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Questioning of Redistribution of Tuition to Student Aid

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Inside Higher Ed has been reporting on complaints and political reaction at the University of Iowa about redistribution of tuition toward student aid.  The complaint is basically that middle class families are being taxed to provide such aid. The University of California has been engaged in such redistribution for years and in fact often cites its aid policy when tuition has been raised. But there could be spillover from Iowa and other locations where the practice has been questioned as tuition here rises.  If redistribution were not used at the U of California, and if state support continues to drop,…

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All A-Twitter at the U of Iowa

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Inside Higher Ed today points to a U of Iowa $37,000 scholarship for a student with the best Twitter tweet. Despite President Obama’s recent Twitter town hall, yours truly hopes UCLA can resist the impulse to follow the Iowa example. Excerpt: One question. One hundred and forty characters. $37,000. It’s no game show — the University of Iowa’s Tippie MBA full-time program is awarding one full financial award package to an applicant who most creatively answers the question, “What makes you an exceptional Tippie MBA candidate and full-time MBA hire? Creativity encouraged!”, in 140 characters or less on Twitter. The…

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GOP Plan Targets Sabbaticals for Iowa Professors

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Inside Higher Ed spotlights the article below today: GOP plan targets sabbaticals for Iowa professors (excerpt) Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press, December 1, 2010 IOWA CITY, Iowa. Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Iowa want to cancel paid research leaves for university professors in a budget-cutting move, even as the Board of Regents considers approving them for dozens of employees for next year. Incoming House Speaker Kraig Paulsen said taxpayers cannot afford faculty sabbaticals, a sentiment backed by the president of Iowa’s largest public employees’ union, in an unusual alliance. But professors said the savings Republicans are promising won’t materialize, and…