Tag: Financial Aid: Page 53

Students

Loan Default Data Study Highlights For-Profit Student Borrowers

More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show.

December 14, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Texas Colleges Count Economic Blessings—For Now

Denise Trauth, president of Texas State University, tries not to gloat. But when she meets with counterparts from across the nation, as she did at the annual gathering of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities recently, she feels fortunate to be in Texas.

December 13, 2009

Students

LASTWORD: INCREASING THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF BLACK MALES

or the majority of my professional career, the educational attainment and performance of Black students have been primary themes in my research.

December 9, 2009

Students

Reviving A Neglected National Treasure

Cheyney University appoints advisory panel to revitalize academics and operations at the struggling historically Black institution.

December 6, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement

U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

December 1, 2009

Community Colleges

For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid

An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.

November 29, 2009

HBCUs

WASHINGTON UPDATE: HBCUs on Board with Direct Lending

System won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 25, 2009

HBCUs

ACCELERATING AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT

Dr. Martha Kanter, the U. S. Education under secretary, is driving the administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

November 25, 2009

Students

HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending

Direct Loan-only system won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 23, 2009

Students

As N.C. Families Struggle, College Aid Panel Meets

After N.C. lawmakers shuffled around financial aid programs around to help balance the state budget this year, a legislative commission meets this week to recommend reforms to the state’s financial aid system

November 16, 2009

Students

Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students

Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.

November 15, 2009

Students

WASHINGTON UPDATE: Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge

Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.

October 28, 2009