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Gloomiest Job Outlook for New Grads in 25 Years
09 April 09 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recent college graduates face one of the worst job markets in years, making the prospect of finding a job that much more daunting at a time when America is experiencing the highest unemployment rate in a quarter century. Landing a job may be even more difficult, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, since companies have indicated they plan to hire 22 percent fewer graduates this spring. Read More...

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Note to Families: Financial Aid More Competitive, But Not Out of Reach
26 January 09 05:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With more families applying for financial aid — applications are already up 10 percent above last year’s record — and lending for private student loans drying up, families’ ability to find available financial aid is becoming more difficult, reports the Read More...

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University of Washington Plans Largest Environmental College in the World
22 May 08 03:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Earlier this month, the University of Washington released a report detailing plans to create an environmental college that would rival similar colleges at Duke University , Stanford University , Yale University , and Western Washington University , according Read More...

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The iPhone vs. Duke University: iPhone 1, Duke 0
23 July 07 06:03 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Maybe the iPhones are jealous of the iPods. Maybe this is how Terminator 4 starts, in Durham, N.C., with a campus turf war between Apple handhelds. Duke University, the school that gave away iPods to its incoming freshman class of 2008 and that now sells Read More...

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