Craig Lang, president of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, says he feels good about the idea that Iowa universities are trying to hold tuition costs and are staying well below the average of increases nationally.
Story from: Cedar Rapids Gazette
The face of campus is changing—whether due to exciting new construction or to an increasingly diverse student body. As President Sally Mason enters her sixth year at the UI, she talks about these changes and what they mean to Iowa now and in the years ahead. Story
Gary Fethke of the Tippie College of Business asks why college tuition goes up. And the answer is because taxpayer support goes down.
Story from: Chronicle of Higher Education
Christopher Morphew, chair of the department of educational policy and leadership studies at the UI, says fixed tuition pricing plans, which guarantee the price of tuition for several semesters, function "largely as a marketing ploy."
Story from: Crane's Detroit Business