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Costs
American colleges and universities spend billions of dollars a year from state, federal, and private sources. The following articles identify ways to cut costs and ensure that public investment in higher education provides value to students, taxpayers, and society.
Elon College
Nov 9, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
Elon College “A Hidden Jewel,” According to Study, UNC Voters Approve Bonds
College Still Affordable and Bonds on the Ballot
Oct 19, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
With financial aid at a record high, the cost of a college education is “well within the grasp of all Americans,” despite an increase in the cost of attending college, according to new reports by the New York-based College Board.
Budget Expansion Approved
Sep 14, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
The State Board of Community Colleges on Friday approved an expansion budget that represents an increase of 21.6 percent in operating funds for fiscal year 2001-02 and a 24.3 percent increase for fiscal year 2001-03. Raising faculty salaries, increasing summer term funding and improving instruction resources were among the priorities addressed.
UNC Leaders, Legislators Discuss Faculty Salary Increases
Sep 1, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
University of North Carolina officials on Monday pressed legislators for increased faculty salary pay, saying that UNC campuses would suffer significant losses of their best faculty if pay and benefits aren’t improved soon.
Bond Analysts vs. Bond Supporters: Tax Hikes vs. Cost Savings
Aug 25, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
The question of whether the $3.1 billion in higher education bonds will raise taxes in North Carolina Counties sparked heated debate this week between bond supporters and research analysts.
Flexibility May Hamstring UNC Capital Needs
Aug 18, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
Legislation enacted last year to increase budget flexibility for UNC System schools may be diverting funds from capital needs to UNC operating budgets just as UNC officials say they face a building crisis.
Is UNC-CH’s Budget As Trim As Possible?
Aug 4, 2000 ·
Chad Adams
Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, Pat Sullivan, Phil Ford, and Dave Hanners. All of them are former coaches for men’s basketball at UNC-CH. Yet every one of them is currently on UNC-CH’s payroll.
Tax Increases from UNC Bonds a Virtual Certainty,” According to New Report
Jul 22, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
Proponents of the $3.1 billion bond for construction at UNC-system schools and community colleges have downplayed the possibility that tax increases may be necessary to cover additional debt service incurred by the state. But a recent analysis by the John Locke Foundation’s Pope Center for Higher Education Policy says otherwise.
Capital Projects Approved; BCC Gets $9 Million
Jul 7, 2000 ·
Martin Center Staff
After year’s of trying to raise the necessary funds on their own, leaders of the Black Cultural Center (BCC) at UNC-Chapel Hill got a boost this week when state lawmakers approved using $9 million to cover the cost of building a new center.