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...last three years alone have witnessed three major federal inquiries that cut to the heart of the University. The Department of Education probed alleged discrimination against Asian-Americans in the admissions process (Harvard was vindicated). The Department of Justice is looking into alleged antitrust violations involving tuition and financial aid setting (Harvard has already given some ground on this one). And in what may prove to be the most damaging investigation of all, the General Accounting Office is investigating whether the Medical School has been bilking the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars...
...said her family lives in the South End in Boston, said that Harvard's tuition for one year exceeded the combined income of her parents. She described the aid package that Harvard offered her, consisting of $48,900 in scholarships and grants, $9800 in loans and $5050 in federal work-study funds over four years...
Unless, that is, you happen to be an alumnus of Philips Exeter, pay tuition with your trust fund, and have a last name like Wigglesworth or Sackler. That's the way it is and that's the way it always has been...
Soldiers looking to maintain their morale can take advantage of the myriad freebies and perks that businesses are offering: a free tour of Universal Studios, free baseball tickets, discounts of up to 70% on major airlines, possibly even free tuition at some state colleges (Minnesota and Nevada). "We are very grateful for the job that they did," says Morris Lasky, president of Lodging Unlimited, a hotel-management company offering free rooms to returning vets. "We want to add some fun to their homecoming." Iowa's Steamboat Casino River Cruises gives vets a free trip down the Mississippi, while California...
...cost-of-living increases for state employees. So far, he has not breached the state's decade-long resistance to new income or property taxes. In an effort to raise $1.7 billion, however, he has asked for higher vehicle-license fees, a 20% increase in state university and college tuition, and an extension of the 6% sales tax to previously exempt items like pretzels and magazines. "Between the budget and the drought, the situation is so bad in California, we may all become statesmen," says the Republican leader in the state senate, Ken Maddy...