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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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Ohio State Commits to Helping Students in Financial Turmoil
23 December 08 05:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The largest university in the nation, Ohio State University , has taken steps to ensure that its students who rely on financial aid will still be able to complete their degree program in spite of the economic recession, the school announced in a press Read More...

Filed under: college loans, credit crisis, E. Gordon Gee, economic crisis, financial aid, NextStudent, Ohio State University, OSU, private student loans, recession, Scholarships, short-term student loans, student loan crisis, student loans, Students First

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...

Filed under: Barnard College, Bobbi Mark, college fundraising, college loans, economic downturn, faculty and staff, financial aid, financial aid directors, general fund, Karen Cooper, new building construction, NextStudent, Scholarships, Stanford University, Student Aid, student loans, universities, university fundraising, University of Texas at Austin, UT Austin

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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Admissions and Financial Aid Experts to Offer Live College Financing Advice at Free Online College Fair
08 July 08 08:12 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

CollegeWeekLive, the largest virtual college fair on the Web, will offer students and parents the opportunity this week to interact live and online with a wide range of college planning and financial aid professionals, including admissions counselors, financial aid experts, and advisors from some of the top college financing companies in the industry. Read More...

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NextStudent Unveils Website with New Look, Improved Features
06 June 08 06:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

NextStudent has a sleek new website with upgraded features designed to offer you the most comprehensive and easy-to-use financial aid resource on the Web. Check out our new online application, find free money for school, and get the all the info you need on student loans and your financial aid options. Read More...

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$50 Million Given to California Community Colleges to Aid Needy Students
12 May 08 05:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In what may be the largest gift ever donated to the nation’s community colleges, the San Francisco–based Bernard Osher Foundation recently announced that it has pledged up to $50 million to help needy students attending California’s two-year institutions. 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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Harvard’s Aid to Middle-Class Families a Signal for Change
03 January 08 03:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In December Harvard University announced it would begin offering increased financial aid to students of middle and upper-middle class families. Those families earning between $120,000 and $180,000 will only have to pay about 10 percent of their income, Read More...

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Student Loan Debt Is on the Rise, and College Grads Face Growing Financial Obstacles
04 November 07 08:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Money. Some of us have it. Some of us need more of it. Particularly recent college grads transitioning from their campus to the workspace, from having student loans available that help pay their living expenses to having to make it on their own—all while Read More...

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Grant Process Closed on Strengthening Institutions Program
31 January 07 09:55 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Grants are an important source of funding for any institution and organization in need of money. Not only do grants help students defray the cost of attendance, they also help colleges keep their tuition costs in check because awarded funds can help strengthen Read More...

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Credit Cards Not the Best Way to Spread Holiday Joy
15 December 06 10:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College students across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief as they pack their bags to head home or shift gears from the pressures of finals to the excitement of winter break. This is the time of year when many students examine their Read More...

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