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In an attempt to offer a low-cost alternative to college students who typically attend more expensive private and public institutions, community colleges have started building on-campus dorms, a move that may soon alter the commuter culture at such schools, reports the Los Angeles Times (“Community Colleges Add Dorms to Boost ...

Funding from President Obama’s stimulus plan will soon reach Oregon college students in the form of almost $280 million in Pell Grant funds, a 41-percent jump over the previous year, reports the Portland Business Journal (“Stimulus boosts Oregon Pell Grants to $279.4 million,” March 31, 2009). This funding boost will translate ...

Although school administrators across the nation are reporting an increase in applications, they’re worried about just how many college students will actually enroll in their institutions this fall as families continue to tighten their budgets amid this recession, reports Inside Higher Ed (“Parents’ View of the Economy,” ...

In spite of an increase to the maximum federal Pell Grant award of more than $800 — mandated by President Obama’s stimulus plan — Minnesota college students may not receive a single percent increase in funds due to the way the state distributes its Pell Grant awards, the Minnesota Daily reports (“Students Aren’t Guaranteed Pell ...

The Internal Revenue Service has reportedly disproven the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s claim that cutting the number of lawmakers on its board in half — as recommended by Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner — would threaten the state student loan agency’s tax-exempt status, according to an article in The Patriot-News ...

According to a regional survey of financial aid officers from 214 New England colleges and universities, students and parents have had few problems accessing federal student loans this year, but financial aid administrators have lingering doubts about how easily students will be able to secure college loans next year (“Student Loan Availability ...

Some financial aid administrators have lingering concerns that students may not be able to get the student loans they need to pay for college this year despite recently passed federal legislation designed to improve students’ access to those loans, according to a recent survey. The survey, released this week by the National Association of ...

During testimony before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Benjamin Lawsky, deputy counselor to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, said predatory credit-card companies are taking advantage of college students (The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Cuomo Hopes to Have Investigation of Colleges’ Credit-Card ...

The internet has completely changed the way college campuses operate, from class offerings and registration to college admissions and financial aid services. Now the technology is changing the way campuses deliver and receive mail. As more college students gravitate to online shopping, college and university mailrooms are overhauling their ...