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Friday, April 12, 2013  If you or a loved one was a SUNY student between Fall 2007 and Spring 2011, you may qualify for a tuition refund.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Tutition assistance for active duty military and reservists has been eliminated as part of federal sequester cuts.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Support is building in New York for a "DREAM Act" that would provide financial aid and other assistance to college-bound illegal immigrants in the state.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  When a fire breaks out, volunteer firefighters are often the first on the scene, but in recent years the number of volunteers has dropped significantly.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  Tuition at Syracuse University is going up.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  College tuition prices just keep going up, and many students are struggling to make ends meet.  Using college and university websites and collegeview.com, CNYCentral is taking a look at what some Central New York colleges will cost in the coming year.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The protests on Wall Street and in other large cities across the country have been underway for weeks, and now, students at a local college are joining in the movement.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  Hundreds of students at State University of New York campuses from New York City to Buffalo walked out of classes and held rallies Wednesday to protest program cuts, demand a rollback of tuition hikes, and show solidarity with Occupy Wall Street demonstrators.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he believes tuition benefits for countless military veterans now in college will be preserved, narrowly missing a drastic cut in aid scheduled for August

Saturday, June 25, 2011  Legislation pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise tuition at New York's public universities has passed the Legislature.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  New York's Legislature will try to pass a massive bill rarely seen in Albany that will touch just about every New Yorker's life.

Friday, June 10, 2011  SUNY Presidents have been asking for consistent but manageable tuition increases instead of dramatic spikes that often send most of the money to the state, instead of the schools.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they are negotiating what could be a 5-percent increase in tuition for the State University of New York and more for its university centers.

Friday, May 06, 2011  For more than a decade, the On Point for College program has supported low income students as they reach their dream of going to college.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  It's your chance to get some expert advice to make the road to paying for college tuition a little less painful.