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August 2008
Credit Squeeze Hits College Students, Families (MSNBC)
8/20/2008
Student Loan Law Hasn't Passed The Test Yet, Experts Say (Congressional Quarterly)
8/20/2008
Direct-Sold Vs. Adviser-Sold 529 Plans (Kiplinger)
8/20/2008
Sallie Mae Spent $640K Lobbying Government In 2Q (Associated Press)
8/20/2008
New Jersey: Issue Of Long-Term Care For Disabled Needs Attention (The Record)
8/20/2008
Are 4-Day Workweeks The Future? (Inside Higher Ed)
8/19/2008
Expensive College Textbooks (The Christian Science Monitor)
8/19/2008
Paying For College: Where To Go For A Loan (The Charlotte Observer)
8/19/2008
Iowa: Student Loans Available, But Harder To Get (The Des Moines Register)
8/19/2008
Study: Many Americans Experience Job Opportunity Loss For Not Having Academic Degree (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
8/19/2008
Michigan: Group Plans DPS College Aid (The Detroit News)
8/19/2008
First Marblehead Brings Back Founder Amid Woe$ (The Boston Herald)
8/19/2008
How Parents Can Help Boomerang Kids Get On Their Feet Financially (The Detroit Free Press)
8/19/2008
College Lending Tight But Available (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
8/18/2008
Opinion: For Most People, College Is A Waste Of Time (The Wall Street Journal)
8/18/2008
North Carolina: For The Undocumented: To Admit Or Not To Admit? (Inside Higher Ed)
8/18/2008
McCain Lays Out His Higher-Education Plan (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/18/2008
Covenant House Institute Launched To Study Youth Homelessness (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
8/18/2008
Just As Congress Eases Aid Rule, College Is Accused Of Violating It (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/18/2008
College Loan Path Has Gotten Trickier (The Baltimore Sun)
8/18/2008
Kentucky: Bond Rescues Student Loan Program (The Courier-Journal)
8/18/2008
How Not To Be A Helicopter Parent (The Washington Post)
8/18/2008
Virginia: EBay Auction To Pay UVa. Student’s Tuition Falls Short (Media General News)
8/18/2008
Utah: With Big Banks Out Of The Picture, State Steps Up To Offer Financial Aid Loans (The Salt Lake Tribune)
8/15/2008
New Hampshire: UBS Defrauded NH Student Lender (Associated Press)
8/15/2008
New Hampshire: Students Find Loans Despite Lender's Troubles (Associated Press)
8/15/2008
Video: Paying College Tabs As Loans Dry Up (CBS News)
8/15/2008
To Help More Students, Lenders Say, Speed Of Rescue Plan Is Key (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/15/2008
Many More Ask Colleges For Aid (The Boston Globe)
8/14/2008
Indiana: Daniels Unveils Higher Education Plan In Terre Haute (WTHITV)
8/14/2008
Montana: SAF To Distribute $1.2 Million In Grant Funds To Montana Schools (Liberty County Times)
8/14/2008
Audio: Student Loans And The Credit Crunch (The Diane Rehm Show)
8/14/2008
What Student Loan Squeeze? (Kiplinger)
8/14/2008
Massachusetts: Student Loan Authority May Not Get State Aid (The Boston Globe)
8/14/2008
Opinion: Colleges Are Too Rich (Forbes)
8/14/2008
Texas: Rice U. Buys Rights To Popular Textbook To Offer It Free Online (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/13/2008
The Best Ways To Get Loans For College Now (The Wall Street Journal)
8/13/2008
Florida: Many More Students Turn To Food Stamps (The Miami Herald)
8/13/2008
Analysts Call For National Effort To Get More Students Through College (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/13/2008
District of Columbia: The City Without A Community College (Inside Higher Ed)
8/13/2008
Colleges Link Up To Cut Costs (Business Week)
8/13/2008
Audio: Loan Crisis Hits College (NPR)
8/13/2008
Kentucky: Student Loan Agency To Run Out Of Money (The Herald-Leader)
8/13/2008
Three Large Lenders Out Of FFEL (The Bond Buyer)
8/13/2008
Kentucky: Double College Aid Advisors Tell Lawmakers (WTVQ-TV)
8/13/2008
Colleges Peddle Bikes To Car-Loving Students (Associated Press)
8/12/2008
Credit Crunch Or Echo Chamber? (Inside Higher Ed)
8/12/2008
Democrats' Unofficial Platform Promises More Aid For Education (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/12/2008
