Wednesday 28 March 2012

Financial Aid News

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New Data on Financial Aid, Enrollment, Graduation and College Finances

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Nearly 82% of the 3.3 million full-time, first-time (FTFT) undergraduate students attending Title IV institutions during the 2009-10 academic year received some form of financial aid, according to...

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Enrollments Grow, But More Slowly

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"On Tuesday, the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics reported initial data on the number of students who enrolled the following fall, in 2010," Inside Higher ED reports....

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03-27: First Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance Payments for 2011-2012 Award Year

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

ED announces the first Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance Payments for the 2011-2012 award year.

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Republicans Ask Government Accountability Office for Information on Direct Loan Program

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Republican education leaders in the House and Senate asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide information about the U.S. Department of Education's administration of the Direct Loan...

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Low Funding For Higher Education

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Student tuition dollars represented nearly 60 percent of total public higher education budgets last year in Iowa, ranking 10th highest in the nation," The Gazette reports.

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Framingham State President Timothy Flanagan Visits White House, Discusses College Access, Affordability

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Policy advisors for President Barack Obama recently hosted Framingham State University President Timothy J. Flanagan and other public college presidents nationwide for a roundtable at the White...

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The Skinny On Student Loans

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Our roundup of advice -- insider secrets from college counselors, administrators, and parents in the trenches -- can guide you in finding reasonable student loans," CNNMoney reports.

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House Republicans Seek To Cut Pell Grant Funding, Raise Interest Rates On Student Loans

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

March 27, 2012 - The Colorado Daily interviewed NASFAA's Director of Communications Haley Chitty about discretionary and mandatory Pell Grant funding.  

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ED to Delay Portions of Student Loan Rulemaking Process

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Portions of the current student loan negotiated rulemaking process will be delayed by a technical issue, creating two rulemaking packages, one with a likely effective date of July 2013 and the other...

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Will You Marry Me (After I Pay Off My Student Loans)?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Could crushing student loan debt be a bigger-than-expected culprit behind recent trends showing that young adults are waiting longer than ever to get married and have children?" Businessweek reports.

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