Northeastern U. gives 25 percent tuition break to parents

Northeastern U. gives 25 percent tuition break to parents

BOSTON (AP) — Come to campus for the family weekend festivities, stay for a graduate degree.

That's the idea behind Northeastern University's newest tuition discount, which will give a 25 percent break to the parents and siblings of undergraduate students if they pursue a degree in almost any of the school's graduate programs. Northeastern said it will unroll the discount starting in spring 2016.

Webb joins critics of Democratic presidential nominating course
Democratic primary

Webb joins critics of Democratic presidential nominating course

Evan Lips

Another Democratic presidential candidate has joined former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley in claiming that the party's nominating process is rigged in favor of frontrunner Hillary Clinton, while recent rumblings inside the Democratic National Committee suggest signs of additional fractures.

Democratic candidate and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb veered from discussing international affairs to answer a question about Tuesday's debate, speaking before the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations Thursday night. The nonprofit council is a research organization specializing in international affairs.

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