Tag: College

Options for college savings accounts

October 24, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

Management of Oklahoma’s 529 college savings plans has been opened for competition, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said. Started in April 2000, the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan currently contains more than $925 million in more than 56,000 accounts. The Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan is a direct-sold plan, meaning parents and grandparents make their contributions…

OU will not raise tuition this year

July 11, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents decided not to raise tuition and flat fees for the second year in a row. The new budget does have funding for faculty and staff salary increases – the first salary increase plan in Norman for the past five years. Tuition has been the same since 2017. “The…

OU president resigns

May 16, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

With less than a year in office amid periods of controversy and upheaval, University of Oklahoma President James L. Gallogly announced his resignation Sunday. Gallogly, 66, resigned as president just a day after the university finished with its 2019 commencement ceremonies. In his 10 months as university president, OU has been rocked by an investigation…