University of Mount Union: The Next Level Source: Education Executive By: Eric Slack Founded in 1846, University of Mount Union has gone through several transformative periods in its history. The present is no different, as academic additions, facility investments, and a rebranding are all part of positioning the institution for another century of educational excellence. Private Colleges Increased Aid as Economy Sank, Tuition-Discounting Survey Finds Source: Chronicle of Higher Education By: Goldie Blumenstyk Private colleges spent an amount equivalent to about 37 percent of all of their tuition and fee revenue on scholarships for students in the fall of 2010, an all-time high, according to an annual "tuition discounting" survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The estimated 42.4 percent tuition-discount rate for first-time freshmen was also a record high. Many of the 381 institutions in the survey said they had upped their discount rates to help more students from families suffering from the economic slowdown. Elaborating on Online Accessibility Source: Inside Higher Ed By: Steve Kolowich U.S. Education Department expands on edict to colleges about not shutting out disabled students with technology. IBM Donates Supercomputer To Union College Source: Times Union By: James M. Odato IBM says it is giving Union College a supercomputer unmatched on any liberal arts campus nationwide, if not worldwide.
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