“About half of the 250 students on the Ferris State University campus last week for student orientation had needs more pressing than just signing up for classes: They were trying to figure out how to pay for those classes,” the Detroit Free Press rep…

“Hundreds of thousands of students have taken to the streets in recent years to protest what they see as American-style privatization — energizing debate over how struggling Eurozone countries can keep intact a sacrosanct principle of free educati…

“On campuses across Florida, Bright Futures scholarships are paying less than they once did. And some students are starting their college careers with a new reality: The scholarship is easier to lose if your grades slip,” the St. Petersburg Times rep…

“The U.S. Department of Education has tapped a Minnesota firm to take over California’s federal student-loan portfolio by the end of October, federal officials said today,” the Sacramento Bee reports. “The decision officially removes California from …

“Shepherd University has been awarded a $1.1 million, five-year renewable grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services TRIO program, the school announced Thursday,” the Herald-Mail reports. “The goal of the Student Support S…

“Several components of the Health Care Bill are beginning to show up. One of them, which was passed as an expedited budget has to do with financial aid on college campuses. Now Uncle Sam is the sole source for aid,” WALA-TV FOX10 reports. “Lace Tuggl…

The governing body of NASFAA is the Board of Directors, which is responsible for establishing broad policies and for the general conduct of the affairs of the Association. The Board provides oversight and guidance for the future direction of the Asso…

The Department has posted to the NSLDS Professional Access website a report that provides delinquency information reported to the NSLDS by the four federal loan servicers — FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA), Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., Neln…

“[Kathy] Kristof, who wrote the book Taming the Tuition Tiger, says the biggest mistake students make is getting into too much debt, especially by taking out private student loans. She says the loans are easy to confuse with federal loans. But they h…

The Department of Education’s federal offices as well as our Title IV processors and call centers will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 to observe the Labor Day federal holiday. The attachment to this announcement shows various centers’ operati…