Duquesne U. Suspends Pioneering Prepaid-Tuition Plan; Nationwide, the Concept Meets Growing Resistance.

Evangelauf, Jean

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ERIC Number: EJ367735

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Publication Date: 1988

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Duquesne U. Suspends Pioneering Prepaid-Tuition Plan; Nationwide, the Concept Meets Growing Resistance.

Evangelauf, Jean

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n27 pA35 Mar 16 1988

Lower-than-anticipated returns in the bond market and higher-than-expected tuition increases have forced Duquesne University to discontinue the nation's first prepaid-tuition program and is causing other institutions to reevaluate the idea. However, interest remains high among some. (MSE)

Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Investment, Parent Financial Contribution, Tuition

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