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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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Community Colleges Want to Control How Much Certain Students Can Borrow in Student Loans
20 June 08 04:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Concerned that some students at two-year schools may borrow more in federal student loans than they can afford to repay, community college officials want the federal government to give community colleges control over how much their students can borrow Read More...

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The New Financial Aid Landscape
26 April 08 12:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Even as the media has been drawn in recent months to the looming student loan availability crisis, many of the country’s top colleges and universities have been revamping their financial aid programs to better assist parents and students in covering their college costs. Read More...

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Tufts University to Help Graduates in Public-Service Repay Student Loans
24 April 08 10:31 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Under a new student loan repayment program offered by Tufts University , graduates and undergraduates from the school who pursue jobs in public service could have a portion of their student loans forgiven. Tufts alumni from any graduating class who choose Read More...

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