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$17,000 Obama Scholarship to Be Awarded to 1,600 Arizona Students
15 May 09 02:01 PM | Student Loan Girl | 2 Comments   

Arizona State University officials have decided to rename the school’s largest financial aid program after President Barack Obama in honor of his commencement address to ASU’s 2009 graduating class. Read More...

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Nebraska State Colleges Extend Free Tuition Offer to Freshmen
10 March 09 04:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Beginning this fall, incoming first-year students attending any of Nebraska’s three state colleges — Wayne State College, Peru State College, or Chadron State College — may see their dreams of a college education come true with a little help from the state. Read More...

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Massachusetts College Students Lose Funding Source for Student Loans
29 July 08 01:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For the first time in its nearly 30-year history, The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority won’t be offering student loans this fall to the 40,000 borrowers it serves, according to an article in The New York Times (“ Agency in Massachusetts Is Read More...

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As Food Prices Rise, Cost of Campus Meal Plans Going Up
09 May 08 06:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

College students may see a sharp spike in the cost of their on-campus meal plans this fall due to rising food prices. Several schools have already announced that they intend to increase their meal-plan prices next year, and it’s likely that many more schools will follow. Read More...

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