Financial Aid

The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out Countdown #8: Bah, Humbug, Tax Forms And Early Deferrals

Karen Stabiner | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Aid, Fafsa, Federal Government, College Admissions, Early Decision, Deferred Acceptance, The College Insider, The Balanced Life, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Some of the saddest posts on the internet -- and frequently some of the most poorly-written, which may be a clue -- are the ones from deferred students looking for a way to improve their odds come April.

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Pell Grant College Aid Program Will Fall $18 Billion Short

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country's bleak job market drives people bac...

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The College Insider: Admissions Freak Out Countdown #4: Paying the Unpayable: Recession-Proof College Costs and Your Shrunken Wallet

Karen Stabiner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Scholarships, The Balanced Life, CSS Profile, Financial Aid, College Tuition, School Loans, Fafsa, Recession, The College Insider, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Welcome to the world of financial aid applications, in which nameless, faceless employees get to review information you probably have never told even your closest friends.

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The American Graduation Initiative: Something Even The Banks Should Bank On!

Gail Mellow | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Barack Obama, College, Lehman Brothers, Financial Aid, Banks, Community Colleges, American Graduation Initiative, Pell Grants, New York News
Gail Mellow

The very same industry that has taken billions of dollars in bailout money from the federal government is not ready to loosen its grip on the cash cow that is the private student loan industry.

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Financial Aid Denied For 130,000, A State Record

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Newbart | Posted 08.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Financial Aid, Illinois Budget, Financial Aid, Illinois Budget Cuts, College Costs, Chicago News

The state will deny the financial aid applications of an estimated 130,000 students -- the most in Illinois history....

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Connecting College Students and Alums in Peer-to-Peer Lending

Joshua Kushner | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Aid, Peer to Peer Lending, College Debt, Entrepreneurship, Student Debt, Student Loans, The Giving Life, Living News
Joshua Kushner

Over a month ago we launched UniThrive.org, a not-for-profit website that connects college students with alumni in order to facilitate peer-to-peer, alumni-to-student microloans.

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President Obama's New Proposals to Help Students by Increasing Access to Education, Training, and Financial Aid

Katie Naranjo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

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Katie Naranjo

President Obama thinks it's important for students and workers to be able to afford access to higher education, acquire more skills and become more competitive.

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Shut Out: How the Cost of Higher Education Is Dividing Our Country

Andy Kroll | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Endowment, University of Michigan, Financial Aid, College Endowments, Michigan, Student Loans, Business News
Andy Kroll

Welcome to the other crisis spreading quietly across the country: the crisis of college affordability.

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Higher Education Will Struggle Through the Recession

Brian Farkas | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Brian Farkas

Writing separate but nearly identical letters to their respective communities, countless college presidents across the county have recently admitted: "We're out of money."

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Fourteen Changes Barack Obama Could Make in His First 30 Days

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Stephen C. Rose

If he can infuse the huge federal engine with bite-sized, doable tasks that all link together somehow, he will be a mystery reformer -- a relatively low-key, undramatic force that renews and redirects an ineffective establishment.

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Higher Education Key To Improving Economy, Yet McCain Lacks Specifics On Help

Gregory S. Evans | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Higher Education, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Economic Crisis, Community College, Financial Aid, u.s. Census Bureau, Student Loans, Fafsa, Federal Loans, Cost, Ambrose Bierce, Education, College Education, Private Loans, Home News
Gregory S. Evans

In a shrinking economy with a middle-class burdened by the extraordinarily high costs of college tuition in the United States, the best investment we can make for our long-term fiscal health is in increased access to higher education.

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Obama: College Should Be Affordable For Everyone

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Tuition Plan, College Aid, Financial Aid, Obama College Students, College Voters, Debt, Student Debt, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Loans, Tax Credits, Politics News

TAYLOR, Mich. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recalled paying off his own mountain of student loan debt and promised struggling...

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Stanford Eliminates Tuition For Low Income Families

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Attending Stanford University next year will be a lot more affordable for some undergraduate students. The university said ...

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