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VA Keeps Processing of New GI Bill Education Benefits In-House
10 November 08 01:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The education benefits of the new GI Bill — which will provide eligible veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with four years of college funding — will be processed in-house by the Department of Veterans Affairs and not outsourced to a private Read More...

Filed under: Afghanistan, American Legion, Chronicle of Higher Education, college loans, David Rehbein, Department of Veterans Affairs, financial aid, GI Bill, GI Bill education benefits, higher education, In-State Tuition, Iraq, NextStudent, Patrick Dunne, public colleges, student loans, VA, veterans

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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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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Trade Schools Are Better Than Community Colleges, Say Americans in Poll
11 June 08 06:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Results of a recent public opinion poll point to a strong belief among Americans that career and technical schools may be better than community colleges at preparing students for today’s competitive workforce, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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