Tag: Financial Aid: Page 79

Students

In Higher Ed, the Year of Dishonesty

If the academic year now winding down had a theme, it was a more subtle one: dishonesty.

May 20, 2007

Community Colleges

Replicating Success

Recent college grads help low-income students navigate the path to college through innovative program.

May 16, 2007

Students

Amid Loan Scandal, Attention Turns to College Affordability Crisis

After widespread reports of questionable practices in the student loan industry, the U.S. Congress — and, particularly, minority lawmakers — took the difficult first steps this week to refocus the debate on how best to reform the financial aid system to help low-income students.

May 10, 2007

Community Colleges

Wisconsin Gives 8th-Graders Path to Higher Ed

MADISON Wis. Wisconsin is rolling out the nation’s most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising college aspirations and improving preparedness.

April 30, 2007

Students

Cuomo: Student Loan Scandals Flourished Because Ed. Dept. ‘Asleep At The Switch’

Congress must crack down on questionable practices between student loan companies and higher education institutions to help restore consumer confidence in the $85 billion student loan industry, lawmakers and a chief industry critic said Wednesday.

April 25, 2007

Students

Tackling The Problem of Foster Children Missing Out On College

A Michigan task force, charged with recommending ways to help teenagers who age out of the foster care system, is focusing on higher education. One proposal would waive tuition for former foster children enrolled in Michigan’s public universities and community colleges.

April 23, 2007

Home

With Student Loan Companies Under Scrutiny, Officials Say Reforms in Rules and Regulations Sorely Needed

As a college freshman with financial need, Gabriel Pendas had no idea about preferred lender lists or the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Given a list of loan companies, he simply chose the one at the top of the list and filed the paperwork.

April 19, 2007

Students

Sallie Mae To Stop Loan Perks to College Officials

NEW YORK The nation’s largest student loan provider will stop offering perks to college employees as part of a settlement announced Wednesday in a widening probe of the student loan industry.

April 12, 2007

Home

Give Legal Immigrants Same Opportunities in Higher Education, Says Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Institute for Higher Education Policy in a new report released on Wednesday has urged policymakers to give legal immigrants the same opportunities in higher education as other U.S. citizens.

April 11, 2007

Students

First-generation Students Need Continued Support for College, Says Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. First-generation students say navigating the admissions process and receiving continuing support after getting in are some of the key elements in raising their aspirations, according to a new study by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

April 5, 2007

Students

Jersey Nursing School Sold, Then Saved

Students from defunct Harrison Career Institute campus didn’t know if they would be able to continue their education.

April 4, 2007

Home

Summit Produces New Ideas For Improving Access For Needy, Minority Students

When Native students transfer to mainstream institutions, the biggest obstacles to overcome often involve the admissions office.

March 22, 2007