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‘Swine Flu’ Causes Colleges to Cancel Study Abroad Programs
01 May 09 03:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although the swine flu virus (H1N1) hasn’t hit most U.S. college campuses, college health officials are starting to take precautions, including cancelling study abroad programs in Mexico. Read More...

Filed under: Altoona, Amherst College, Butler University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college campus, college financial aid, college health officials, college loans, Costa Rica, Eau Claire, financial aid, Guanajuato, H1N1, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indianapolis, Jorge Gomez, Karin Fischer, Massachusetts, Mexico, Mexico bound program, Mexico City, NextStudent, paying for college, Pennsylvania State University, Spanish language immersion program, State Department, student loans, study abroad administrator, study abroad programs, swine flu, tuition, United States, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, virus

Enrollment Up at For-Profit Colleges Despite Economy
16 December 08 10:30 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While numerous nonprofit colleges have halted construction and are undergoing hiring freezes and other cutbacks due to the declining economy, for-profit colleges are seeing higher enrollment numbers and higher profit margins (“ Economic Downturn Is a Read More...

Filed under: California State University system, Career College Association, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college financial aid, college graduate, college loans, Corinthian Colleges, cutbacks, declining economy, direct lending, economic downturn, enrollment, enrollment cap, federal grants, financial aid, financial aid policies, for profit colleges, Goldie Blumenstyk, growth, higher enrollment, hiring freezes, job search, job seeking graduates, laid off workers, new job skills, new students, NextStudent, nonprofit colleges, paying for college, private schools, profit margins, projected unemployment rate, public schools, publicly traded college, Rene Champagne, state budget cuts, student loans, subsidized student loans, tuition, unemployment, unsubsidized private loans, widespread layoffs

Colleges Want Piece of Federal Government’s “Bailout Pie”
20 November 08 04:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With 39 states anticipating budget shortfalls next year totaling more than $100 billion, colleges are urging Congress to include them in a second economic stimulus bill currently being drafted, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports (“ As the Economic Read More...

Filed under: airline industry, American Association of Medical Colleges, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Association of American Universities, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, auto industry, budget shortfall, Bush administration, business development, campus construction, Chronicle of Higher Education, Chrysler, college, college associations, college financial aid, college loans, college lobbyists, Cynthia Littlefield, deteriorating economy, economic stimulus bill, endowments, financial aid, Ford, General Motors, GM, government aid, jobs, National Institutes of Health, needy students, NextStudent, Obama administration, paying for college, Pell, Pell Grant, President Bush, President elect Obama, state government, Student Aid Alliance, student loans, tax revenue, tuition, work ready students

Changes to Student Loan Repayment Programs Not Enough, Advocates Say
30 October 08 11:34 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Despite 1,500 individuals and a dozen national organizations pushing for further changes to legislative provisions that help low-income college students repay their student loans, the Education Department recently issued the provisions’ final regulations Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college financial aid, college loans, Department of Education, double-counting penalty, Education Department, financial aid, income-based repayment plan, low income student borrowers, NextStudent, paying for college, Robert Shireman, Samara Yudof, Student Loan Repayment, student loans, The Project on Student Debt, tuition

Senator Pushes Colleges for Enhanced Oversight of Funded Research and Endowments
28 July 08 09:57 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, wants colleges to be held more accountable in both their academic research and their endowment spending, according to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read More...

Filed under: Charles Grassley, Chronicle of Higher Education, Chuck Grassley, college, college loans, conflict of interest, endowment, financial aid, grants, Harvard, higher education, National Institutes of Health, NextStudent, NIH, research, research institutions, science, Senate Finance Committee, Stanford, student loans, tuition, University of Cincinnati

For-Profit Colleges Face Expulsion from Federal Student Aid Program for Awarding Too Much Aid
25 July 08 11:50 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Under new federal legislation, many students at for-profit institutions have seen the amount of their Pell and federal student loan awards increase and a larger number these students have been able to cover all their college costs with just these two Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college aid, college financial aid, College Tuition, current legislation session, federal student aid, financial aid, Goldie Blumenstyk, Higher Education Act, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, NextStudent, Pell Grant, Student Aid, student loan, student loans, tuition

