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Professors Pay Students’ Tuition With New 'Opportunity Scholarship'
17 July 08 04:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an effort to stem the drop-out rate of low-income and immigrant students at California’s Santa Ana College , some professors are paying for their students’ tuition through the school’s new Opportunity Scholarship, according to an Inside Higher Ed article Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Education, College Financial Aid, college loans, College Tuition, financial aid, James Heggen, Jeff McMillan, Loans, NextStudent, Santa Ana College, student loans Los Angeles Times, tuition

Massachusetts Shortchanges College Students on Financial Aid
17 July 08 04:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although Massachusetts is known as a hub for higher education, the state lags behind other states in awarding financial aid to college students, a shortfall that many educators say is limiting access to a college education for low-income and minority Read More...

Filed under: college, college costs, college grants, college loans, Deval Patrick, financial aid, Harvard, higher education, Joint Committee on Higher Education, Low-Income Students, Massachusetts state grant aid, Masschusetts college students, MIT, NextStudent, private college tuition, private colleges and universities, private student loans, public college tuition, Robert O'Leary, student loans, The Boston Globe, tuition

All Veterans Qualify for In-State Tuition at Ohio Colleges With New GI Promise Legislation
16 July 08 03:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Ohio governor, Ted Strickland , recently announced the implementation of The Ohio G.I. Promise , the first plan of its kind in the nation to extend in-state tuition rates to all veterans who attend an Ohio state public college or university on the GI Read More...

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New Certificate May Boost Credentials of Community College, Trade-School Graduates
15 July 08 03:49 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students attending community colleges, trade, or professional schools may soon be required to pass yet another exam and receive additional credentials, the Career Readiness Certificate, before landing a job, according to an article in Inside Higher Education Read More...

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Interest in Online Courses Rising as Gas Remains Above $4 Per Gallon
15 July 08 03:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students at many colleges are opting for online courses this summer in an attempt to save money on gas, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Gas Prices Drive Students to Online Courses ,” July 8, 2008). "All across the country, Read More...

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Student Loan-Comparison Web Sites Losing Lenders, Gaining Borrowers
14 July 08 10:42 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While demand for websites that allow borrowers to compare student loans is growing, the number of lenders listed on these sites is dwindling, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Web Sites That Compare Loans Gain Users, Lose Read More...

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Colleges Experiencing Surge in On-Campus Housing as Economy Sags
11 July 08 03:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At colleges across the country, it won’t be long before students will start flocking back to campus, and with on-campus housing demand far exceeding supply, many school housing officials aren’t sure where all those students are going to live, according Read More...

Filed under: Andrew David, Bryant University, college loan, college loans, financial aid, Inside Higher Education, John Carroll University, Massachusetts State College Building Authority, NextStudent, student loan, student loans, tuition

NextStudent to Be Spotlighted at Largest Virtual College Fair
10 July 08 09:06 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Don Fenstermaker, the founder and CEO of NextStudent, will join noted names Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, and Kim Clark, senior writer for U.S. World & News Report, as one of only a few financial aid experts to give a live streaming video keynote presentation on college financing at today’s CollegeWeekLive event. Read More...

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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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Club Ed: University With Four-Star Service Caters to Students
08 July 08 05:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

President of North Carolina’s High Point University , Nido R. Qubein , who is also a motivational speaker and businessman, believes that students should be treated like customers and should enjoy obtaining their education, according to an article in The Read More...

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Admissions and Financial Aid Experts to Offer Live College Financing Advice at Free Online College Fair
08 July 08 08:12 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

CollegeWeekLive, the largest virtual college fair on the Web, will offer students and parents the opportunity this week to interact live and online with a wide range of college planning and financial aid professionals, including admissions counselors, financial aid experts, and advisors from some of the top college financing companies in the industry. Read More...

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Renting May Be Solution to High Cost of College Textbooks
07 July 08 07:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Hoping to reduce the premium prices college students pay for textbooks, which on average cost students $900 a year, some colleges and universities are opting to let their students rent their books rather than buy them. For the first time, six schools Read More...

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Trade School Students No Longer Protected Under California Law
07 July 08 04:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

California students at for-profit colleges now have fewer legal rights if their institution goes out of business. The state law that regulated for-profit colleges, which enroll some 400,000 students, expired at the end of June and lawmakers recently rejected Read More...

Filed under: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools, Chronicle of Higher Education, college loans, Corinthian Colleges, financial aid, for-profit colleges, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles Times, NextStudent, student loans, trade schools, tuition

Graduate Students Scramble to Find Loans After College Cuts Ties With State Lender
07 July 08 11:22 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Graduate students at the University of Chicago will need to find new lenders this year after the school announced it will no longer do business with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The university cut ties with the state student loan agency Read More...

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Unfinished Business: Congress May Break Before Higher-Ed Bills Reviewed
03 July 08 04:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While Congress is heading home for its annual Fourth of July recess, there are still many higher-education bills and pieces of legislation that need to be addressed before they break, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ Higher- Read More...

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