Buried In Vast Higher-Education Bill Is Another Expansion Of Loan Forgiveness (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/12/2008
Matching Borrower With Lender, Social-Network Style (Inside Higher Ed)
8/12/2008
Student-Loan Woes Hurt Upper Middle Class (The Street)
8/12/2008
College Degree's Value In Decline (The Wall Street Journal)
8/11/2008
Tough Economic Times Makes Paying Tuition Difficult (The Miami Herald)
8/11/2008
Student Aid Requests Soar As Economy Plummets (San Francisco Chronicle)
8/11/2008
Pennsylvania: New Program To Help Residents Finish College Degrees (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
8/11/2008
Harvard Hits The Rich-Poor Gap (Newsweek)
8/11/2008
Higher-Education Bill Retains Penalty For Students Convicted Of Drug Offenses (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/11/2008
Updated Law Cuts College Confusion (The Baltimore Sun)
8/11/2008
Catholic Colleges Face Unusual Financial Pressures (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/11/2008
Opinion: Switch To Smarter Higher Ed Funding (Detroit Free Press)
8/11/2008
Students Face Hit As Private Lending Dries Up (The Wall Street Journal)
8/11/2008
Louisiana: Early College Project Unveiled (2TheAdvocate)
8/8/2008
Connecticut: Mentoring Program To Prepare Students For College (Hartford Courant)
8/8/2008
Congress Presses Colleges To Produce More Teachers In High-Need Subjects (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/8/2008
Scandal Fallout Comes Full Circle, As Colleges Are Asked To Aid A Lender (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/8/2008
Massachusetts: Cahill Nixes Pension Investment In Education Loans (Associated Press)
8/8/2008
Should Colleges Enroll Illegal Immigrants? (U.S. News & World Report)
8/8/2008
Editorial: Congress' Higher Education Bill Is Too Demanding (The Plain Dealer)
8/8/2008
New Hampshire: Demand For Private Loans Keeps Growing (The Union Leader)
8/7/2008
Large Banks Halt Loans For Community College (Des Plaines Times)
8/7/2008
Higher-Education Bill Would Bring Benefits To Disabled Students (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/7/2008
Getting The Most (Money) Out Of Your Education (The Boston Globe)
8/7/2008
Nevada: College Looks At More Savings (The Review-Journal)
8/7/2008
North Carolina: CharlotteLaw Offering Deferred Fee, Tuition Options (Charlotte Business Journal)
8/7/2008
New Hampshire: Working On Student Loan Problem (Associated Press)
8/7/2008
3 States To Consider Affirmative Action Ban (Associated Press)
8/7/2008
Massachusetts: A Late Try To Salvage Student Loans (The Boston Globe)
8/7/2008
Enrollment Expert Gives Top 5 Reasons Why Student-Retention Strategies Fail (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/7/2008
Too Few Low-Income College Students? (The Christian Science Monitor)
8/7/2008
Commentary: Texas Must Find Ways To Aid Needy College Students (The Austin American-Statesman)
8/6/2008
Conservatives Claim Some Victories In Democratic Congress's Higher-Education Bill (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/6/2008
Editorial: Bush Should Approve Higher-Ed Law (The Dallas Morning News)
8/6/2008
The Ticktock Of The Welfare Clock (Inside Higher Ed)
8/6/2008
Less-Costly Options Make Textbooks More Affordable (The Wall Street Journal)
8/6/2008
Good News For Veterans In Higher-Education Bill (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/6/2008
Wachovia To Stop Writing Private Undergrad Student Loans (Dow Jones)
8/6/2008
White House Submits Changes To Budget Request (Congress Daily)
8/5/2008
Congress Creates Numerous New Grant Programs, To Secretary's Dismay (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/5/2008
Congress Bans Pell Grants For Sex Offenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/5/2008
New Jersey: Rutgers Chief To Donate $100G Bonus For Student Aid (The Star-Ledger)
8/5/2008
Massachusetts: Some Averted MEFA Problems (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
8/5/2008
Back To A More Basic Dorm (The Washington Post)
8/5/2008
New GI Bill Assistance Offers Tuition Coverage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
8/5/2008
A Bill That Took Longer Than A Bachelor's Degree (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/5/2008
