Word: tuition
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...books more closely. "The fact that this amount of money could be siphoned from church coffers in such a brief period while nobody noticed is simply extraordinary," says Ostling. He reports that the money went to slush funds she controlled with her pastor husband, two houses, jewelry, childrens' tuition and an occasional limousine rental. Even as the Cookes allegedly were raiding the till, says Ostling, dwindling donations had forced the 2.5 million-member denomination to cut its national office staff by a third...
...Boston area at one time or another, and I'veassisted a strange Willy Wonka-esque financialwizard during my years at Harvard. But these jobswere rarely that time-consuming, and my paychecksonly went towards expenses of my own devising: mycrack habit, expensive hair products, etc. Ihaven't been paying my tuition bills, you see. Itake things like heat and electricity for granted:some guy shows up every few months and putzesaround my family's basement for awhile, but I'venever been sure if he's reading the gas meter orremoving the asbestos. I've never field a taxreturn form, or even...
...Mellon Fellows will receive tuition and fees for one year of graduate study as well as a stipend...
...latest issue of Reason magazine, "Since a college knows the average expected family contribution of their student body, it makes sense for administrators to boost their charges above that amount--thus making more students eligible for aid. Families will pay more, but a good portion of the tuition hike will be picked up by the government. Hence, colleges and universities can get more money for providing exactly the same service." (Didn't you always wonder why tuition is so high...
...blind admissions would probably have to be sacrificed. Harvard would probably not be able to maintain its current level of socio-economic, racial and geographic "diversity" among its students. On the bright side, Harvard would also have an incentive to find ways to reduce the exorbitant cost of its tuition...