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Aim Higher: students rally for lower tuition

Kathleen Godfrey Jan 15, 2013

Aim Higher activists rallied in the student union on Jan. 14 in an attempt to call attention to the 15 percent tuition increase students may face this year. UNF is the first institution in the state...

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Higher Education Costs

Catherine Byerly Jan 9, 2013

Tuition could be going up for some students but not others if the findings from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education are enacted. Commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott, the task force was created...

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FSA wants Florida to aim higher

Lydia Moneir Nov 18, 2012
A man in Fruit Cove signs away $300 million. Two months later, UNF’s tuition increased by 13 percent. Gov. Rick Scott cut those $300 million from state higher education in Florida this year.
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Movie Review: ‘The Campaign’ dishes out social critique, belly laughs

Katie Gile Aug 27, 2012
By all accounts, walking into The Campaign, I was ready for a brainless few hours of physical humor and loud laughs. The casting of Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, the brash, goofy humor associated with the duo and the film's overall scale led me to expect an over-the-top political comedy. Though entirely goofy and a riotous good time, the film was in no way brainless.
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UNF ranks in on Forbes magazine’s “America’s Top Colleges” 2012 list

Gordon Rhyne Aug 12, 2012
Forbes magazine ranks UNF on its annual "America's Top Colleges" list. UNF ranked at #421, a higher placement than last year (#491), but still behind UF (#80).
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Interview: President Delaney discusses staying at UNF, tuition increases

Bonnie Mulqueen Jul 23, 2012

UNF President John Delaney sat down with Spinnaker reporter Bonnie Mulqueen today to discuss a number of recent campus issues such as his decision to stay at UNF and the 13 percent tuition differential...

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UNF to not appeal 13 percent tuition increase

Spinnaker Jun 22, 2012

UNF will not appeal the decision by the Board of Governors to approve a 13 percent tuition increase after the university requested a 15 percent increase to tuition. “We appreciate the work of the...

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Editorial:The BOT joins the state in piling budgets on students’ backs

Greg Parlier Mar 22, 2012

The BOT joins the state in piling budgets on students’ backs Here we go again. The state, and now UNF, has dumped all the responsibility of keeping higher education in Florida relevant on the...

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My take on students’ financial investment in Florida’s higher education system

Spinnaker Feb 2, 2012
UNF Student Body President Matt Brockelman addresses the new Academic Enhancement Fee.
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Illegal Education

Spinnaker Nov 2, 2011

Florida is denying in-state tuition to U.S. citizens living in the state who are unable to prove the lawful immigration status of their guardians – an unconstitutional policy that more than triples...

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Educate yourself while the getting is good, these prices won’t last long

Spinnaker Jan 19, 2011
Tuition hikes across the country account for a lack of state revenue dollars, even here at UNF.
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Board of Trustees approves tuition increase, enhancement fee

Spinnaker May 28, 2010
The Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition fees Thursday, as well as an academic enhancement fee.
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