Friday, March 18, 2011

XGR: "University housing, meal prices going up"

clarionledger.com: "In addition to higher tuition, students attending Mississippi universities in the fall will be paying more for room and board. With little discussion on Thursday, state College Board members gave initial approval to an average 5.1 percent hike in campus housing costs and 5.7 percent increase for meal plans."

New Budget Could Affect Higher Education | Mississippi Public Broadcasting: "Universities across the state have already planned what they will have to spend, while lawmakers are still deciding on what next year's budget will be. MPB's Daniel Cherry looks at how the new budget could affect higher learning."