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From - Current Issues

AJCU Appropriations Request for FY02

Each year AJCU submits their formal request to OMB and the Congressional Committees on Budget and Appropriations for higher education.

Jesuit Alumni in Congress

Jesuit Alumni in the 109th Congress

In the new 109th Congress, there are a total of 47 Jesuit alumni who graduated from 15 Jesuit institutions.  There are 7 alumni in the U.S. Senate and 40 alumni in the House of Representatives. Out of these 47 alumni, 30 received graduate or professional degrees from Jesuit Universities. Georgetown University has the most graduates, boasting 21 alumni in the U.S. Congress.

In the new 108th Congress, there will be a total of 44 Jesuit alumni who graduated from 16 Jesuit institutions. There will be 6 alumni in the U.S. Senate and 38 alumni in the House of Representatives. Out of these 42 alumni, 28 received graduate or professional degrees from Jesuit Universities. Georgetown University has the most graduates, boasting 18 alumni in the U.S. Congress.

Jesuit Alumni in the 107th Congress

 

In the new 107th Congress, there will be a total of 41 Jesuit alumni who graduated from 17 Jesuit institutions. There will be 5 alumni in the U.S. Senate and 36 alumni in the House of Representatives. Out of these 41 alumni, 25 received graduate or professional degrees from Jesuit Universities. Georgetown University has the most graduates, boasting 17 alumni in the U.S. Congress.

Jesuit Alumni in the 106th Congress

 

In the new106th Congress, there will be a total of 40 Jesuit alumni who graduated from 17 Jesuit institutions. There will be 5 alumni in the U.S. Senate and 35 alumni in the House of Representatives. Out of these 40 alumni, 23 received graduate or professional degrees from Jesuit Universities. Georgetown University has the most graduates, boasting 15 alumni in the U.S. Congress. President William J. Clinton is a graduate of Georgetown University and Secretary of Commerce, William M. Daley, is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago.

From - Higher Education Laws and Regulation

The Rising Cost of Colleges

 

This report by the National Commission provides straight talk about college costs and about college prices. While the Commission's ultimate goal is ensuring the affordability of higher education, achieving that goal requires an understanding of what it costs colleges and universities to educate students, the prices academic institutions charge students to attend, and the relationship between the two.

Higher Education Act (H.R. 6)

 

The Higher Education Act (H.R.6) passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate at the end of September, 1998. The President of the United States signed the act into law on October 7, 1998. The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act sets the parameters of offering federal student financial aid for higher education institutions.

The AJCU worked extensively with both the House and Senate to assure the authorization of more federal funding for students. The AJCU was particularly effective in securing passage of the Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program in Title IX for tenured faculty members and for securing passage of the Incentive for Achievement Grant Scholarship program which would give Pell eligible students who graduate in the top ten percent of their high school class a double Pell Grant.