Money

The economy, tuition, jobs and student finances.

• Effects of health care reform still uncertain on campus

  John Leganski - SFPA Contributor

  At Stanford, a few things are certain: student premiums will rise, and the wait for Stanford Hospital care will get longer.

• FSU tenured faculty members reinstated after attempted layoffs

  Doug Blackburn - FSView

  An arbitrator has ordered the university to reinstate 12 tenured union faculty members who received layoff notices in 2009.

• Minnesota faces bleak economic “new normal” post-recession

  Andre Eggert - Minnesota Daily

  The “new normal” for the United States includes a lower standard of living, high unemployment and heavier government intervention.

• Class of 2009 averages $24,000 in debt across U.S.

  Ana Mir - Cavalier Daily

  The debt is an increase of 6 percent from the previous year, according to a recent report from the Institute for College Access and Success.

• Recruiters favor state schools over private schools — or do they?

  Claire Gillen - SFPA Member

  After a hard look at the Wall Street Journal’s recruiter survey, some are suggesting the methodology is flawed.

• Students seeking experience accept unpaid internships

  Danielle Rindler - Indiana Daily Student

  While internships have only come into vogue in the past 20 years, today there is an expectation for students to have experience in their field, even if their work is minimal.

• Harvard expects endowment payout to rise 4 percent

  Noah S. Rayman - Harvard Crimson

  The news comes less than two weeks after the University announced that the endowment had grown to $27.4 billion.

• Construction projects continue at cash-strapped LSU

  Matthew Albright - Daily Reveille

  More than any other state school, LSU has up to a 35 percent budget cut, but due to specifically allocated funding, they’re still building.

• Hiring prospects look to improve for class of 2011

  Julia Carpenter - Red and Black

  Forty-eight percent of employers expect to hire more college grads from the class of 2011, than they did of 2010.

• TA positions decrease at Texas as department budgets drop

  Collin Eaton - The Daily Texan

  Many graduate students keep afloat with teaching assistant positions, but with budget cuts on the rise at research institutions, funding for TA positions has dropped at schools like Texas.