Tag: Financial Aid: Page 87

Students

Higher Student Loan Rates Said To Impact Minorities

While higher interest rates alone may not persuade minority students to put off their education, it is one of several trends that may affect access, says Thomas Mortensen, a higher education analyst with Postsecondary Education Opportunity.

June 19, 2006

Home

Higher Education Commission Struggles

After several months of public hearings and a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., the federal Commission…

June 14, 2006

Students

HBCU Boosts Aid to Limit Student Debt

Beginning this fall, academically gifted, low-income Virginia State University students will get enough financial aid to cover 100 percent of their college costs through a new program to limit the debt burden of students at the historically Black university.

June 11, 2006

Students

Boosting Black Enrollment Aim of Florida’s First-Generation Grants

Florida students whose parents do not have four-year college degrees could get need-based financial aid under a $6.5 million scholarship program recently signed into law. Although students of any race can apply, lawmakers hope it will increase minority enrollment at Florida universities.

June 6, 2006

Latinx

Education Department Issues Criteria for “Rigorous” Curriculum

Students at minority-serving colleges and universities are among the primary targets of a new $4.5-billion financial aid windfall…

May 31, 2006

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Is Six the New Four-Year Plan?

Andrea Thompson was sitting in her public relations writing course at the University of Houston…

May 31, 2006

STEM

Higher Ed. Reform Commission Closing In On Final Recommendations

More federal financial aid for needy students should accompany any comprehensive plan to improve the nation’s post-secondary system, many members of the federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education said late last week.

May 21, 2006

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Disbursement of Federal Financial Aid to Affected Louisiana Universities

In response to the financial loss caused by Hurricane Katrina, Congress allocated $95 million to Louisiana universities, approximately three-quarters of which will be distributed to schools proportionate to their loss of revenue.

May 21, 2006

Students

Lawsuit: Drug-Based Ban on Financial Aid Hurts Minorities

For three Midwest college students, a conviction on a minor drug offense may lead to a landmark…

May 17, 2006

Leadership & Policy

NCCU Chancellor Says Duke Rape Case Highlights Need for More Student Financial Aid

The fact that the alleged Duke rape victim worked part-time as an exotic dancer is an indication that the federal financial aid system is lacking, North Carolina Central University Chancellor James Ammons told National Public Radio’s (NPR) News and Notes with Ed Gordon.

May 9, 2006

International

For Illegal College Students, An Uncertain Future

Amy Chen* grew up in New York, living the life of a typical suburban American girl…

May 4, 2006

International

For Illegal College Students, An Uncertain Future

Amy Chen* grew up in New York, living the life of a typical surburban American girl, with one exception – she’s been living in the United States illegally ever since her parents emigrated from Taiwan when she was an infant.

May 3, 2006