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Students Left Holding the Bag as Loan Forgiveness Programs Vanish
03 June 09 03:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College graduates who were lured into high-need fields, including teaching, nursing, and public service, by programs that would forgive a portion or all of their student loans are receiving this sobering news: The cavalry isn’t coming after all. These Read More...

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Colleges Receive $70 Million in Anonymous Donations
29 April 09 03:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

An anonymous donor is playing secret Santa with at least a dozen colleges and universities nationwide, but instead of giving $5 trinkets this Santa has left schools with $1 million to $10 million gifts, The New York Times reports ( “Anonymous Donor Gives Read More...

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Top-Performing Students Denied State Scholarship Funds
27 April 09 04:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some 1,500 Georgia high school students will not receive the state scholarship funds they were promised for becoming valedictorians or for graduating in the top of their class, The Associated Press reports (“ Georgia Scholarships to End for 1,500 Students Read More...

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Rejected: San Jose State U Says ‘No’ to 4,400 Qualified Students
31 March 09 03:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For the first time, San Jose State University has turned away qualified students from its freshmen class — 4,400 students who live outside the county, to be exact — saying that budget cutbacks have forced the university to scale back enrollment. Read More...

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Harvard Inks Custom Loan Deal to Help International Graduate Students
03 March 09 04:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a time when large numbers of lenders exiting the student loan marketplace has made it more difficult for international students to find college and graduate school funding, Harvard has announced an exclusive agreement with JPMorgan Chase that will Read More...

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Colorado Colleges and Universities Receive $200 Million in Construction Funding
27 May 08 04:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter recently signed into law the Higher-Education Construction Act, allocating more than $200 million for construction projects at colleges and universities across the state, according to an article in The Cherry Creek News (“ Read More...

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