It’s the start of the new semester, and there’s a ton to look forward to in the coming months: new classes, better weather, and spring break isn’t far away. On the other hand, yes, a new tuition bill too. But don’t let that get you down — in this issue of the Financial Aid Newsletter, we’ll give you the information you need to have a great 2012!
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College students can do better next time if they stay positive and get to know their professors.
M.B.A. programs say their students are ready to handle the responsibility of being in the field.
In this week’s roundup: Taking another student’s SAT for pay could become a crime in New York.
Some schools are looking at new programs to help boost success in remedial math courses.
Remedial math is a barrier for student advancement, experts say, so it’s wise to consider alternatives.
“In his State of the Union Speech last night, President Obama proposed reducing the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans in the 2013 fiscal year, expanding the Federal Work Study program, making the American Opportunity Tax Credit perman…
“President Obama is proposing a financial aid overhaul that for the first time would tie colleges’ eligibility for campus-based aid programs – Perkins loans, work-study jobs and supplemental grants for low-income students – to the institutions’ suc…
“Undocumented students who get in-state tuition rates at Texas community colleges and universities will get annual reminders about their obligation to seek legal status in exchange for the break in their education expenses,” the Texas Tribune reports…
“Congressman Joe Courtney today introduced legislation, H.R. 3826, to ensure that interest rates on certain student loans do not dramatically increase this year,” LoanSafe.org reports. “In 2007, Congress made an historic investment in higher education …
“College freshmen report more behaviors and attitudes that predict academic success than they did in recent years, according to a new national survey by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles,” the …
“More than 50,000 people have signed a petition on the online advocacy platform Change.org calling for education financer Sallie Mae to stop charging fees for late student loan payments, Change.org announced,” the Credit Union Times reports. “The cam…
Jan. 26, 2012 – Higher education and economics expert David Feldman writes in the College of William & Mary’s “Why Does College Cost So Much?” blog about his presentation at NASFAA’s forum on “The State of College Access,” and the perception that…
“The collegiate graduation rate may well be the most poorly constructed and misunderstood statistic in all of higher education,” the Washington Post reports. “The metric became fashionable in the 1990’s in an effort to track the academic condition …
The Department of Education has made available Gainful Employment Webinar #5 Errors and Data Corrections in Gainful Employment Reporting on January 11, 2012 in Microsoft PowerPoint format.
This student earned her online M.B.A. from Walden University as she worked long hours at an ad agency.
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