Friday, 7 October 2011

Financial Aid News

Financial Aid News

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Media Giants Raise Awareness of Bullying

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Organizations such as Facebook and Cartoon Network have launched a new anti-bullying campaign.

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Debt Jubilee? Start With Student Loans

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:57 AM PDT

"There is really very little excuse for completely exempting student loan debt from bankruptcy," Megan Mcardle writes for the Atlantic. "Bankruptcy is supposed to be the recognition that a person...

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Online Classes Targeted by Financial Aid Scams

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:56 AM PDT

"The explosion of online college course offerings and online financial aid transactions has created a substantial risk of fraud - and regulators should craft new rules to clamp down on theft,...

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Debt Collectors with Govt Contracts Paid Penalties

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:55 AM PDT

"Two private debt collection companies that work for the Education Department paid more than $4 million combined in civil penalties in the past year after another federal agency accused them of using...

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In Day of Rallies and Walkouts, Students Add Their Voices to Protests

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:53 AM PDT

"Rising tuition and shrinking academic programs were among the chief complaints for hundreds of students who walked out of classes and demonstrated on campuses and in city plazas across the nation on...

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Scholarship That Contributes to the Public Good Enriches

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:50 AM PDT

"Higher-education institutions have a civic responsibility to shed their ivory-tower images and to create bridges to their local communities, whether they are private universities reaching out to...

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U.S. Senator Adds to Pressure on Law Schools for More-Reliable Job-Placement Data

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:46 AM PDT

"U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, sent a sharply worded letter to the American Bar Association on Thursday, accusing it of stalling efforts to force law schools to release...

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Public-College Leaders Acknowledge Challenges and Lament Slow Pace of Reform

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:45 AM PDT

"In the hallways, attendees at the conference, billed as 'The Future of State Universities,' agreed that public colleges face a daunting array of hurdles, including shrinking state appropriations...

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Ahead of the Bell: Consumer Credit

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:43 AM PDT

"Consumers likely borrowed more in August with much of the increase coming from a rise in student loans," the Associated Press reports. "Economists at Barclays (BCS - news - people) believe the...

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Proposed Rules Would Alter Title IV Approval Process for New Academic Programs

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:20 PM PDT

The Department of Education (ED) has proposed changes to the rules under which institutions may add programs of study that are subject to gainful employment provisions. These rules affect all public...

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