Ann Weaver Hart was named the 21st head of the University of Arizona on Friday. The first woman to lead the UA, Hart was given a three-year, $620,000 contract. (with video)... Read more»
A bill in the state Legislature would require full-time resident undergraduate students at Arizona’s universities to pay at least $2,000 per year toward tuition and mandatory fees.... Read more»
Tuition increases at Arizona’s three public universities might force some students to drop out and deter others from applying, members of the Arizona Board of Regents told a legislative committee Tuesday. (with video)... Read more»2
The Arizona Board of Regents Presidential Search Committee will hold forums for members of the University of Arizona community to share ideas about qualities the next president should have.... Read more»
Meredith Hay, the University of Arizona’s sometimes controversial provost, has been bumped - some might say upstairs - to a position with the Board of Regents.... Read more»2
Facing a $450 million hole in their plan to close the state’s budget deficit, GOP lawmakers are likely to respond to the failure of Propositions 301 and 302 with cuts to education, two economists said.... Read more»
The Board of Regents voted 9-1 to scale back the state AIMS scholarship, approving a proposal that would implement stricter academic standards for eligibility and cut the award from 100 percent to 25 percent of tuition.... Read more»
Newly appointed member of the Board of Regents Rick Myers has become a well-known leader through his management skills and international business expertise. Myers was appointed in January to an eight-year term on the board. He’s taking the lessons he learned in his career at IBM and applying them to public service.... Read more»
University of Arizona president Robert Shelton issued a memo Wednesday ordering furloughs for employees making more than $40,000.... Read more»
Veterans who suffered severe combat wounds deserve tuition breaks similar to those available to faculty and staff at state universities so they can get on with their lives, says said Frank Antenori, R-Tucson.... Read more»
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