Tagged - financial aid
academic affairs
Report backing financial aid for summer courses endorsed by SA
SA’s Academic Affairs Committee concluded that there is an “urgent need” for UR to expand financial support for students taking summer courses in a report finalized last week, which benchmarked the summer financial aid options offered at universities similar to UR. According to the report, UR currently only offers summer course-takers loans, which have to […]
Dining
University removes meal plan Option D
In accordance with new federal regulations concerning food and housing costs, the University will be removing meal plan Option D for the fall of 2023. The U.S. Department of Education released the terms of the FAFSA Simplification Act in November of last year, which includes new guidelines for both housing and dining on-campus. These guidelines […]
financial aid
UR announces tuition rate for 2021-2022 year
An email sent by the administration on March 15 announced that “[the] tuition rate for students in the College will increase by 1.9 percent over last year, to $58,276.” Room and board will also face a 1.9 percent increase to $17,388. Read More
academics
Winter and summer sessions can’t just go on, business as usual
UR has chosen to allow expensive tuition to be a barrier, making winter session practically irrelevant for students on any sort of financial aid. Read More
Admissions
Burdick, dean of admissions and financial aid, leaving for Cornell
Jonathan Burdick, UR’s admissions and financial aid dean and vice provost for enrollment initiatives, is leaving for a position at Cornell University. According to a Wednesday release from Cornell, Burdick will begin working as their vice provost for enrollment on August 19, overseeing their registrar and — like at UR — financial aid and admissions. […]
financial aid
Next year’s tuition: A limited analysis
Make sure you’re taking your numbers with a side of context. Read More
financial aid
Are you there, financial aid office?
Let me get right to the point: This is about money. That can be a hard thing to talk about, and not everyone likes to do it, I know. Maybe you don't like to do it either, and that's why you answer all my questions with the simple yet evocative, "Take out more loans!" Read More
financial aid
Tiptoeing toward tuition transparency
It’s a welcome about-face from a government that often seems disinterested in giving its constituents that level of respect. Read More
financial aid
For many students, UR’s financial aid theories don’t always match reality
The Campus Times spoke with nearly a dozen students, UR officials, and two experts to understand financial aid in practice. Read More
