WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Robert Caret http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 UMass Boosts Financial Aid http://wbsm.com/umass-boosts-financial-aid/ http://wbsm.com/umass-boosts-financial-aid/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:35:20 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=54366 The University of Massachusetts is directing a record $169.2 million of its own funds toward student financial during the current academic year.

UMass President Robert Caret announced Wednesday that the money, mostly in the form of grants, helps maintain affordability, access, and keeps student debt manageable

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]]> http://wbsm.com/umass-boosts-financial-aid/feed/ 0 dailycollegian, flickr Caret Seeks $480 Million For UMass, Warns Against Further Cuts http://wbsm.com/caret-seeks-480-million-umass-budget-warns-against-further-cuts/ http://wbsm.com/caret-seeks-480-million-umass-budget-warns-against-further-cuts/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:57:13 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=38756  

UMass President Robert Caret says his goal is to have the state pay 50% of the money needed for educational programs on the five campus UMass system, and the students paying the rest in tuition and fees.  L

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