The College Fix

News

• UVA increases tuition almost 9 percent for in-state students

  Krista Pedersen - Cavalier Daily •April 15, 2011

  These tuition raises come in the wake of the $15 million cut in state funding for the University.

• Lab safety assessed in wake of tragedy

  Amy Guan - Harvard Crimson •April 15, 2011

  Harvard’s experimental laboratories are planning to strengthen lab safety practices following the death of Yale senior Michele Dufault in a chemistry lab machine shop.

• Yale, other elites face Title IX probes

  Jordi Gasso - Yale Daily News •April 15, 2011

  A federal investigation into whether Yale violated Title IX has been in the media spotlight since it was first announced two weeks ago, but similar probes at Yale’s peer institutions have gone largely unnoticed.

• BC names noted champion of lost causes graduation speaker

  Jesse Naiman - SFPA Member •April 14, 2011

  Hey now, Harvard may have Amy Poehler, but BC has Sec. Ray LaHood. Maybe he will advocate building a high-speed rail in between Boston and Springfield! The other rail proposals were so well-received.

• N.C. budget concerns may force state to cut Alcohol Law Enforcement

  Kelly Scurry - Duke Chronicle •April 14, 2011

  Shots, shots, shots, etc.

• UNC system facing tall budget cuts

  John Wall - NC State Technician •April 14, 2011

  The House Republicans released their proposed budget, which includes a proposed 15.5 percent budget cut to the UNC system.