Word: tuition
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...intelligent, curious, persistent, tough and straight as a laser beam? If you are all of the above -- and also black, Hispanic, Asian Native American or a woman -- you may qualify for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and get your college tuition paid by the government...
Student disregard for the council affected not only its reputation, but also its pocketbook. The council's budget--much of which gets funneled directly to student organizations--was hurt by a large increase in the number of students who chose to withhold council dues from their tuition checks...
...agreement ending their arrangement. They also canceled an annual "overlap meeting," at which they discussed financial aid for students who had been accepted by two or more schools in the group. Whatever its effect on future aid offers, last week's action was unlikely to hold down private-college tuition bills, which increased by an average of about 10% each year during the 1980s...
Despite the universities' arguments to the contrary, the Justice Department appears convinced that the added competition will lead to both lower tuition rates and higher awards for students...
Vice President for Finance Robert Scott, however, says the settlement might lead to an "upward pressure" on tuition as more financial aid is offered...