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Sen. Schumer Calls for Government to Protect Student Loans Amid Passage of $700 Billion Bailout Bill
14 October 08 01:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Concerned that students who are eligible to go to college won’t be able to pay for their education costs in light of the current credit crisis and a steadily worsening economy, Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the federal government to make sure student Read More...

Filed under: American Council on Education, Ben Bernanke, Charles Schumer, college loan, Congress, Deepti Hajela, Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve chairman, financial aid, Hank Paulson, NextStudent, paying for college, private credit, student loan, Student Loan Legislation, tuition

Community Banks May Be an Option for Families Looking to Weather Student Loan Crunch
06 August 08 06:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although the turmoil in the nation’s credit markets has forced student loan providers, including some big banks, to stop offering federal and private student loans, these lenders’ financial troubles may provide the opening community banks need to get Read More...

Filed under: college, college financial aid, community banks, credit crisis, credit crunch, Douglas Stebbins, financial aid, local banks, NextStudent, student loan, student loan credit crunch, student loans, tuition

Despite Greater Benefits Under New GI Bill, Vets May Still Opt for Trade Schools, Community Colleges
25 July 08 03:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Recently published research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that approximately 57 percent of those veterans who used their GI Bill benefits in fiscal year 2007 attended either community colleges or for-profit institutions. Veterans Read More...

Filed under: American InterContinental University, college, college aid, college financial aid, college student loan, College Student Loans, College Tuition, financial aid, GI Bill, Kelly Field, NextStudent, student loan, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tidewater Community College, tuition, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Maryland

For-Profit Colleges Face Expulsion from Federal Student Aid Program for Awarding Too Much Aid
25 July 08 11:50 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Under new federal legislation, many students at for-profit institutions have seen the amount of their Pell and federal student loan awards increase and a larger number these students have been able to cover all their college costs with just these two Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college aid, college financial aid, College Tuition, current legislation session, federal student aid, financial aid, Goldie Blumenstyk, Higher Education Act, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, NextStudent, Pell Grant, Student Aid, student loan, student loans, tuition

New York May Soon Have Its Own Low-Interest Student Loan Program
23 July 08 12:33 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

New York is one of the few states in the country where college students do not have access to a low-interest, state-backed student loan program, according to a report by the New York State Commission on Higher Education (“ Final Report of Findings and Read More...

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Controversial Admissions Policy Proposal Could Shake Up University of California System
21 July 08 03:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

The biggest change in how the University of California system evaluates prospective applicants in 10 years could come from a major administrator-proposed revision to the system’s admissions policy, allowing schools to depend less on test scores and more Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, college student loan, financial aid, Josh Keller, NextStudent, student loan, tuition, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Merced, U.C. Riverside, UCLA, University of California, University of California admissions, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, William Drummond

All Veterans Qualify for In-State Tuition at Ohio Colleges With New GI Promise Legislation
16 July 08 03:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Ohio governor, Ted Strickland , recently announced the implementation of The Ohio G.I. Promise , the first plan of its kind in the nation to extend in-state tuition rates to all veterans who attend an Ohio state public college or university on the GI Read More...

Filed under: college, college aid, college financial aid, College Student Loans, College Tuition, financial aid, GI Bill, Governor Strickland, Montgomery GI Bill, New York Times, NextStudent, Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio G.I. Promise, Ohio Governor, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, student loan, student loans, Tamar Lewin, Ted Strickland, tuition, veteran, veterans

Colleges Experiencing Surge in On-Campus Housing as Economy Sags
11 July 08 03:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At colleges across the country, it won’t be long before students will start flocking back to campus, and with on-campus housing demand far exceeding supply, many school housing officials aren’t sure where all those students are going to live, according Read More...

Filed under: Andrew David, Bryant University, college loan, college loans, financial aid, Inside Higher Education, John Carroll University, Massachusetts State College Building Authority, NextStudent, student loan, student loans, tuition

GMAT Cheating Scandal Causes Students to Sweat Their Future
02 July 08 04:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Over 6,000 MBA students have been implicated in a huge cheating scandal involving the website Scoretop which illegally provided “live” prep questions to students taking their Graduate Management Admission Test , or GMAT — the test that many MBA programs Read More...

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Colleges May Be Required to Refund Student Loans for Military Members Called Into Service
01 July 08 05:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At the same time the recently passed GI Bill was being pushed through Congress, legislators have been considering a veterans education “bill of rights” that would protect service members who are called to duty in the middle of their higher education studies, Read More...

Filed under: American Association of Community Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education, college, financial aid, GI Bill, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Kelly Field, military members, NextStudent, soldier student, student loan, student loans, tuition, VA, veteran, veterans, vets

Pending 21st Century GI Bill: New Benefits for a New Era
26 June 08 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Many educators are excited about the potential impact of the proposed GI Bill, legislation that has gotten the nod by President Bush in its current form, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed (“ Gauging the New GI Bill ,” June 20, 2008). “I think Read More...

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