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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		Student Complaints Rising at For-Profit Schools
posted: 16 hours ago   source: cbsnews.com  
No segment of higher education is growing faster than for-profit colleges. Enrollment has shot up from 365,000 a few years ago to five times that now, but complaints by dissatisfied students are also rising. Congress holds hearings again in September after investigators went undercover.
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  Campus Finances
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 		In Europe, Fund-Raising Lessons From Americans
posted: 16 hours ago   source: nytimes.com  
It’s tailgating season, when alumni gather in stadium parking lots to enjoy impromptu picnics, cheer on the college team — and fend off requests for donations. But try telling Andrew Hamilton, Oxford University’s affable vice chancellor, that part of his difficulty in raising money may stem from the...
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  College Savings News
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 		Education tax breaks found on IRS.gov
posted: 16 hours ago   source: thetowntalk.com  
Back-to-School time is a good time to check out tax incentives for higher education and IRS.gov has a special webpage to help you do a little tax planning. The Tax Breaks for Education section on IRS.gov includes tips for taking advantage of long-standing education deductions and credits. The...
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  Campus Finances
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 		College enrollment numbers tricky to predict
posted: 16 hours ago   source: minnesota.publicradio.org  
St. Paul, Minn. — Tuesday marks the first day of classes at several colleges in the state, including the University of Minnesota. This can be a nerve-wracking time for college officials, who will soon find out if they hit their enrollment targets. Too few students can mean revenue shortfalls. Too...
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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 		Take advantage of tax credits for college textbooks, tuition, fees
posted: 16 hours ago   source: examiner.com  
A college education is outrageously expensive, which is why it’s important to deduct legitimate college expenses when you can. Now that college students are back in school, campus bookstores and the National Association of College Stores (NACS) are urging students and their families to remember to...
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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		6 New Changes To Student Credit Cards
posted: 16 hours ago   source: sfgate.com  
Johnny Debt, a recent college graduate with a four-year degree, is entering the tumultuous job market. Almost 2 million college graduates are unemployed, and the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts companies will hire 22% fewer college graduates like Johnny. If he does get a job,...
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  General College News
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 		Rite Of Passage: Moving Into A College Dorm
posted: 16 hours ago   source: npr.org  
It's an annual ritual in Boston, as well as other areas across the country, parents help their kids move in at college dormitories. In Boston, move-in day is pretty chaotic and ties up traffic.
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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		Obama Student-Aid Rule Riles For-Profits
posted: 16 hours ago   source: bloomberg.com  
Matthew Kapral, a student at Education Management Corp.’s Art Institute of Pittsburgh, was walking to class in July when a school representative sat him in front of a computer and coached him on a letter opposing limits on federal student aid to for-profit colleges. “They kind of started it off...
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  Campus Finances
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 		The Latest Stay-in-School Tool for College Students: Facebook
posted: 16 hours ago   source: chronicle.com  
You’re in the middle of writing a 10-page term paper, it’s 11 p.m., and there’s no end in sight. Looks like it’s time for Facebook. That ever-beckoning distraction has led some people to see the combination of the popular social network and studying as an academic disaster. However, a recently...
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Easing student debt
posted: 16 hours ago   source: suntimes.com  
Tempestt Hazel graduated from Columbia College with $25,000 in student loans and a keen awareness that she was going to need to start paying them off if she didn't head straight to graduate school. So the Bronzeville resident put herself on Lilyslist.com, an online student loan registry.
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Pros and Cons of Interest-Free Student Loans
posted: 16 hours ago   source: usnews.com  
Student loans that don't charge any interest—thus saving students thousands of dollars—sound like great deals. But while interest-free loans are almost always better deals than private student loans made by banks or credit unions, they typically don't offer some of the benefits of federal student...
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  Member College News
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 		King’s College Ranks High in "Meeting Public Obligations” Survey
posted: Aug 31st   source: kings.edu  
King’s College has been recognized as among the best bachelor and master degree granting institutions in the country in rankings which stress service to the community and social mobility of the student body.
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  Member College News
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 		A-B Receives High Marks in Best Colleges Report
posted: Aug 30th   source: ab.edu  
Alderson-Broaddus College has been named one of the Best Regional Colleges in the South in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” released today by U.S. News & World Report. A-B College is ranked 22nd in this year’s edition. The institution is also ranked 7th in the South in the category...
