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Gloomiest Job Outlook for New Grads in 25 Years
09 April 09 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recent college graduates face one of the worst job markets in years, making the prospect of finding a job that much more daunting at a time when America is experiencing the highest unemployment rate in a quarter century. Landing a job may be even more difficult, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, since companies have indicated they plan to hire 22 percent fewer graduates this spring. Read More...

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Note to College Donors: Make the Check Out to Students
21 November 08 04:28 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As the economic downturn continues to impact families’ ability to pay for college, schools are redirecting their fundraising efforts to focus on financial aid, reports The Wall Street Journal (“ Colleges Shift Donor Appeals Toward Student Aid ,” Nov. Read More...

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Medical Institute Awards $600 Million to 56 Biomedical Scientists
30 May 08 06:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the largest sources of private funds for biomedical research, named 56 of the nation’s most gifted biomedical scientists — faculty at universities and research institutions across the country — as HHMI “investigators” this week, to collectively receive more than $600 million in their first year of appointment. Read More...

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Student Correspondents to Get National Exposure as ABC News Launches College Campus News Bureaus
12 May 08 06:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an effort to reach younger viewers, ABC News plans to open five multimedia news bureaus on select college campuses this fall. Students will have their work featured on various ABC News outlets, including “Good Morning America,” “World News With Charles Gibson,” and “Nightline,” as well as on ABC News Radio and ABCNews.com. Read More...

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By the Numbers: Top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools
11 April 08 07:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Are you a future MBA who sees yourself building the next Trump–like empire or heading up the new 21 st -century tech giant that will finally unseat Microsoft? If you’re planning on joining the 20 percent of college students who major in business and you’re Read More...

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Study Finds Obese Girls Less Likely to Attend College
28 July 07 03:21 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Obese girls are only half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to findings in a new study out of the University of Texas at Austin. As reported in a university news release, the study also found that obese girls are even less likely Read More...

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