New Hampshire: Hundreds Of Students Scrambling For Loans (Associated Press)
8/5/2008
Community Colleges: A Great Return On Investment (The Christian Science Monitor)
8/4/2008
Education Dept. Blamed For Not Doing Enough To Promote Grants (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/4/2008
Education Bill With Anti-P2P Clause Goes To Bush (PC Magazine)
8/4/2008
Opinion: A Role For Community Banks In Student Loan Crunch (The Boston Globe)
8/4/2008
Congress Cuts Off College Aid For Sex Offenders (Associated Press)
8/4/2008
New Law To Trim College Financial Aid Form (The American Statesman)
8/4/2008
The New Higher Education Act: Where It Comes Up Short (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/4/2008
New Law Would Ban College Loan Kickbacks (ABC News)
8/4/2008
Keeping College Kids From Credit Card Trap (CBS News)
8/1/2008
Federal Rescue Plan May Have Overlooked Nonprofit Lenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/1/2008
Media Coverage Of Congress Passing HEA Reauthorization Bill
8/1/2008
Fed Expands Emergency Loan Program For Banks (Associated Press)
8/1/2008
North Carolina: John Edwards Ends Scholarship Program He Called A National Model (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
8/1/2008
July 2008
Recording And Movie Industries Win Out Over Colleges In Higher-Education Bill (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/31/2008
Connecticut: Massachusetts Finance Authority Ending Private Student Loans (The Hartford Courant)
7/31/2008
Wide-Ranging Bill Aims To Rein In College Costs (Associated Press)
7/31/2008
Scholarships Key To Saving Money On Tuition (CBS News Ft. Worth)
7/31/2008
Questioning The Value Of Remedial Education (Inside Higher Ed)
7/31/2008
College Families Scouring For Loans (The Boston Globe)
7/31/2008
Top Colleges For Getting Rich (Forbes)
7/31/2008
Massachusetts: MEFA Loan Crisis (WCVB Boston)
7/31/2008
Virginia: College Preparation Program Is Bound To Keep Teens Learning (The Virginian-Pilot)
7/30/2008
Student Loans For Community College On The Rise Nationally (The Star Press)
7/30/2008
Rhode Island: RISLA Still Able To Offer Low-Interest Student Loans (The Providence Journal)
7/30/2008
Is Your Student Loan Safe? (ABC News)
7/30/2008
The State Higher Ed Picture, 2007 (Inside Higher Ed)
7/30/2008
Commonfund Issues A Truer Measure Of Colleges' Inflation Costs (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/30/2008
New Hampshire: Federal Savings Bank Pledges $2.5m For Student Loan Financing (Foster's Daily Democrat)
7/30/2008
Black-White Gap In Wealth Mobility Could Affect College Access (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/30/2008
Students Make Costly Mistakes With Financial Aid (U.S. News & World Report)
7/30/2008
North Carolina: State To Review Community College Ban On Undocumented Immigrants In August (Associated Press)
7/29/2008
New Ethics Rules For Admissions Consultants (Inside Higher Ed)
7/29/2008
Massachusetts: State Agency Can't Provide Private College Loans (Associated Press)
7/29/2008
The Endless School Year (The New York Times)
7/29/2008
Opinion: Let Kids Live Dream (The Arizona Republic)
7/29/2008
College Graduates Can't Put Degrees To Work (The Tennessean)
7/29/2008
Princeton Review Ranks Happiest And Greenest Campuses -- And Top Partyers (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/29/2008
West Virginia: Learning About The New G.I. Bill (MetroNews)
7/29/2008
Ohio: Strive Endorses Plan To Boost CPS College Enrollment (Business Courier of Cincinnati)
7/29/2008
Kentucky: Is College No Longer Affordable? (The Herald-Leader)
7/28/2008
Danger Lurks When Shopping For Student Loans (The New York Times)
7/28/2008
Colorado: U. of Colorado Says Proposed Ban On Preferences Could Affect 100 Scholarships (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/28/2008
Parents Face A Perfect Storm: College Kids And Plastic (The Christian Science Monitor)
7/28/2008
The Higher-Education Bill: The Unnoticed Budget Buster (Hawaii Reporter)
7/28/2008
Grads Can Find Relief With Loan Forgiveness (The Wall Street Journal)
7/28/2008
With Compromises, Higher-Ed Bill Could Move Through Congress This Week (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/28/2008
