NYPIRG Higher Education Media Releases
2006
NYPIRG Applauds Assembly Overrides for Higher Education Programs April 25, 2006
College Students to Governor: Don’t Cut and Run April 6, 2006
College Students Urge Governor to Sign Legislative Budget for Higher Education into Law March 31, 2006
NYPIRG: Best Budget for Higher Education in a Generation March 27, 2006
College Students Gather in Albany to Urge Legislators to Reject Governor's Proposed Tuition Hikes and Financial Aid Cuts March 6, 2006
Students Suffering Financial Loss from Military Service, Death and Divorce Call for Financial Aid Relief March 2, 2006
NYPIRG Applauds Pro-Student Assembly Higher Education Plan February 8, 2006
NYPIRG Criticizes Governor’s Higher Education Plan to Raise Tuition and Restructure TAP
2005
College Students Advocate for Students' Higher Ed Budget November 29, 2005
NY College Students: Annual Automatic Tuition Hikes are Harmful; Urge Legislature to Hold Line on Tuition and Reform TAP During Public Hearings on Future of Higher Education in New York October 17, 2005
New York’s Community Colleges to Boost Tuition Again, with Average Tuition to be Nearly $3000 for Upcoming Year
NYPIRG: New Senate Tuition "Guarantee" is a false Promise to New York College Students and Families March 15, 2005
NYPIRG Report Shows a Decade of Diminished Public Support and Tuition Hikes is Shifting Higher Education Costs from the State to Students
NYPIRG: Gov Budget Harmful to Colleges and Students; Tuition Hikes and Tap Cuts "Egregious Combination" February 8, 2005
NYPIRG: SUNY Students to Pay As Much As $2,400 More Under Governor's Budget Proposal for Next Year February 3, 2005
NYPIRG Criticizes Governor's Executive Budget January 18, 2005
NYPIRG Report: Pataki Record on Higher Education is Grim January 7, 2005
2004
Community Colleges to Boost Tuition Across New York: Students to Pay Over $100 More on Average July 27, 2004
Over 400 Student Groups in Opposition to Governor's 2004-2005 Higher Education Budget; Urge Support of Colleges as Summer Break Begins and Final Budget Still Undecided May 5, 2004
CUNY Students Gather at City Hall, Urge Mayor, Council to Reinvest in Higher Education April 21, 2004
NYPIRG Claims Students Already Pay Too Much; Governor Pataki Must Not Hike Tuition in 2004-2005 Budget
Students to Governor: Freeze Tuition; Not Our Education January 11, 2004
2003
College Students to Governor Pataki: Freeze Tuition; No Financial Aid or Funding Cuts; Urge Governor to Reject SUNY's Plan to Increase Tuition December 2, 2003
NYPIRG Calls On Governor to Reject Calls for Tuition Hikes; Urges to Invest in Higher Education December 1, 2003
College Students Turn Up the Heat; Urge Gov. Pataki to "Freeze Tuition" and Maintain Financial Aid and Funding for Higher Education November 17, 2003
New College Board Data Show New York Public College Tuition and Fees Increased at Rate Well Above National Average, In Some Cases Nearly Double, In 2003-2004 October 28, 2003
New Federal Report Finds New York 15th Most Expensive Public College Tuition in Nation February 11, 2003
Student Fees Increased Nearly 128% Since Last Tuiton Hike January 7, 2003
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