBERRusk, Texas, Cherokeean Herald (Dec. 28, 2011)
Lon Morris placed on warned status by SACS (subs. req.)
Inside Higher Ed (Dec. 21, 2011)
Presidential Candidate, Ph.D. CNNMoney (Dec. 20, 2011)
Colleges pay presidents millions while raising tuition Fond du Lac Reporter, Wis. (Dec. 16, 2011)
Marian University president DiSalvo named to NAICU boardTyler, Texas, Morning Telegraph (Dec. 13, 2011)
College's Cash Problems ContinueMaclean's Magazine (Dec. 12, 2011)
Don't get stuck doing a Victory LapJacksonville Daily Progress (Dec. 9, 2011)
Federal agency: LMC failed financial responsibility test for 2010Tulane Hullabaloo (Dec. 9, 2011)
Cowen's pay falls within top 50 schoolsKPCC 89.3 FM (Dec. 5, 2011)
Chapman University makes list of top 10 highest paid private college presidents Associated Press (Dec. 5, 2011)
Private College Presidents' Pay up Modestly New York Times (Dec. 4, 2011)
Private-College Presidents Getting Higher Salaries
Washington Post (Dec. 4, 2011)
Survey: What presidents at private colleges earn
Fond du Lac, Wis., Reporter (Dec. 4, 2011)
Marian's DiSalvo elected to board
Chicago Tribune (Dec. 3, 2011)
More colleges offering a 4-year 'guarantee'
Kiplinger's Personal Finance (December 2011)
Best Values in Private Colleges 2011-12NOVEMBERDuke Chronicle (Nov. 30, 2011)
Super committee failure, budget cuts to impact Duke
CNNMoney (Nov. 28, 2011)
Want cheaper tuition? Find religion
Wall Street Journal (Nov. 27, 2011)
Schools Offer GuaranteesRoosevelt Torch (Nov. 27, 2011)
Middleton's climbing compensation is a bad example for cash strapped University Roosevelt Torch (Nov. 27, 2011)
Compensation questionedChattanooga Times Free Press (Nov. 17, 2011)
Sewanee freezes tuition for current students
Chattanoogan.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
The University Of The South Freezes Tuition For Current Students
Daily Tarheel (University of North Carolina) (Nov. 15, 2011)
Advocacy group runs initiative to save student aid
Pendulum (Elon College) (Nov. 15, 2011)
Students encouraged to petition for Pell Grants
Daily Reveille (Louisiana State University) (Nov. 10, 2011)
Petition created to protect federal aid
Village Soup (Nov. 9, 2011)
Unity College President Stephen Mulkey Joins National "Save Student Aid" Movement
South Bend, Ind., Tribune (Nov. 6, 2011)
Holy Cross, Bethel on watch list
Education Week (Nov. 4, 2011)
Student Aid Emerges as Hot Political Topic
Michigan Daily (Nov. 3, 2011)
Students petition for Congress to keep higher education aid
Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov. 2, 2011)
Petition to Protect Federal Student Aid From Cuts Draws 36,000 SignaturesOCTOBERChestnut Hill, Pa., Local (October 28, 2011)
CH College misses passing grade on DOE 2010 test
Inside Higher Ed (October 26, 2011)
A Shifting Burden
Bloomberg Businessweek (October 25, 2011)
As State Funds Dry Up, College Costs Skyrocket
Allentown, Pa., Morning Call (October 24, 2011)
Area colleges competing for adult students
Louisville, Ky., Business First (October 21, 2011)
Bellarmine announces $100 million capital campaign
Charleston, W.Va., State Journal (October 20, 2011)
2 W.Va. Schools Dispute Findings of Financial Inadequacies
Greensboro, N.C., News Record (October 19, 2011)
Greensboro college fails a stability testBurlington, Vt., Free Press (October 17, 2011)
Three Vermont schools of higher ed fall short in finances
Dubuque, Iowa, Telegraph Herald (October 16, 2011)
Loras disputes financial rating
Buffalo News (October 15, 2011)
Medaille vows four-year degree guaranteeKnoxville News Sentinel (October 15, 2011)
Carson-Newman protests failing financial grade received from feds
Ashland, Wis., Current (October 13, 2011)
Northland President Responds To Poor Financial Report Inside Higher Ed (October 13, 2011)
Colleges Fail U.S. Financial Test
Chronicle of Higher Education (October 12, 2011)
180 Private Colleges Fail Education Dept.'s Latest Financial-Responsibility Test
Reuters (October 10, 2011)
State colleges are a bargain-hunter's best higher-education dreamFiscal Times (October 7, 2011)
The Case for Making Harvard Pay Taxes
College Reporter (October 3, 2011)
The Future of Higher EducationSEPTEMBERSmartMoney (September 30, 2011)
15 Colleges Offering Tuition DiscountsOmaha, Neb., World-Herald (September 28, 2011)
Diploma in 4 years - guaranteed
Fairfield University Mirror (September 28, 2011)
Earn a College Degree in Four Years
Chattanooga, Tenn., Free Press (September 25, 2011)
Scholarship cuts upset Sewanee students
Frontlines, USAID (Sept./Oct. 2011 Issue)
Higher Education Partnerships Lift up Students, Small Businesses
Greensboro, N.C., News-Record (September 16, 2011)
Colleges see flaws in test of stability
New York Times (September 14, 2011)
Pay for Only 4 Years of College. Guaranteed.
