Rising costs of education stems from highly paid executives, study says
Out of 20 colleges in the Boston area, Boston University has the second highest total amount […]
Finance & Economy
Central banks prevented serious financial crisis, speaker says
Philip Turner, head of Secretariat Group in the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International […]
‘Up with the people, down with the banks’: Protesters rally against Bank of America’s foreclosure practices
About 2,000 citizens and over 30 activist groups marched from Boston Common to Bank of America […]
Hub ranked one of nation’s most finanically sound college towns
With advantages such as high-tech industry and human capital concentrations, Boston and Cambridge ranked fifth in […]
Federal grant to improve low-income housing
Mayor Thomas Menino announced Friday that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development granted $2.4 […]
Increasing costs, slow economy complicate students’ financial aid
College of Fine Arts sophomore Savanna Young-Norris would not have joined the Class of 2014 at […]
Obama addresses state budget struggles
President Barack Obama warned governors on Monday against attempting to dilute his health care law, while emphasizing his openness to work with states in carrying out the law.
Mass. delegation resists new Obama tax plan
Despite President Barack Obama’s call for bipartisan agreement, no one in the all-Democratic Massachusetts House delegation has agreed to support the tax plan Obama forged with Republicans.
Former P.M. urges global response to economic crisis
Gordon Brown, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, argued Thursday for a new global financial system to solve economic problems throughout the world and to prevent future dilemmas.
Farmer’s Market: Fruits, vegetables and fun
When Boston University students are asked to describe their campus, ears of corn, cartons of tomatoes and fresh-baked pies are not among the most anticipated answers. Despite the university’s association with being an “urban campus,” BU has made efforts to create a small-town feel by initiating a weekly farmer’s market in the George Sherman Union Plaza.
