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$1M Awarded to Unnamed Whistleblowers in Federal Student Aid Suit
24 April 09 02:22 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Alta Colleges, operating 17 campuses in six states, recently settled a lawsuit involving student-aid fraud allegations and has agreed to pay the federal government $7 million. Read More...

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Foreign Graduate Students Say ‘No Thanks’ to U.S. MBA Programs
27 March 09 11:44 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Concerned about future job prospects, international graduate students are turning down offers from prominent American business schools and instead choosing to pursue graduate programs outside the United States. Read More...

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‘Frill-Less’ Campuses Shave Thousands Off College Tuition
05 February 09 01:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a time when parents and students are finding it increasingly challenging to get the money they need for college, some schools are coming up with creative options to cut thousands of dollars off annual tuition bills, The Boston Globe reports (“ Students Read More...

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College Student Finance Guru Blogs His Way to Book Deal
06 January 09 02:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Zac Bissonnette is living the blogger’s dream, getting paid to write for TheDailyBeast.com and AOL’s WalletPop.com , and now landing a book deal that may be just the ticket for helping him weather a dismal job market in one of the worst recessions in Read More...

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From Classes to Cash: Landing the Gig that Pays the Bills after College
09 April 07 02:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Spring break is but a distant memory. Those days of fun in the sun with nothing more to do than roll out of bed and head to the beach are long gone. Like it or not, the time to get motivated is NOW, especially if you are a college senior and do not have Read More...

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