Miami Herald (September 14, 2011)
FIU opens 2 new sites in areas ‘where the students are'
Chronicle of Higher Education (September 7, 2011)
Education Dept. Miscalculates 'Financial Responsibility' Scores, Private Colleges Say
Shreveport Times (September 7, 2011)
Centenary College undergraduate enrollment holding steady
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (September 4, 2011)
College students squeezed by rising fees, declining aid Dayton Business Journal (September 2, 2011)
Wilberforce takes steps for future AUGUSTLos Angeles Times (August 28, 2011)
USC to seek record-breaking donation total University World News (August 28, 2011)
US: Pell saved, but graduate students sufferStaunton, Va., News Leader (August 26, 2011)
Private colleges in Va. offer many incentivesChronicle of Higher Education (August 13, 2011)
As Universities Globalize, Consortia Take On a New Meaning
Times Higher Education (August 11, 2011)
US debt deal spares $37bn student aid scheme - for now Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader (August 8, 2011)
Keeping lid on tuition increases Daily Bruin (UCLA) (August 8, 2011)
Pell Grant survives debt deal, but graduate student loans suffer
National Journal (August 6, 2011)
College Buddies (subs. req.)
USA Today (August 2, 2011)
Debt deal cuts graduate loans to boost Pell grants
Chicago, Ill., Lake Forester (August 2, 2011)
Local colleges push through tuition increases
Medill News Service (August 1, 2011)
Amid debt-ceiling cuts, good news for Pell grants.
Inside Higher Ed (August 1, 2011)
Short-Term Stability, But ...
Inside Higher Ed (August 1, 2011)
Fighting the Non-University Master'sJULYWilmington News Journal, Ohio (July 15, 2011)
Mayor proclaims July 15 as 'Daniel A. DiBiasio and Chris Burns-DiBiasio Day'The Jerusalem Post (July 8, 2011)
US academic leaders visit to learn 'complexity of region' Air Force Times (July 7, 2011)
GI Bill fix worries vets' groups, schools, VAJUNEUSA Today (June 30, 2011)
Tuition-hiking colleges have some explaining to doNorthJersey.com (June 30, 2011)
Update: Three public colleges in New Jersey rank among the most expensive in the nationCQ Roll Call (June 29, 2011)
Cost of Sustaining Pell Grants Makes Program Vulnerable to Budget Ax (subs. req.)
Chronicle of Higher Education (June 26, 2011)
Trust's Assumptions Are Unreasonable at Best Toledo Blade (June 25, 2011)
BGSU trustees increase tuitionWall Street Journal (June 25, 2011)
College Inflation Bloomberg News (June 24, 2011)
U.S. College Tuition Rises 4.6%, Beating Inflation Inside Higher Ed (June 24, 2011)
Slow GrowingNew York Times (June 23, 2011)
Private College Costs Rising 4.6 PercentBloomberg Businessweek (June 23, 2011)
College: Less Expensive Than You Think? Chronicle of Higher Education (June 23, 2011)
Tuition Increases 4.6% at Private Colleges, While Student Aid Grows 7% Washington Post - College Inc., Blog (June 23, 2011)
Student aid rising faster than tuitionWashington Business Journal (June 23, 2011)
Private college tuition up 4.6%Inside Higher Ed (June 16, 2011)
Possible Setback for Program Integrity Rules Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 5, 2011)
Pittsburghers seek to create an innovative low-cost college The Saxifrage SchoolMAYWashington Post - College Inc. Blog (May 31, 2011)
Merit aid can ease college sticker shockChronicle of Higher Education - Letter to the Editor (May 29, 2011)
Presidents Are Focused on Challenges Ahead Inside Higher Ed (May 25, 2011)
Policy Progress vs. Protecting Privacy The New America (May 23, 2011)
DOE's Proposed Regulations Raise Student Privacy ConcernsChronicle of Higher Education (May 22, 2011)
A Small College Tries, Tries Again to Land a President From a Shrinking PoolChronicle of Higher Education (May 20, 2011)
Pell Grants Face Cuts, Possible OverhaulBurbank Leader (May 9, 2011)
Caps fly at Woodbury graduationInside Higher Ed (May 3, 2011)
Education Department Plans More Negotiations on RulesSioux City Journal (May 3, 2011)
Dordt's Zylstra to retire in 2012APRILSmartMoney.com (Apr. 27, 2011)
The New Kids on Campus Chronicle of Higher Education (Apr. 17, 2011)
Pepperdine U. Chooses Growth by CuttingQuad News, (Quinnipiac University) (Apr. 17, 2011)
