TODAY -- A concert at Carnegie Hall by the New York Youth Symphony will open the orchestra's 41st season and raise money for its tuition-free training program for young musicians.
TUESDAY -- The Children's Storefront will raise money for its tuition-free school for children in Harlem with a dinner and a dance at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson.
Very few Moocs lead to any sort of officially recognised qualification, so the recent success of the University of the People in being permitted to award degrees to students studying for its tuition-free, online-only courses marks a departure for the sector.
Cooper Union, the highly selective Manhattan college known for its free tuition, plans to announce on Monday that it has chosen the provost and senior vice president of Tufts University to be its next president.
But some are close to the line, and the tensions between an 85-15 limit, which might make it harder for DeVry to lower its tuition prices, and the new gainful employment rule, which creates pressure to lower prices, suggests DeVry's commitment will not be without challenges.
The steady stream of applications in the face of scandal may have something to do with the economics of attending Penn State; for the 2011-2012 academic year, its tuition is listed at $15,124 for in-state residents and $27,206 for out-of-state students, each representing a reduction from the average $28,500 that private four-year colleges charge, according to the College Board.
The academy dug itself into a hole by relying on income from museum admissions and its tuition for its art school without raising much from government sources or private donors, officials said.
The notable exception is Britain, which raised its tuition cap for local students to £9,000 a year, making it the third-priciest university system in the world, after the United States and South Korea.
But Labour has unveiled plans to use the same measure to pay for its cut in tuition fees.
This fall, Bethany College in Bethany, W. Va., announced one of the largest tuition cuts ever reported by a private college: it is cutting tuition for its incoming freshmen next fall by 42percentto to $12,000 from $20,650.