More College Students Turn To Food Banks (Associated Press)
7/28/2008
How To Lower The Cost Of College (The Star-Telegram)
7/28/2008
Kalamazoo's Lesson: Educate And They Will Come (The Wall Street Journal)
7/28/2008
Fleeting Glimpse At Higher Ed Policy Come January (Inside Higher Ed)
7/25/2008
Oregon: The Hunt For Social Responsibility In Oregon College Savings Plans (The Oregonian)
7/25/2008
Sen. Grassley Pressures Universities On Science Conflicts And Financial Aid (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/25/2008
Editorial: Student Aid Deficit (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
7/25/2008
Texas: State Financial Aid Proposal May Emphasize Academics Over Need In Award Distribution (Dallas Morning News)
7/25/2008
Sallie Mae Quarterly Earnings Fall 72 Percent (Reuters)
7/25/2008
Vets Returning To College Seek Help Adjusting (Associated Press)
7/24/2008
The View On The Ground (Inside Higher Ed)
7/24/2008
Casey Family Program Aims To Improve Higher Education For Foster Youth
7/24/2008
Battles Over State Spending And Black Colleges Slow Higher-Ed Bill (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/24/2008
Excluding Part-Time Students Skews Grad Rates (USA Today)
7/24/2008
Unexpected First Generation Path (Inside Higher Ed)
7/24/2008
The Price Of An Education Is Likely To Be Debt (USA Today)
7/24/2008
Colorado: Financial Aid Ban Violates Constitution (The Denver Post)
7/24/2008
Education Department's 'Emergency' Request For Pell Grant Survey Is Denied (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/24/2008
States Slammed By Tax Shortfalls (The Wall Street Journal)
7/24/2008
Financial Aid Limits Can Be Roadblock (USA Today)
7/24/2008
Cuomo Readies UBS Civil Suit (The Wall Street Journal)
7/24/2008
Opinion: The Final Six Months (Inside Higher Ed)
7/24/2008
Spending On Vets Exceeds 1947 High (USA Today)
7/23/2008
A Brutal Test In Student Borrowing (The Boston Globe)
7/23/2008
Opinion: Employers Should Help Pay Student Loans For Their Workers (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/23/2008
Direct Loan Program Is An A-Plus For Students (The Baltimore Examiner)
7/23/2008
Arkansas: Lottery Amendment Certified For November Ballot (Arkansas News Bureau)
7/23/2008
Nevada: Student Retention Effort At UNLV Will Cease In Reclassification Step (Review Journal)
7/23/2008
Fattah's Student Aid Plan To Grow (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
7/23/2008
Four-Year Schools Get Bigger Share Of Revenue Pie (USA Today)
7/23/2008
Kagen Encourages Assistance For Tuition (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
7/23/2008
'Turning Point' Arrives As U.S. Community Colleges' Purview Grows (USA Today)
7/23/2008
Alabama: Scholarships Aimed To Attract Nurses (Montgomery Advertiser)
7/22/2008
Four Reasons Textbook Costs Will Drop (U.S. News & World Report)
7/22/2008
New York: Higher-Education Report Wins New York Governor's Support (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/22/2008
New York: Care Needed In Lending To Students (The New York Times)
7/22/2008
Colorado: Need-Based Scholarships Put College In Reach (The Daily Camera)
7/22/2008
Texas: Financial Aid Fix Raises Concerns About Poorer Students (The Houston Chronicle)
7/22/2008
Tennessee: County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education For Residents (Associated Press)
7/22/2008
Brad Honious Gets It Right With A One-Stop Shop (The Greentree Gazette)
7/22/2008
New Lobbying Rules Mean More Scrutiny For Colleges And Their Lobbyists (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/22/2008
15 Web Sites For Managing (And Saving) Money (PC Magazine)
7/21/2008
Q&A Higher Education With Community Ties (Houston Chronicle)
7/21/2008
Opinion: The New GI Bill Is No Match For The Original (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/21/2008
New York: Paterson Set To Embrace Student Loan Plan (The New York Times)
7/21/2008
Student Loan How-To (The Modesto Bee)
7/21/2008
With No Frills Or Tuition, A College Draws Notice (The New York Times)
7/21/2008
Who Leads? (Inside Higher Ed)
7/21/2008
College-Bound Vets Say Campus Needs Often Unmet (Associated Press)
