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Education Department Launches Effort to Simplify Student Aid Formula
Under Secretary of Education Sara Martinez Tucker calls for revamping federal aid formula at national summit.
July 17, 2008
Students
New UA Program Integrates Autistic Students
Like most young adults her age, 19-year-old Sara Goralnik wants one thing: a life outside the watchful eyes of her parents.
July 16, 2008
Students
`Tenured radical’ tries to revive professors group
In his professorial attire and flowing, Zeus-like beard, Cary Nelson would look right at home behind a lectern, expounding on obscure poets. He even resembles one of the leading influences on his scholarship: Karl Marx.
July 16, 2008
Students
Report: College Students Graduating With Less Credit Card Debt
College students who graduate owing thousands on their credit cards are becoming a thing of the past, according to a new report by Student Monitor, and members of the banking community are looking to cash in on this increasingly debt-less demographic.
July 16, 2008
Students
Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work
A bilingual scholarship program that will offer up to $1 million to Spanish-speaking students at accredited graduate social work programs in Texas in the next three years has been approved by the he Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
July 15, 2008
Students
Awards and Scholarships for Latinos
Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.
July 15, 2008
Students
States Boost Merit-based Aid At Expense of Need-based Aid
Despite a turbulent economy and an increased demand for state-funded aid, state financial aid agencies awarded $9.3 billion in funds to students during the 2006-07 academic year — a 10 percent increase from last year’s $8.5 billion, according to recently released data in the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs’ (NASSGAP) 38th annual survey.
July 14, 2008
Students
Minnesota State University-Mankato Nearly Triples Minority Student Enrollment
For the last month, about 50 recent high school graduates of color have been on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, waking up at 6:30 a.m., and working in college courses and tutoring sessions until 11:30 p.m.
July 10, 2008
Students
Getting to Know Carlos Castillo-Chávez
Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chávez was originally interested in politics as a young man, but as he grew disillusioned with the political system in his native Mexico, he shifted gears and cleverly combined his interests in humanity and mathematics.
July 9, 2008
Students
What DeVry Does Differently
By directly tying degree programs with today’s marketplace demands, universities can better serve underrepresented students.
July 9, 2008
Students
The Meyerhoff Model
Twenty years later, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s efforts to increase the number of minorities pursuing graduate STEM degrees have become something to study and replicate.
July 9, 2008
Students
Drinking Games Prove Deadly to College Students
On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches.
July 7, 2008
Students
Community College Pilot Programs Administer Immediate Aid to Students With Financial Emergencies
For many community college students living on tight budgets, an increase in rent, car repair expenses, unanticipated textbook costs and even running out of bus fare to get to school can derail their college education.
July 2, 2008
Students
Commuter Colleges Go Residential, Gain Enrollment
The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.
July 2, 2008
Students
Students Learning English Are Isolated in Poor Schools, Study Finds
Gaps in test scores narrow when students who have not mastered English are not isolated in low-achieving schools, according to a new report from the Pew Center for English-Language learning.
July 1, 2008
Students
Blacks Given ‘Ghetto’ Names in SoCal Yearbook
Phony “ghetto” names were printed under a yearbook photo of Black Student Union members, leaving some angry Charter Oak High School students and parents calling for an apology and a reprint.
June 30, 2008
Students
Commuter Colleges Go Residential, Gain Enrollment
The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.
June 30, 2008
Students
Interest Rates on Need-based Federal Student Loans To Drop July 1
Interest rates on need-based federal student loans will drop July 1, making these loans cheaper for the 5.5 million college students that qualify, lawmakers announced Thursday.
June 26, 2008
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