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What’s Up Doc? Medical Schools Expand as Economy Retracts
19 March 09 03:15 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Looking at the growth of medical schools in the United States you’d never know America is in the middle of a recession. Even as the economy continues its downward spiral, medical schools are expanding, says Dr. J. James Rohack, the president-elect of the American Medical Association. Read More...

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College Scholarships Dry Up Along With Endowment Funding
17 March 09 02:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For the six-month period ending in December, college endowments nationwide lost an average of 24 percent, according to the nonprofit Commonfund Institute of Connecticut, forcing a handful of small regional universities to make significant cutbacks to their scholarship funds for the upcoming fall semester. Read More...

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Students Could Save $40,000 by Completing College Degree in 3 Years
27 February 09 01:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students attending Hartwick College in New York may now be able to save over $40,000 on their education by enrolling in a new three- year college degree program, according to a recent news release from the college (“ Hartwick College Announces Three-Year Read More...

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Note to Families: Financial Aid More Competitive, But Not Out of Reach
26 January 09 05:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With more families applying for financial aid — applications are already up 10 percent above last year’s record — and lending for private student loans drying up, families’ ability to find available financial aid is becoming more difficult, reports the Read More...

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State Higher Education Commission Urges Indiana Schools to Graduate 10,000 More Students a Year
10 September 08 01:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A new plan unveiled Monday by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education calls for the state-supported colleges and universities in Indiana to graduate 10,000 more students with bachelor’s degrees each year — an increase of 33 percent — and to graduate Read More...

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Sex Offenders May Lose Pell Grant Eligibility Under Revised Higher Education Act
04 August 08 04:49 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Starting July 1, 2009, sex offenders confined in treatment centers throughout the country may no longer be eligible to receive need-based federal Pell Grants , under a new provision of the reauthorized Higher Education Act, according to an article in Read More...

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Veterans See Education Benefits Double as New GI Bill Becomes Law
30 June 08 02:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The new GI Bill , signed by President Bush on June 30, more than doubles veterans’ education funds from the current $40,000 to $90,000, and is seen as a return to the same generous benefits extended to veterans of World War II, according to an Associated Read More...

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More Rigorous Admissions Standards at Nevada Universities May Affect Minorities
16 June 08 05:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

NAACP and ACLU officials warn that with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas , and the University of Nevada, Reno , increasing their minimum grade point average from 2.75 to 3.0, minority students may be discouraged from pursuing a higher education, according Read More...

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Wilkes University Puts Freshman Recruits Front and Center and Billboard-Size
04 May 08 03:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Wilkes University, a small, private school in northeastern Pennsylvania, is using a quirky new in-your-face $120,000 ad campaign to get the attention of today’s media- and marketing-savvy students. The university is plastering personalized messages on billboards, pizza boxes, gas pumps, and even on MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to students it wants to make a part of its freshman class. Read More...

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