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University of Michigan Not Going Private, President Says
05 May 09 05:28 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman has stepped forward to set the record straight with TIME magazine after an article in the publication began circulating rumors about the university being forced to privatize due to state budget constraints. Read More...

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Harvard Inks Custom Loan Deal to Help International Graduate Students
03 March 09 04:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a time when large numbers of lenders exiting the student loan marketplace has made it more difficult for international students to find college and graduate school funding, Harvard has announced an exclusive agreement with JPMorgan Chase that will Read More...

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Campuses Draw Vets as New GI Bill Benefits Kick In
30 December 08 04:26 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With the “21st Century GI Bill” set to take full effect in August 2009, colleges and universities throughout the country are preparing to receive the large numbers of veterans that will soon be transitioning from soldiers to students, reports The Detroit Read More...

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Citibank Suspends Student Loan Program for International Students
15 October 08 06:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Citibank announced it is canceling its private student loan program for international students in an effort to minimize its financial risk during the global financial crisis, Bloomberg reports (“ Citigroup Curbs Foreign-Student Loans at Harvard, MIT, Read More...

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MBA Cheating Scandal Ends With Almost 100 GMAT Scores Cancelled
12 September 08 01:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In June, 6,000 MBA hopefuls saw their aspirations come crashing down when it came to light that their GMAT scores could be cancelled due to a cheating scandal that involved the illegal posting of live GMAT test questions on Scoretop.com . Most of those Read More...

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Teach for America Sees Surge in Applications
24 June 08 03:40 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Teach for America, the nonprofit program that recruits graduates of elite colleges to become teachers at underserved public schools, is on a winning streak, according to U.S. News & World Report (“ Plenty of Praise for Teach for America ,” June 20, Read More...

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Laptop Bans by College Professors May Improve Class Discussions
19 June 08 02:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some professors at the nation’s most prominent law schools are resorting to classroom laptop bans to help reengage law students in lectures and discussions, and, despite students’ claims that the anti-laptop policies deny them a proper education, professors Read More...

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