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Regents Vote on Replacement Plan for Tuition Set-Aside: Daily Iowan Reader, Oct. 26
Also inside: Tuition freeze faces opposition, Johnson County Supervisors meeting ends after disagreement between Sullivan and Slockett, Pregame: Big plays, big responsibilities for Hyde.
Regents vote on replacement plan for tuition set-aside
The state Board of Regents approved a new program to replace tuition set-asides at regent universities at their Thursday meeting.
The tuition set-aside program takes tuition revenue paid to the universities and redistributes it in the form of scholarships.
To replace the money generated by tuition set-asides, regents are requesting $39.5 million in state appropriations, and now they are also asking for the regent universities’ fundraising arms to raise $200 million for merit scholarships.
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“That’s the need and we’ve encouraged them to set that as their target goal,” Regent President pro-tem Bruce Rastetter said.
By raising $200 million, the three regent university foundations would step in to aid students receiving tuition set-aside dollars.
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Iowa currently does not have a dedicated merit-based program for students attending public universities, which originally warranted the tuition set-aside program’s start, but Regent President Craig Lang wants to rid the universities of the tuition set-aside stigma. The program was highly criticized as of late.
“We really want to eliminate the language ‘tuition set-aside,’ ” he said. “It’s confusing and it gives people the wrong idea.”
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Tuition freeze hits major opposition from UNI students
Jordan Bancroft-Smithe, Northern Iowa Student Government president, spoke to the state Board of Regents on behalf of his peers.
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Johnson County Supervisors meeting ends after disagreement between Sullivan and Slockett
Discussion and disputes centered around nearly $70,000 in election voting technology upgrades.
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Iowa City’s Broadway Neighborhood Center looks to educate voters
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Romney, Obama differ on immigration policies
Their opposing views are shown through their stances on the DREAM Act.
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Editorial: Loebsack, Archer similar on immigration
In Iowa’s second congressional district, both Democratic incumbent Dave Loebsack and his Republican challenger, John Archer, have weighed in on immigration as well, touting their tough stances on illegal immigration in a state with a unique relationship with the subject.
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Hawkeyes to challenge Northwestern’s multi-threat offense
Northwestern quarterbacks Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian, and running back Venric Mark stand as a hefty challenge for the Iowa defense.
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PREGAME: Big plays, big responsibilities for Hyde
Micah Hyde helps the Hawkeyes in more ways than one.
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