Posts Tagged with "Tom Harkin"

Senate Leaders Introduce Student Loan Interest Rate Bill

Friday, May 17, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 16, 2013.  Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that would keep the interest rate on subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent for another two years at a cost to the government of $8.6 billion — a measure that …Continue reading »

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EDITORIAL: Harkin hypocrisy

Friday, March 29, 2013

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES.  MARCH 27, 2013.  Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa purely hates “big money” in politics, though he’s willing to make an exception for donors to the proposed Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State University. A senior Harkin campaign aide, …Continue reading »

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Hagan bill limits use of federal money by for-profit colleges

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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NEWS&OBSERVER.COM.  MARCH 12, 2013.  U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is introducing a bill today that will prohibit for-profit colleges from using federal student aid dollars for marketing, advertising and recruitment. The Higher Education Act now prohibits that money from being used …Continue reading »

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Harkin’s Decision to Withhold Papers From Iowa State Sparks Debate

Friday, February 8, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  FEBRUARY 7, 2013.  U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s announcement this week that, because of concerns about restrictions on research, he would not donate his papers from nearly 40 years in Congress to an institute at Iowa …Continue reading »

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Iowa Senator Tom Harkin won’t seek 6th term

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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THE BOSTON GLOBE.  JANUARY 27, 2013.  US Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, said Saturday that he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that eases some of the burden the national Republican Party faces in trying …Continue reading »

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Harkin to Remain Chair of Senate Education Committee

Friday, December 21, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – December 20, 2012 Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, will remain chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the next Congress, Harkin announced Wednesday. “I intend to move forward with bills to …Continue reading »

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More Gifts to Iowa State’s Harkin Institute Come Under Scrutiny

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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The Chronicle of Higher Education – December 18, 2012 Records obtained by the Associated Press showed that a South Korean businessman and his metals company have given $500,000 to an Iowa State University institute named for U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. …Continue reading »

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Saturday’s letters: For-profit schools meeting public’s needs

Friday, August 10, 2012

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Tampa Bay Times – August 11, 2012 This editorial praises a biased report by Sen. Tom Harkin vilifying private sector colleges and universities. Projections suggest our country needs an additional 20 million workers with postsecondary education skills in this decade. …Continue reading »

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Iowa View: Nontraditional students need opportunities, too.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

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The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com ~ August 8, 2012 – Kate Runge There is something to be said for the timing of the editorial “For-Profit Colleges Need More Scrutiny,” published in The Des Moines Register on Saturday, which was …Continue reading »

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Another View: Senate committee report biased against for-profit colleges

Thursday, August 9, 2012

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The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram ~ August 9, 2012 ~ John R. McKernan It is unfortunate your editorial on for-profit colleges gave an incomplete and unbalanced description of the report of Sen. Tom Harkin and the Democratic …Continue reading »

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