7/21/2008
Cost, Convenience Drive Veterans' College Choices (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/21/2008
Opinion: Ensuring That States Support Higher Ed (Inside Higher Ed)
7/18/2008
Where Is Matteo Fontana? (Inside Higher Ed)
7/18/2008
A Federal Idea ... Well-Received?! (Inside Higher Ed)
7/18/2008
Three Years Into Fight For Accountability, Spellings Again Seeking Traction (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/18/2008
Worsening Economy Could Cause Trouble for Smaller Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/18/2008
The College Credit-Card Hustle (BusinessWeek)
7/18/2008
Rescue Plan Is Latest In A Series of Risks Taken On By Taxpayers (The Wall Street Journal)
7/18/2008
Education Department Launches Effort To Simplify Student Aid Formula (Diverse: Issues In Higher Education)
7/18/2008
States Avoid Slashing Higher Ed Money (Stateline)
7/18/2008
Continental Buffeted By Loan Deal (The Star-Ledger)
7/17/2008
'Emergency' Data Request Raises Suspicion (Inside Higher Ed)
7/17/2008
Affordability Tops Priorities As College Costs Rise (The State Journal)
7/17/2008
The Declining Value Of Your College Degree (The Wall Street Journal)
7/17/2008
Ohio: Last Dollar Scholarships Handed Out (1150 WLMA)
7/17/2008
Ohio: UCAN Receives Grant To Prepare Students For College (WMFD TV)
7/17/2008
Colorado: College Fund To Be Reviewed (Denver Business Journal)
7/17/2008
Alabama: ACCESS Benefits Students (The Gadsden Times)
7/16/2008
Alabama: Black Lawmakers Question Confederate College Loans (Associated Press)
7/16/2008
Student Loan Firm Sued Over End To 'Repayment Bonus' Program (Star Tribune)
7/16/2008
Louisiana: The Good News (Business Report)
7/16/2008
Honey, You Shrank The College Aid (Kiplinger)
7/15/2008
How To Help Nonprofit Workers Pay Off Their College Loans (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
7/15/2008
Maryland: Planting A SEED In Baltimore (Baltimore Magazine)
7/15/2008
Sizing Up The Spellings Commission (Inside Higher Ed)
7/15/2008
Government As The Big Lender (The New York Times)
7/15/2008
Virginia: Agency Starts Blog On Paying For College (Times-Dispatch)
7/15/2008
States Boost Merit-based Aid At Expense Of Need-based Aid (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
7/15/2008
Web Sites That Compare Loans Gain Users, Lose Lenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/15/2008
New Hampshire: Student Debt 2nd In Nation (Seacoast Online)
7/15/2008
For-Profit Colleges Seek To Fix New Student-Loan Problem (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/14/2008
Opinion: Facing Up To Debt (Inside Higher Ed)
7/14/2008
Nation's Governors Meet Under Financial Cloud (Associated Press)
7/14/2008
Watch Out For Scholarship Scams (The Kansas City Star)
7/14/2008
Massachusetts: State Lags On Student Grants (The Boston Globe)
7/14/2008
Subsidizing The Internship (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/14/2008
Good, Bad News For Students (The Star-Telegram)
7/14/2008
Opinion: Lifting Children Out Of Poverty (The Indianapolis Star)
7/14/2008
Harsh Lesson In Student Lending (Bloomberg News)
7/14/2008
High Cost Of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom (The New York Times)
7/14/2008
Citigroup Affiliate Student Loan Corp. To Cut 89 Jobs (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)
7/11/2008
Opinion: Going Beyond The GI Bill (Inside Higher Ed)
7/11/2008
Student Loans Gone Awry Trap Retirees In Auction Debt (Bloomberg)
7/11/2008
Montana: State, Loan Agencies Work On Partnership (Billings Gazette)
7/11/2008
Pennsylvania: Budget Provides More Cash For PHEAA Grants (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
7/11/2008
S&P Sees Disruptions In Student Loan Market This Fall (Reuters)
7/11/2008
Ohio: State Extends Resident Tuition Rates To Outside Vets, Families (Business Courier)
7/11/2008
Autistic Students Get Help Navigating College Life (Associated Press)
7/11/2008
Economy Takes Toll On Education Funding (NPR)
7/11/2008
Hoyer Backs Obey On Appropriations Deadlock (Congressional Quarterly)
7/10/2008
Texas: Nonprofit Pushes Homeless Kids To Pursue Higher Education (The Dallas Morning News)
7/10/2008
As Textbooks Go 'Custom,' Students Pay (The Wall Street Journal)
