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Reinvestment proposal would put college tuition in two-year freeze | |||
Universities not happy with Gregoire’s tuition plan | Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington’s universities, who say the proposal fails to recognize the budget problems they face. A decade ago, state dollars paid about 70 percent of the cost to… |
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Faculty awarded summer research, teaching grants | |||
Undergrads may apply for research funding | |||
Awards available to help faculty apply for external funding | |||
Grants available for faculty research and scholarly activities | |||
Miles awarded $32K grant from NSF to study fallout from Hurricane Isaac power outages | |||
Regents call for renewed commitment to higher education funding | With the elections over, attention in Olympia is returning to the business of governing as the January legislative session approaches. This is a budget writing year for the governor and our legislators, and the fiscal challenges of the past four years will be with us once again. One of… |
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Revenue forecast remains grim | Gov.-elect Jay Inslee will take office in January facing a projected $900 million deficit for the next two-year budget ending in mid-2015, not counting money lawmakers will need to spend to improve funding for education as directed by the state Supreme Court earlier this year. A four-year… |
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UW wants state to lift freeze on salaries | Saying it cannot keep salaries frozen any longer, the University of Washington plans to ask the Legislature to lift a pay freeze on university employees and to help pick up some of the tab on an increase — as much as $75 million over two years. |