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Davidson College Sees Positive Results After Eliminating Student Loans
09 July 08 08:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Princeton was the first university to completely eliminate student loans from its financial aid packages in 2001, and Harvard’s announcement to follow in Princeton’s footsteps this fall garnered national media attention as no-loan financial aid policies began to turn up across the Ivy League and at other elite schools nationwide. But it’s small, selective, liberal arts Davidson College in North Carolina that’s already seeing results after getting a head start over the rest of the Ivies by doing away with student loans last year. Read More...

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Huge Donation to Go Toward Student Aid at Columbia
17 April 07 07:01 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Though the money will not be donated until after his death, “A $400-million gift pledged to Columbia University on Wednesday by John W. Kluge, a media tycoon, will eventually allow the institution to expand the number of needy undergraduates on full scholarships Read More...

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