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Temple University Strips Tuition Assistance and Health Insurance for Grad Students on Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Matthew Ford, a lead negotiator for the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA), said that Temple has also begun stripping students of health insurance. This is needlessly cruel,” Ford said. “It It has definitely angered and energized a lot of people.” The school had warned prior to the Jan. 8 statement.

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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks II College graduates also continue to enjoy higher employment rates than their peers and are more likely to hold positions that include benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan. With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. Dr. Earl D.

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Disabilities Access is About Holding Space

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 1999, she says, she had been working as a low-salary adjunct instructor whose health insurance was cut off each year. Her then-wife was unable to get a job with health insurance — and for domestic partners. programs that offered domestic-partner insurance coverage.” Her journey to this point began in childhood.

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Does Applying for Financial Aid Lower Your College Acceptance Odds?

Great College Advice

Let’s also say that the cost of attendance is $60,000, including tuition, fees, room, board, insurance, travel, books, and a bit of spending money. The actual act of applying for financial aid should have absolutely no bearing on whether a student gains admission to just about any college. The college can give you a different offer.

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Should Higher Education Be Worried About the Future of Cyber Insurance?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The equation powering cyber insurance coverage for higher education institutions isn’t adding up the way it used to. In response, cyber insurers have been making the moves one would expect to shore up their bottom lines, primarily by increasing rates and tightening coverage requirements.

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4 Tips for Securing and Keeping Cyber Insurance Coverage

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Cybersecurity insurance has proved its value, but coverage is becoming more difficult to obtain. Here are four tips for increasing the probability of qualifying for and retaining cyber insurance. Universities face increased scrutiny of their security measures, user training, and where and how data is stored and used.

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Time to shake up the Insurance Industry

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from Canberra Innovation Network where Emily-Rose Srbinovska & Stuart Russell from Austbrokers Canberra are talking on insurance for startups. As they point out startups are seen as high risk by insurers resulting in higher premiums. This dry sounding topic is being made exciting by the passion of the presenters.