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It’s no secret that college is quite expensive, and in an effort to support students from less wealthy backgrounds, Princeton University revealed it would cover the college costs for those whose families make less than $100,000 annually. Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber stated: “One of Princeton’s defining values is our commitment to ensure that […]

Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $150 million expansion of the state’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to include part-time students. The program will now be open to approximately 75,000 additional students who are taking at least six credits per semester. Governor Hochul stated: “TAP has always been there to bridge a gap between what you […]

Yesterday, the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees approved the criteria for allocating $113 million in direct funding from the state to support campus programs designed to increase services to SUNY students, bolster enrollment, and support college completion rates. $60 million of the budget will be distributed across SUNY campuses for investing […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to require students of the SUNY and CUNY public universities and colleges to get vaccinated to attend in-person classes this fall. The state can’t mandate vaccines until they get approval by the federal government. State vaccination data showed just 24.7% of people ages 16 to 25 have been fully vaccinated. It’s the […]

The University of Rochester said it plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022. The university made the announcement on Wednesday and said the goal is to raise the wage by December 2022. They plan to implement the increase through two stages the first will be this year in December. The second phase […]

Talk about getting your week started off on the right foot check out this video that captured the moment when a Louisiana High School student Brendon Gauthier found out he was accepted to Cornell University. Cornell University was his first choice. Before you watch make sure you have some tissue. #HappyTears #TearsOfJoy 

(Daily Headlines) –California State University Los Angeles recently rolled out segregated housing for black students. The arrangement comes roughly nine months after the university’s Black Student Union issued a set of demands in response to what its members contend are frequent “racist attacks” on campus, such as “racially insensitive remarks” and “microaggressions” by professors and students. One […]