DePaul students sue university for partial tuition refund after COVID-19 shutdown
Ella Lee, Patsy Newitt, and Alayne Trinko
May 14, 2020
Two DePaul students filed a class action lawsuit demanding partial tuition reimbursements due to the university-wide transition to remote education. The suit claims that students are receiving a “lesser" education with online classes after DePaul's remote switch amid COVID-19 concerns. Read it h...
DePaul students demand university lower tuition next quarter
Emma Oxnevad, Opinions & Social Media Editor
March 13, 2020
A Change.org petition entitled “Lower Tuition for DePaul University after making all classes online” was created Thursday to direct the university’s attention towards student concerns relating to the cost of admission given the university’s plans to hold classes entirely online for the Spring Quarter. “Most classes will be moved to online i...
‘Two years free’: Economic ramifications of Obama’s community college tuition proposal
Kevin Gross
January 18, 2015
High schoolers, adult learners and school administrators sighed in relief as the Obama administration proposed a plan on Jan. 8 to make two-year community colleges free for many Americans. Read More »...
Chicago college students struggle to pay tuition in absence of higher minimum wage
Nana Aduba-Amoah and Amanda Crane
November 9, 2014
For Chicago college students like Venice Adams, raising the minimum wage in Illinois is the only way to continue pursuing a college degree. Read More »...
DePaul administrators speak to SGA regarding tuition and pricing
Danielle Church
October 5, 2014
The Student Government Association hosted a panel of administrators last week to talk about bread and butter issues for students: tuition and pricing. The panel was put together as a part of SGA’s attempt to “provide different opportunities to advance educational affordability” for students, ...
Pulling out pockets
Kevin Gross
September 15, 2014
Rising college costs defy simple solutions, confound governments As another school year dawns and students scramble for another set of school payments, people may wonder: What changes, if any, are being established to help curb the ever-rising costs of attaining a higher education? As the Obama Administ...
