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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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Bill Gates To Give Low-Income Students $70 Million In Grants
10 December 08 05:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To help ensure that low-income students can afford a college education in the midst of a recession, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing nearly $70 million in grants toward its goal of doubling the number of low-income students who earn Read More...

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