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Harvard Professor Urges Students to Consider Public Service Over Wall Street
25 June 08 12:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 7 Comments   

A Harvard University education professor is challenging undergraduates at elite colleges to forgo high-paying consulting and finance jobs, for careers in public service. The professor, Howard Gardner , is leading seminars at Harvard and, Amherst College 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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Creativity, Practicality and Wisdom—The New Face of Admissions?
13 July 07 06:33 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Like the Educational Testing Service, which is piloting a new “Personal Potential Index” (discussed in our July 9 blog) that’s designed to evaluate a college applicant’s non-academic strengths and weaknesses, Tufts University has rolled out a pilot admissions Read More...

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