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College Admissions Offices Using Facebook as Recruiting Tool
03 October 08 02:39 PM
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A growing number of graduate school admissions and college officers are turning to Facebook for recruiting, communicating with potential students and providing up-to-date news on the school through the social networking site, instead of relying on more
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SAT and ACT Tests Not the Best Predictors of College Success, Study Finds
24 September 08 02:12 PM
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The colleges and universities that use students’ SAT and ACT standardized test scores when making college admissions and financial aid decisions should base these decisions on tests that more closely reflect a student’s high school achievement and understanding
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Government Warns: Pell Grant Program in Trouble
22 September 08 02:47 PM
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Without additional taxpayer funds next year, the government’s “most important” federal financial aid program may be unable to provide Pell Grants to millions of eligible low-income students, likely pricing these students out of a higher education, according
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MBA Cheating Scandal Ends With Almost 100 GMAT Scores Cancelled
12 September 08 01:46 PM
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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
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Virginia Commonwealth University Improperly Awarded Degree to Police Chief
11 September 08 01:02 PM
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In an incident that mirrors the recent scandal at West Virginia University where an executive M.B.A. was improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, an investigation found that Virginia Commonwealth University awarded the state’s police chief a bachelor’s
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NY Attorney General To Sue Student Loan Lender For Deceptive Marketing
08 September 08 02:18 PM
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo plans to sue student loan provider Goal Financial, LLC for using deceptive marketing practices to attract new business, according to a CNNMoney.com article (“ Student Lenders Under Scrutiny ,” Sept. 5, 2008). Eight
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College Textbook Sales Drop, Online Piracy Possible Cause
05 September 08 02:09 PM
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Sales of new textbooks at some of the nation’s college presses are declining, and though many press directors are unsure why sales are slipping, others think it may have to do with online piracy of the books, according to an article in The Chronicle of
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State Approves $50-Million Bridge Loan, Kentucky Students Will Finally See Their Student Loans
04 September 08 05:26 PM
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Students attending colleges and universities in Kentucky, many of whom have already begun their fall semester, will soon receive their federal student loans now that the state has finalized its $50 million bridge-loan deal with the state’s nonprofit student
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Colleges Teach Students How to Pay for School, Manage Money
03 September 08 01:56 PM
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Several Texas colleges and universities are rolling out new classes and programs designed to help their students become more financially-savvy about everything from student loans to personal finances, reports Pamela Yip, business columnist for The Dallas
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Government’s Direct Lending Program Sees 43-Percent Increase in Volume
02 September 08 05:36 PM
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As cash-strapped lenders continue to drop out of the Federal Family Education Loan Program , the number of student loans originated for the 2008–09 school year through the government’s Direct Loan Program has increased by 43 percent, reports The Chronicle
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Student Attempts to Get eBay Bidders to Pay for College Tuition
29 August 08 01:29 PM
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Zack Ketz, a University of Virginia studio art major, is not the first to use an eBay auction as a ploy for free tuition. Oklahoma Wesleyan University found a bidder to pay $18,669.99 for one year of tuition and room, and board — valued at $23,000 — on
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Shares of Corinthian Colleges Stock Take Nosedive Over Student Loan Defaults
28 August 08 06:56 PM
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Despite an 11.5-percent boost in student enrollment and an 18.3-percent growth in revenue over the last quarter, Corinthian Colleges saw its shares tumble in afternoon NASDAQ trading on Tuesday, amid investor fears of rising defaults on the school network’s student loans.
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Naval Academy Tries New Tactics to Appeal to Minority Students
27 August 08 02:57 PM
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In an attempt to bring the demographic of the U.S. Naval Academy more in line with the Navy’s enlisted force, the academy has created an upbeat commercial and a graphic novel to attract more minorities to the school, according to an article in the Washington
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Detroit Program Aims to Provide Full College Scholarships to Public High School Graduates
22 August 08 01:16 PM
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Graduates of public high schools in Detroit, Mich., may receive full college scholarships in the near future, if the new Detroit College Promise scholarship program can raise the funds it needs, according to an article in The Detroit News (“ Group Plans
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Princeton Review Exposes Thousands of Students’ Personal Info
19 August 08 04:24 PM
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For nearly two months, thousands of the The Princeton Review’s private files including folders containing the company’s and test-takers’ personal data were unintentionally made accessible to anyone with an Internet connection, according to an article
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