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Schools Standardize Graduate Tuition for Ph.D. Programs
15 May 08 02:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
To adapt to the changes in interdisciplinary Ph.D. education, both Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania are standardizing their graduate-level tuition rates across the schools’ individual colleges, according to an article in Inside Higher Read More...
College Considers Working Overtime to Ease Financial Strain
13 May 08 12:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Facing $4.5 million in budget cuts, Kean University in New Jersey is seriously considering “working overtime” by extending its academic week to Fridays and Saturdays, according to an Inside Higher Ed article (“ Solution To Financial Woes: More Classes? Read More...
Survey Indicates Significant Number of Colleges May Switch to Direct Lending Program
08 May 08 04:36 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
In the last few months, the number of lenders who have exited or suspended participation in the guaranteed Family Federal Education Loan Program has ballooned to 66 organizations, according to FinAid.org , leaving many schools wondering if their students Read More...
Study Finds Correlation Between National Professor Rating System and RateMyProfessors.com
30 April 08 08:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
A study last year was the first to find a correlation between professor rankings on a university-administered system with the rankings of those same professors on the much-criticized RateMyProfessors.com , writes Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed (“ Validation Read More...
Congress Joins States and Colleges in Efforts to Reduce Soaring Textbook Costs
03 March 08 07:09 AM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   
With the average college student now shelling out between $900 and $1,000 each year for textbooks and supplies, according to the College Board ’s latest Trends in College Pricing report, schools, states, and now Congress are getting involved in the crusade Read More...

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