You Can't Put a Price on Education - Or Can You?MARCH
California Aggie (Mar. 29, 2011)
Federal definition of 'credit hour' challenged
Lincoln Journal Star (Mar. 23, 2011)
State education leaders sound alarm about Pell cuts Temple News Oline (Mar. 15, 2011)
House bill aims to reduce federal student aidInside Higher Ed (Mar. 15, 2011)
Is Pell Too Big?Columbus, Ind., The Republic (Mar. 14, 2011)
Huntington U. President Dowden says proposed rules on credit hours, state oversight troublingInside Higher Ed (Mar. 14, 2011)
Educators See Federal OverreachNashville Public Radio (Mar. 11, 2011)
Elite College Flees Tuition "Game"Maryland Gazette (Mar. 10, 2011)
State set to lose $71 million in Pell college aid for students
Abilene Reporter-News (Mar. 8, 2011)
ACU ups tuition 10 percentDiverse Magazine (Mar. 4, 2011)
Federal Shutdown Averted, But Some Education Cuts Take Effect
Chico Express News (Mar. 4, 2011)
GOP budget bill would cut Pell Grants
Inside Higher Ed (Mar. 2, 2011)
Rules ReliefFEBRUARYWall Street Journal (Feb. 28, 2011)
College Cries Foul Over a Copycat
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Feb. 27, 2011)
Colleges, students fear grant cutsWall Street Journal (Feb. 26, 2011)
College Cries Foul Over a CopycatThe Hoya (Feb. 25, 2011)
Sewanee Only College to Lower TuitionSalt Lake Tribune (Feb. 24, 2011)
New law overhauls need-based college aidRichmond Times Dispatch (Feb. 23, 2011)
R-MC to offer 4-year degree guaranteeChattanooga Times Free Press (Feb. 20, 2011)
Sewanee to cut tuitionTennessean (Feb. 20, 2011)
Prestigious Sewanee slashes tuition to attract more familiesWall Street Journal (Feb. 19, 2011)
Buying Your Way Into College Slate (Feb. 17, 2011)
University of the South Cuts Tuition by 10 Percent BusinessWeek (Feb. 17, 2011)
Tuition Benefits Drying Up
Wall Street Journal (Feb. 17, 2011)
University of the South Slashes Tuition, Cites EconomyChronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 16, 2011)
U. of the South Cuts Price by 10% for Next YearNew York Times (Feb. 16, 2011)
Bucking Trend, College Will Cut PriceU.S. News & World Report (Feb. 15, 2011)
How Much is Your College President Costing You?eCampus News (Feb. 14, 2011)
Obama to seek changes in Pell GrantsAda Herald (Feb. 7, 2011)
Daniel DiBiasio named new president of Ohio Northern University
Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 4, 2011)
Mend It, Don't End ItInside Higher Ed (Feb. 2, 2011)
Washington WrapupRiverhead Local (Feb. 2, 2011)
Colleges Name Bishop 'Advocate of the Year'Daily Caller (Feb. 2, 2011)
TheDC Morning: Floridians like Rick Scott’s new austerity plan more than they like Rick ScottBusiness Journal, Greensboro, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2011)
Guilford College head to lead task force
Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 1, 2011)
Pell Grants Are in Jeopardy, Senator Durbin Says, in Warning to Nonprofit CollegesChronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 1, 2011)
At Private Colleges' Meeting, Advice on Niche Strategies, Branding, and Leadership
Diverse (Feb. 1, 2011)
Conference: Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their Affordability
Bloomberg (Feb. 1, 2011)
Durbin Challenges Nonprofit Colleges to Back For-Profit Rules
Christian Chronicle (February 2011)
Trends in Christian education: Rising enrollments fueled by graduates JANUARY
Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 31, 2011)
Federal Aid Is Key to an Educated Work ForceBusinessWire.com (Jan. 31, 2011)
Mintz Levin Attorney Raymond D. Cotton to Speak at the NAICU Annual Legislative ConferenceBusiness Calendar - Washington Post (Jan. 29, 2011)
NAICU holds conference through WednesdayNewberg Graphic (Jan. 26, 2011)
George Fox president chosen for national board
College Days, Ripon College (Jan. 26, 2011)
NAICU Board Welcomes President David C. JoyceArgus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. (Jan. 15, 2011)
Plan:Privatize S.D. Tech
The Tech, MIT Student Newspaper (Jan. 5, 2011)
Opinion: Ms. Hockfield, tear down this wall
Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 4, 2011)
Charge of Illegal Lobbying RejectedInside Higher Ed (Jan. 4, 2011)
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