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Follow up on Recent College Financial Aid Announcements: “Wealthy Colleges' Largess Draws Rebuke”

This article, appearing in the Washington Post , details the reaction of some higher education administrators to Harvard’s recent expansion of its financial aid offerings. While schools with vast amounts of resources will more than likely follow suit Read More...

Harvard’s New Financial Aid Plan: What Will It Mean Outside of Cambridge?

Last month, Harvard announced an overhaul of financial aid policies designed to make the school more affordable for families across the income spectrum. The new initiative focuses on ensuring greater affordability for middle- and upper-middle-income families Read More...

Stolen Laptop Has Info on 5,000 Student Loan Borrowers

Personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and home and e-mail addresses of nearly 5,200 student loan customers were on a stolen laptop computer according to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Investigators do not believe Read More...

Good News for New Orleans’ Colleges

John Pope of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that fall enrollment in local colleges is substantially higher than it was last fall. “Instead of a three-year recovery, we feel we have done this in one year,” remarked Tulane University President Scott Read More...

Private Universities: Less Bang, More Buck

Many students overextend themselves with student loans to get into a top rated university. But what exactly makes a top rated university? Currently, the presidents of twelve liberal arts colleges are revolting against the ranking process of influential Read More...