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Faculty & Staff

In Brief: UT-Austin Hires Unprecedented Number of Female Faculty

UT-Austin is closing gender gap; states cut financial aid to neediest students and Illinois governor wants trustees to step down.

August 12, 2009

States cut aid to college students as demand booms

Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, at least a dozen states are reducing award sizes, eliminating grants and tightening […]

August 11, 2009

Financial Aid Cuts

Some states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs as they struggle with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions. According to WJFW TV-12, the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board projects that more than 20,000 low-income students will not receive grants because of a lack of money and a sharp increase in applicants. […]

August 11, 2009

College Board Brief Highlights Patterns in Student Debt

Although student debt increased rapidly for students in some sectors of higher education during the last four years, the amount of debt accumulated by graduates of public and private four-year colleges grew relatively slowly from 2003-04 to 2007-08. Still, a growing minority graduate with excessive debt. This information and other insights are the focus of […]

August 10, 2009

Community Colleges

Undocumented Immigrants Spend Millions Extra on Tuition

More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away.

August 9, 2009

Rising Tuition Rates, Recession Having Impact on Students, Schools

Many of the nation’s colleges and universities are raising tuition for students this school year, and the economic recession is having an effect on several Minority-Serving Institutions.

August 6, 2009

Third Harvard Shooting Suspect Enters Not Guilty Plea

A third suspect charged in a fatal Harvard University dormitory shooting was ordered held without bail Monday, and a prosecutor for the first time identified which defendant was the alleged shooter.

August 4, 2009

New GI Bill tops Obama’s agenda

The first new GI Bill since the 9/11terror attacks tops President Barack Obama’s agenda. According to the Associated Press, the president is scheduled to attend a rally Monday morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., to celebrate the implementation of the bill, which provides veterans with comprehensive educational benefits. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 2, 2009

Sallie Mae Suffers Revenue Losses From Economy and Federal Loan Reforms

Sallie Mae, the largest private funding source for student loans, is under fire both from the recession and political reforms in student lending heralded by the Obama administration.

July 27, 2009

California Budget Deal Cuts Higher Ed, Saves Financial Aid

After marathon sessions including all-nighters, the California Legislature has passed a budget deal that will bring new gloom to higher education by slashing funding for public colleges by $2.8 billion and school districts and community colleges by $5.7 billion.

July 26, 2009

Student Loan Bill Clears House Committee

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 would largely remove private lenders from the federal student loan industry. According to the Washington Post, the bill cleared a House committee Tuesday and would generate an estimated $87 billion savings over 10 years to fund more government grants and loans. Republicans who are opposed to […]

July 21, 2009

Emerson Students To Receive Settlement from Student Loan Investigation

More than 4,000 Emerson College students will receive tuition credit or checks ranging from $25 to $833. According to the Boston Globe, this is in response to charges that the school steered loan applicants to companies that were allegedly giving gifts to the Emerson financial aid office. Emerson will pay a total of $780,000, making […]

July 21, 2009

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