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Connecticut Higher Education commissioner to retire

HARTFORD Conn. State Higher Education Commissioner Valerie Lewis is retiring.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Examiners’ reports show Alabama 2-year colleges doing OK job

PRATTVILLE Ala. Financial aid abuse at Bishop State Community College has led state examiners to expand the scope of their audits, but such problems have not been found at other schools so far, an examiner told system presidents Tuesday.

September 17, 2007

Students

Harkin says bill will ease student loan debt crunch

Sen. Tom Harkin went to Grand View College on Monday to praise a bill aimed at making college more accessible to low-income students and helping graduates with heavy loan debt.

September 17, 2007

Students

UH-Hilo offering financial aid to older students

HILO Hawaii Imagine going back to college in your late 20s or even your 30s or 40s to finish an undergraduate degree. There would be homework, tests and rubbing shoulders with much younger students.

September 16, 2007

Students

Princeton seeks more students, more diversity

PRINCETON N.J. With a $136 million complex of Collegiate Gothic-style stone buildings that feature huge, mahogany-trimmed dorm rooms, an art gallery and a 65-seat theater, Princeton University is preparing for its biggest increase in undergraduate enrollment since it started admitting women.

September 16, 2007

Students

ASU Providing Private Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants

PHOENIX Arizona State University has helped as many as 200 illegal immigrants obtain private scholarships this semester to help pay for higher out-of-state tuition that voters approved in a state referendum, university President Michael Crow said.

September 9, 2007

Latinx

How MSIs Fared in the Budget Agreement

House and Senate negotiators have finalized a higher education investment package with a significant Pell grant increase along with an additional $500 million for minority-serving institutions such as Black colleges and Hispanic-serving universities.

September 6, 2007

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Trial Of Texas Southern’s Former President To Begin

Jury selection is to begin today in the trial of Dr. Priscilla Slade, the former president of Texas Southern accused of misusing university funds.

August 18, 2007

Students

Hillsdale College replaces state scholarship aid with private funds

HILLSDALE Mich. Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts school in southern Michigan, announced Monday it will no longer accept state taxpayer money for student scholarships and financial aid.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

E. Mich. sends back donor money to Sallie Mae group

YPSILANTI Mich. Eastern Michigan University has returned more than $161,000 to a foundation affiliated with Sallie Mae. It’s among lenders facing questions in a New York state investigation into agreements giving lenders better access to students in exchange for money or services.

August 12, 2007

Students

South Portland to provide postsecondary scholarships

SOUTH PORTLAND Maine A community group wants to help South Portland High School graduates to continue their education and will put up money to get the job done.

August 12, 2007

Students

Student loan holders sue to block college building plan

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. A lawsuit by student loan holders seeks to block Gov. Matt Blunt’s $350 million plan to finance college construction projects by taking money from the state’s student loan authority.

August 12, 2007