Thursday 5 January 2012

Financial Aid News

Financial Aid News

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New Hampshire Ends Affirmative-Action Preferences at Colleges

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Public colleges in New Hampshire are precluded from using affirmative-action preferences in hiring or admissions decisions under a new law that took effect on January 1 after being passed by the...

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California: Who Comes First?

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"A debate over priorities at California's community colleges is heating up, as the system considers putting more emphasis on first-time students who are working toward a credential or transferring to...

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Rapidly Rising Student Debt Harms Low-Income Students

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"It's a truism that a college education is the key to better jobs and a brighter economic future for low-income individuals," reports the Student Loan Ranger, a U.S. News and World Report blog. "So...

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Elephant in the Room

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"When the Association of American Law Schools gathers in Washington today for a three-day conference, many big and timely issues will be up for discussion," Inside Higher Ed reports. "But relatively...

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01-04: Lender and Lender Servicer NSLDS Borrower Access

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

To address the need for a lender or lender servicer to have access to loan information for a borrower who does not have a direct relationship with that lender or servicer, the NSLDS Student Access...

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Veterans Only

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"At a 2009 national conference of student affairs professionals, Michelle D. Cyrus, assistant director of the Center for Student Empowerment at Central Washington University, asked why the agenda...

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Obama Names Head of Consumer-Protection Bureau

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"President Obama has appointed Richard Cordray, a former attorney general of Ohio, to lead a consumer-protection agency with oversight over private student loans and credit cards," the Chronicle of...

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Consumer bureau: Now, it can do something

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"With President Obama's recess appointment of a new chief to run the consumer bureau, the agency can flex new powers regulating financial products from non-banks -- including student loan providers,...

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While Tuition Revenue Climbs, Discounts Do Too, Moody's Says

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Tuition revenue per student continued to climb this year—by an estimated 5 percent at private colleges and 4 percent at public institutions—but tuition discounts grew as well, according to a report...

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Unemployment Varies by College Major, Study Finds

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Employment rates are higher for recent college graduates than for those with less education, but job prospects vary by major, according to a report released on Wednesday by Georgetown University's...

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