Editorial: Students get a raw deal with rising education costs, budget cuts
The recent unveiling of tuition increases paired with education budget cuts can be quite worrisome for students, and for young people looking to get the most out of college and plan for the future. The University of Louisville has yet again raised student tuition. That’s understandable, given the growing demand for education, but it would [...]
By Marianna Michael– On April 19, 2012 the Floyd Theatre was filled with about 100 faculty, staff and students attending President James Ramsey’s budget forum. This was a forum in which President Ramsey discussed the budget in the face of the 6.4 percent cut to higher education at the state level. This cut would be [...]
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By Caitlyn Crenshaw– Almost 190 faculty, staff and students put on their thinking caps when the university asked for suggestions to save money in the upcoming operating budget with the cut of state appropriations totaling about $9.6 million. With the state cutting resources distributed to higher education, the university is not only planning for the [...]
Continue reading …Students walk out of class to protest rising tuition costs, student debt
November 14, 2011 No Comment
By Baylee Pulliam “Hey hey, ho ho. Tuition hikes have got to go,” chanted Aubrey Higdon, as she marched across the University of Louisville’s Belknap campus Monday afternoon with her daughter. The march was a part of a student-led walkout, held in conjunction with the social justice advocacy group, Occupy Louisville. U of L students [...]
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