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414 Iowa college students get disaster aid - Thursday, October 16, 2008
State officials say more than 400 students attending Iowa colleges received disaster relief grants to help pay college expenses.
Keith Greiner of the Iowa College Student Aid Commission...
Universities urged to act over fall in student numbers - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Universities could close, or be forced to lower standards or significantly raise fees, unless urgent action is taken to address a fall in student numbers, vice-chancellors warn today.
A...
Edward Jones gives $18,000 to scholarship fund - Thursday, July 23, 2009
Edward Jones contributed $18,000 to the Missouri Colleges Fund.
The grant underwrites $1,125 scholarships at each of the fund’s 16 member schools.
The scholarships will be awarded...
Wi-Fi May Help College Students Get Better Grades - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
But students can be distracted from classwork, too, as more than half in a survey said they checked Facebook or MySpace and sent or received e-mail while in class.
Use Wi-Fi, get better...
Private student lenders - Monday, December 08, 2008
When Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he wanted to extend $60 billion of the $700 billion rescue package to non-bank credit card and auto loan firms, we called it "an...
High costs Colleges should explained - Sunday, June 08, 2008
In just 30 years, we have seen a 577 percent increase in tuition and fees at colleges and universities across the nation -- a rate that has grown much higher than the rate of inflation....
College Student's Outlook on Job Market - Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Chicago, IL - In a tough economy, you might expect college students to be pessimistic as they prepare to enter a tightening job market. A new survey conducted by Honor Roll Online, America's...
University challenges highlighted - Thursday, July 10, 2008
A report outlining the major issues that universities could face in the future has been published.
The report, by Universities UK, suggests a number of different scenarios for the future...
Universities 'too reliant' on foreign student fees - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Britain's universities are becoming increasingly over-reliant on fees from overseas students, a standards watchdog has warned.
Peter Williams, head of the Quality Assurance Agency,...
Colleges spend billions to prep freshmen - Monday, September 15, 2008
It's a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college.
In fact, a new study calculates,...
