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Students’ College Access to Improve, Vice President Pledges
23 April 09 04:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Vice President Joe Biden intends to make higher education a reality for more young people, the Associated Press reports, in part by closing the gap between families’ incomes and rising college costs. Read More...

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Colorado Colleges ‘Safe’ for Now, Won’t Face $300 Million in Cuts
21 April 09 01:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter recently announced his refusal to eliminate $300 million in funding for Colorado public colleges and universities to ensure that that the state’s schools remain qualified for $760 million in federal stimulus money. Read More...

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2010 College Enrollment Numbers May Not Be So Bad, Survey Reveals
02 April 09 02:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although school administrators across the nation are reporting an increase in applications, they’re worried about just how many college students will actually enroll in their institutions this fall as families continue to tighten their budgets amid this recession. Read More...

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Cutting-Edge Colleges Deliver Courses Via Cell Phones
06 February 09 03:48 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In order to reach a more diverse population of learners, several institutions are offering full college course content delivered via a user’s cell phone, reports UniversityBusiness.com (“ Cellular Colleges: The Next Small Thing ,” February 2009). “Cellular” Read More...

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‘Frill-Less’ Campuses Shave Thousands Off College Tuition
05 February 09 01:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a time when parents and students are finding it increasingly challenging to get the money they need for college, some schools are coming up with creative options to cut thousands of dollars off annual tuition bills, The Boston Globe reports (“ Students Read More...

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Down Economy May Be Driving Students to Online Education
15 January 09 02:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As jobs continue to disappear and unemployment soars, large numbers of adult learners may soon be enrolling in online programs, particularly at two-year colleges and for-profit institutions, according to a new online education survey (“ Recession May Read More...

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College Board Settles Inquiry into Its Student Loan Practices
11 December 08 04:40 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The College Board , which administers the SAT, ACT, and AP college admissions tests, has agreed to resolve an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal into its student loan practices. Read More...

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Montana Senator: Give Tax Break to Companies That Pay Off Employees’ Student Loans
08 August 08 05:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As an incentive for Montana students to remain in state, Roy Brown, a Montana state senator and candidate for governor, announced he would like to reward companies that repay their employees’ student loans with a tax break. Read More...

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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...

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Massachusetts Shortchanges College Students on Financial Aid
17 July 08 04:04 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although Massachusetts is known as a hub for higher education, the state lags behind other states in awarding financial aid to college students, a shortfall that many educators say is limiting access to a college education for low-income and minority Read More...

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NextStudent to Be Spotlighted at Largest Virtual College Fair
10 July 08 09:06 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Don Fenstermaker, the founder and CEO of NextStudent, will join noted names Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, and Kim Clark, senior writer for U.S. World & News Report, as one of only a few financial aid experts to give a live streaming video keynote presentation on college financing at today’s CollegeWeekLive event. Read More...

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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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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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Colorado Colleges and Universities Receive $200 Million in Construction Funding
27 May 08 04:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter recently signed into law the Higher-Education Construction Act, allocating more than $200 million for construction projects at colleges and universities across the state, according to an article in The Cherry Creek News (“ Read More...

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Cuomo to Make Investigation into Colleges’ Credit-Card Deals Public
19 April 08 02:05 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The results of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into the relationship between colleges with co-branded credit cards and the banks that issue them are expected to be released within the next two months. Benjamin Lawsky, Cuomo’s deputy Read More...

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