7/10/2008
Operation Transition (Inside Higher Ed)
7/10/2008
Undocumented Students Have A Degree Of Anxiety (The Los Angeles Times)
7/10/2008
Petitions Are Filed For Arizona And Nebraska Referenda On Affirmative Action (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/10/2008
Don't Let College Cost Your Home (The Detroit News)
7/10/2008
Free-College Programs Multiply (USA Today)
7/10/2008
Audio: Credit Crisis Shakes Confidence In Student Loans (NPR)
7/10/2008
Financial-Aid "Statistics" Often Misunderstood (The OC Register)
7/10/2008
EFC Formula Gives Advantages To Veteran Students Receiving GI Benefits
7/7/2008
Leaving Combat for the Classroom (Newsweek)
7/3/2008
Another Hint Of Student Loan Troubles? (U.S. News & World Report)
7/3/2008
Education Dept. Auditor Doesn't See Loan Abuses Retiring With Him (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/3/2008
Lender Jeered As It Departs Federal Student-Loan Program (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/3/2008
Student Loan Borrower Beware (University Business)
7/3/2008
Enrolling Transfers: A Matter of Service (University Business)
7/3/2008
Illinois: U Of C Cuts Ties With State Student Loan Agency (Associated Press)
7/3/2008
'Learning Community' Programs Can Help At-Risk Students, Study Concludes (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/3/2008
Doing The Right Thing - And Thriving (Inside Higher Ed)
7/3/2008
A New Day For NASFAA (University Business)
7/3/2008
Illinois: New GI Bill Will Funnel Millions To State (The Times)
7/3/2008
Growth In State Tax Revenues Is The Slowest In 5 Years, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/2/2008
Bill Seeks Lower Cost Of College (Chicago Tribune)
7/2/2008
New GI Bill: Implementation And How To Get Benefits (The Washington Post)
7/2/2008
Opinion: Benefits Of New GI Bill Are Well Worth The Cost (The Charlotte Observer)
7/2/2008
Education Dept. Endorses Sallie Mae's Ties To USA Funds But Asks More Questions (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
7/2/2008
Viewbook Diversity Vs. Real Diversity (Inside Higher Ed)
7/2/2008
Instituting A New Program, While Holding Their Noses (Inside Higher Ed)
7/2/2008
Cheaper, Bigger, And Cooler Student Loans (U.S. News & World Report)
7/2/2008
The Bursar Tolls For Thee (Newsweek)
7/2/2008
Undocumented Student Plans To Return To Mexico For Her College Education (The Dispatch)
7/1/2008
More Commuter Colleges Are Going Residential (Associated Press)
7/1/2008
Student Credit Cards: Useful Or A Trap? (U.S. News & World Report)
7/1/2008
New Changes Will Do You Good If You Have Student Loans (USA Today)
7/1/2008
Opinion: America's Universities Are Living A Diversity Lie (The Wall Street Journal)
7/1/2008
Tax Plan Face Off: Obama Vs. McCain (The Chicago Sun-Times)
7/1/2008
Back To School - For Career Advice (The Wall Street Journal)
7/1/2008
June 2008
Why Colleges Can't Shake The Feds (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/30/2008
Public Service Work Can Wipe Out Student Loans (The Los Angeles Times)
6/30/2008
Pennsylvania: 250 Take Buyouts At Student Loan Site (The Patriot-News)
6/30/2008
New Incentive To Save For College (The Christian Science Monitor)
6/30/2008
Indiana: Student Aid Agency Gets Leader (Journal Gazette)
6/30/2008
Don't Give Up College Aid Search (Associated Press)
6/30/2008
Government Rivals DTC For Student Loans (DM News)
6/30/2008
Higher-Education Bills Are Among Congress's Unfinished Business (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/30/2008
Congress May Require Colleges To Repay Loans For Students Called to Military Service (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/30/2008
Missouri: Student Loan Agency Again Delays Payment To State (Associated Press)
6/27/2008
Spending Bill For Student Aid And NIH Hits Partisan Roadblock In House (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/27/2008
2 New Reports Call On Colleges And Congress To Improve Work-Force Training (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/27/2008
Montana: First Wave Of Teachers Get Student Loan Help (Associated Press)
6/27/2008
First Marblehead Says Cash From Goldman Is Delayed (The Wall Street Journal)
