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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

198. MVCAP fyi

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1. The Inevitable Happens in Ohio, by Doug Lederman - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/gRtKQ4

"Ohio has undergone rapid and significant change in its higher education system since 2007, when the state legislature passed a law allowing Strickland, rather than the Ohio Board of Regents, to appoint the higher education chancellor, streamlining the newly created University System of Ohio and -- as a near-unavoidable consequence -- politicizing its head position."

2. Ohio Chancellor Steps Down, Leaving Strat Plan in Limbo, by Eric Kelderman - http://chronicle.com/article/Ohio-Chancellor-Steps-Down/126480/

"Mr. Fingerhut's departure leaves in doubt to what extent the state will continue with the far-reaching, 10-year strategic plan the chancellor engineered and shepherded through the General Assembly in 2008 with overwhelming bipartisan support."

3. 'Lowering Higher Education' by Scott Jaschik - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/dQRHU6

‎"The corporate university is one that, in the face of declining government funding, is increasingly dependent on corporate sponsorship and funding to carry out its traditional tasks of teaching and research. It literally sells physical space on the campus to corporations, accept[ing] financial donations for building projects and endowments of chairs, replete with the corporate brand."

4. Don't Believe Princeton Review's Best Value College List, by Lynn O'Shaughnessy - http://t.co/2cb6bWj

"Plenty of the top colleges that The Princeton Review singles out for honors could also earn spots on a list of the nation’s most expensive colleges and universities. Many of the students who end up attending these “best value” school will pay more than $200,000 for their degree. Hardly what I call a bargain."

5. Schools tout efforts to keep tuition in check, by Mary Beth Marklein - http://usat.ly/gqMPQr via @USATODAY

"The Education Department began nudging colleges toward greater transparency last July, when it published, at http://www.collegenavigator.gov/, average net prices based on family income for schools that receive federal financial aid. Beginning Oct. 29, colleges will be required to post a "net price calculator" on their websites to help families estimate more precisely what they will be expected to pay."

6. Calculate the cost of college and chance of financial aid, by Terri Gruca - http://t.co/4GbTyC2

‎"There are a few tools that can help you determine the price of college based on your family’s income for schools that receive federal financial aid. The Department of Education created this web site last July to help families make more informed decisions about college. This is a terrific tool because it not only breaks down the cost of tuition, but of books, room and board and even how many students qualified for financial aid as well as the amount they were given."

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