Controversial Admissions Policy Proposal Could Shake Up University of California System
21 July 08 03:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

The biggest change in how the University of California system evaluates prospective applicants in 10 years could come from a major administrator-proposed revision to the system’s admissions policy, allowing schools to depend less on test scores and more Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, college student loan, financial aid, Josh Keller, NextStudent, student loan, tuition, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Merced, U.C. Riverside, UCLA, University of California, University of California admissions, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, William Drummond

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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Colleges May Be Required to Refund Student Loans for Military Members Called Into Service
01 July 08 05:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At the same time the recently passed GI Bill was being pushed through Congress, legislators have been considering a veterans education “bill of rights” that would protect service members who are called to duty in the middle of their higher education studies, Read More...

Filed under: American Association of Community Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, financial aid, GI Bill, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Kelly Field, military members, NextStudent, soldier student, student loan, student loans, tuition, VA, veteran, veterans, vets

Learn This, Professor: Shorter is Better
27 June 08 03:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Traditional college professors attempting to venture into online learning may be in store for a rather unpleasant surprise: What works in the classroom doesn’t necessarily work on the internet, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, classroom, college, college loans, financial aid, Jeffrey Young, mini-lecture, NextStudent, online learning, student loans, tuition, York University, YouTube, YouTube Professor

State-Based Loan Agencies May Not Offer Student Loans, Despite Government Intervention
20 June 08 04:18 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just this year, some 112 student loan lenders have cut back or ended their participation in the federal and private student loan markets, including nine state loan agencies, who have each issued slightly different responses to the industry’s changes, Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, Eric Kelderman, financial aid, Missouri Education Loan Authority, Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, NextStudent, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, State Lenders, State-Based Loan Agencies, student loans, tuition

Gas Prices Put the Squeeze on Community College Students
17 June 08 05:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

With gasoline prices approaching $5 a gallon, students who attend community colleges in rural America — where a one-way trip to school is often 30 miles or more — are being forced to make some tough decisions about school, according to an article in The Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, community college, financial aid, gas prices, Libby Sander, NextStudent, student loans, tuition, University of New Mexico, Williston State College

U.S. Colleges to Provide Iraq Troops With On-Site Courses
22 May 08 03:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Beginning August 1, 2008, three U.S. colleges will be the first schools to offer on-ground instruction to U.S. troops in Iraq, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ The Educated Soldier: 3 Colleges Will Provide Courses for Forces Read More...

Filed under: Andrea Foster, Central Texas College, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, Department of Defense, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, financial aid, Iraq War, NextStudent, soldiers, student loans, Susan Aldridge, troops, tuition, University of Maryland University College

As Food Prices Rise, Cost of Campus Meal Plans Going Up
09 May 08 06:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

College students may see a sharp spike in the cost of their on-campus meal plans this fall due to rising food prices. Several schools have already announced that they intend to increase their meal-plan prices next year, and it’s likely that many more schools will follow. Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, Clemson, college, college loans, costs, dining halls, dining services, dorm life, eating, economy, food, food service, Louisiana State University, marketing, meal plans, NextStudent, Ohio University, on-campus, pizza, prices, revenue, room and board, student life, student loans, trays, University of Miami, Western Washington University

Lowest-Income Students Need More Pell Aid, Authors of New Report Find
05 May 08 04:35 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To help low-income students attend college, larger Pell Grants should be awarded to the most “financially needy” college students, according to a new report (“ Window of Opportunity: Targeting Federal Grant Aid to Students With the Lowest Incomes ”). Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, credit crunch, EFC, expected family contribution, financial aid, grants, IHEP, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Low-Income Students, Need-Based Aid, NextStudent, Pell Grant, Pell Grants, Sen. Edward Kennedy, student loans, U.S. Senate