6/27/2008
Arkansas: UA Getting Jump On Potential Student Loan Headaches (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
6/27/2008
Cuomo Hopes To Have Investigation Of Colleges' Credit-Card Deals Finished By Fall (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/27/2008
Grads Learn Hard Lessons With Loan Debt (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
6/27/2008
Five Charged With $690,000 In Student Loan Fraud (U.S. News and World Report)
6/27/2008
Nelnet Shares Jump On Upgrade To "Outperform" (Associated Press)
6/26/2008
Massachusetts: Patrick Unveils Sweeping Plan For Education Reform (The Boston Globe)
6/26/2008
Career Programs Stress College, Too, And Give Students A Leg Up, Study Says (The New York Times)
6/26/2008
Wall Street Sold Auction-Rate To Investors As It Warned Issuers (Bloomberg)
6/26/2008
Contract Raises New Concern Over Sallie Mae's Ties To Guarantor (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/26/2008
Senior Moments: A Look At High Schoolers Over Time (Inside Higher Ed)
6/26/2008
Help! I'm Drowning In Student Loans (MSNBC)
6/26/2008
FTC Issues Consumer Guide On Deceptive Student-Loan Marketing (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/26/2008
Diversity Meets Data At George Mason Law (Inside Higher Ed)
6/26/2008
New Jersey: 160 Jobs Eliminated At Loan Firm (Burlington County Times)
6/25/2008
Strain On All Sides As Students Put Off College Selections (The Boston Globe)
6/25/2008
Rebate Checks Diverted To Pay $2B In Debts (USA Today)
6/25/2008
Colleges Use 529 Savings Plans As A Recruiting Tool (The Wall Street Journal)
6/25/2008
College Is A Risky Business (The Greentree Gazette)
6/25/2008
Video: Barry Armstrong On New Student Loan Rates (NECN)
6/25/2008
Students Will Have Full Access To Federal Loans, Spellings Says (Bloomberg)
6/25/2008
Sallie Mae Spent More Than $1.4M Lobbying In 1Q (Associated Press)
6/25/2008
Deadlines You Can't Afford To Miss (CNN)
6/25/2008
California: Community Colleges See Enrollment Surge (Union-Tribune)
6/25/2008
Illinois: Residents Value Local Community Colleges Over 4-Year Institutions, Survey Finds (The Chronicle Of Higher Education)
6/25/2008
South Carolina: Student Loan Corp. Secures Funding (Associated Press)
6/24/2008
Pennsylvania: Citizens Bank Will Resume College Loans (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
6/24/2008
America's Damaging Lack Of Investment In Higher Education (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/24/2008
Caught Off Guard - But Why? (Inside Higher Ed)
6/24/2008
Nevada: On College Campuses, Talk Is All About Budget Cuts (Las Vegas Sun)
6/24/2008
Rhode Island: In The Final Assembly Hours, College-Student Bus Passes Are The Hot Topic (The Providence Journal)
6/24/2008
Tennessee: Colleges Tailor Remedial Courses (Associated Press)
6/24/2008
Opinion: Carrots, Sticks And Transfer (Inside Higher Ed)
6/23/2008
Opinion: Higher Education's Stumbling Blocks (The Boston Globe)
6/23/2008
Big Paycheck Or Service? Students Are Put To Test (The New York Times)
6/23/2008
Opinion: College Aid For Rich Kids? (Kiplinger)
6/23/2008
Pennsylvania: Credit Unions Target Students (Central Penn Business Journal)
6/23/2008
Merit Aid Still King (Inside Higher Ed)
6/23/2008
Maryland: College Enrollment A Gamble (The Baltimore Sun)
6/23/2008
Efforts To Increase Financial Aid Can Cloud The Big Picture (The Christian Science Monitor)
6/23/2008
Arizona: Fewer Can Afford Far-Away Colleges (The Arizona Republic)
6/23/2008
CCA Praises Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act, Calls For Lender Volunteerism
6/23/2008
North Dakota: Higher Ed Board Drops Endowment Fund (Associated Press)
6/20/2008
House Approves Veterans' Education Aid In A Deal On War Spending (The New York Times)
6/20/2008
Gauging The New GI Bill (Inside Higher Ed)
6/20/2008
State Budgets Are Weakening, And The Worst May Be Yet To Come (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
6/20/2008
Nevada: Colleges To Offer Student Loan Information (Reno Gazette-Journal)
6/20/2008
The Recent History Of Military College Benefits (U.S. News & World Report)
6/20/2008
'Gap Year' Before College Gives Grads Valuable Life Experience (USA Today)
6/19/2008