Study Abroad? College Students Drop, Rethink Plans

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high. Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic year as 20 years ago, according to a survey of 985 schools released this week by ... Full Story

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    UC Berkeley Students Protest Fee Hike

    UC Berkeley Students Protest Fee Hike
    Hundreds of University of California Berkeley students demonstrated against a massive fee increase, a slash in programs and sweeping faculty and staff lay offs. FastWeb was on campus to bring you the action first hand. Check Out the Video and Slideshow
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    UC Berkeley Student Protest Fee Hike

    UC Berkeley students are up in arms over an approved 32 percent tuition increase for all ten campuses in the University of California system. h4. **_-> 2 out of 14->_** [page] The measure will raise yearly fees above $10,000 for the first time in history. Additional costs for books, room, and board could tack on an additional $16,000. h4. **_-> ...
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    Study Abroad? College Students Drop, Rethink Plans

    Study Abroad? College Students Drop, Rethink Plans
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high. Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic year as 20 years ago, according to a survey of 985 schools released this week by ...
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    Student Group Blocks Regents Who Approved Student Fee Increases from Leaving Building

    Student Group Blocks Regents Who Approved Student Fee Increases from Leaving Building
    NOV. 19-- LOS ANGELES - Some University of California regents who approved a student fee increase are trapped inside a UCLA building as protesters block the exits. The demonstrators are being confronted Thursday by lines of baton-wielding campus police, California Highway Patrol officers and metal barriers. University spokesman Phil Hampton says chains of demonstrators have linked arms to block the exits. ...
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    Foundation Gives Historically Black Colleges Money to Boost Fundraising

    Foundation Gives Historically Black Colleges Money to Boost Fundraising
    The presidents of six colleges and universities in South Carolina met Thursday morning with the chief executive officer of a private foundation that has given at least $2 million to a pair of historically black colleges and universities in this state. Rip Rapson, president and chief executive officer of the Troy, Mich.-based Kresge Foundation, met with students and toured the campus ...
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