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  Member College News
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 		Duquesne Advances in National U.S. News Rankings
posted: Aug 30th   source: newsroom.duq.edu  
Duquesne University has advanced in the rankings of top-tier national institutions, according to the newly released annual U.S. News & World Report 2011 edition of the Best Colleges. A look at institutions included in the listing shows that Duquesne also is among the top 12 Catholic universities...
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  Member College News
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 		Drexel Ranked Nation’s Number Two “Up-and-Coming School”
posted: Aug 30th   source: drexel.edu  
For the third consecutive year, Drexel University has made the “up-and-coming” short list of national universities that have achieved the “most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities,” according to U.S.News & World Report for the 2011 edition of...
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  Member College News
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 		Wooster Again Named A Top College For Undergraduate Teaching
posted: Aug 30th   source: wooster.edu  
For the second year running, U.S. News & World Report has singled out The College of Wooster as one of a handful of top liberal arts colleges that “do the best job of educating undergraduates.” Wooster was ranked fifth by college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans asked by the magazine...
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  Member College News
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 		Otterbein To Offer Classes In Grove City Beginning This Fall
posted: Aug 30th   source: otterbein.edu  
Otterbein University is enrolling students for hybrid classes, combining classroom and online learning, at the new Grove City Center for Higher Education at the South-Western Career Academy, 4750 Big Run South Rd., Grove City. Classes begin Sept. 23.
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  Member College News
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 		New Students Bring Impressive Academic Credentials
posted: Aug 30th   source: wvwc.edu  
Over half of West Virginia Wesleyan’s new students will bring a high school grade point average of 3.5 or above when the College officially welcomes them to Orientation on Saturday. Wesleyan is anticipating over 400 new students for the fourth consecutive year. The freshmen class has a grade point...
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  Member College News
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 		Ripon receives five-year TRIO grant from U.S. Department of Education
posted: Aug 30th   source: ripon.edu  
RIPON, Wis. – The Student Support Services (SSS) program at Ripon College recently received notice from Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, and Rep. Tom Petri, that it has been awarded a new five-year grant from the U.S. Dept of Education’s TRIO division totaling $252,071 per year, or $1,260,355...
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  Member College News
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 		SVC Expecting 430 Freshmen
posted: Aug 30th   source: stvincent.edu  
Saint Vincent College expects to enroll 430 new freshmen in 48 academic programs this fall, according to an announcement by the Office of Marketing and Enrollment. Anticipating the opening of the first phase of the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion which houses the programs of the Herbert W....
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  Member College News
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 		Students Rate Ohio Wesleyan Highly on Unigo.com Poll
posted: Aug 30th   source: news.owu.edu  
Unigo.com, an online college information source featuring interactive reviews by college students, today named Ohio Wesleyan University one of the “Top 10 Schools That Fly Under the Academic Radar—but Shouldn’t.” More than 30,000 students participated in the rankings.
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  Member College News
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 		Rosemont College offers 25% discount to City of Philadelphia employees
posted: Aug 30th   source: rosemont.edu  
Dear City of Philadelphia Employee, Rosemont College is pleased to announce an agreement with the City of Philadelphia that provides City employees, their spouses and dependents a 25% discount on tuition for all classes taken in our accelerated undergraduate Professional Studies division. Rosemont...
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  Member College News
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 		IWU Moves Up in U.S. News College Rankings
posted: Aug 30th   source: indwes.edu  
Indiana Wesleyan University is ranked 28th among Regional Universities in the Midwest in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” which is published by U.S. News and World Report. IWU was ranked 33rd a year ago.
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  Paying For College
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 		Reader Response: How Americans Pay for College, by School Type
posted: Aug 30th   source: economix.blogs.nytimes.com  
On Monday, we posted some charts showing how American families pay for the costs of college. In response, a few readers wrote in asking about how the breakdown would look if organized by attendees of private versus public colleges. From the same Sallie Mae/Gallup report, here is a chart showing...
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  Member College News
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 		Marian University Reporting Record Enrollments
posted: Aug 30th   source: insideindianabusiness.com  
Marian University in Indianapolis is estimating record numbers of new students and undergraduates. Preliminary enrollment figures show the number of new students is up 11 percent from 2009, which the number of undergraduate degree seekers has increased from 474 to 567 students. However, overall...
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Private Student Loans Are Making a Comeback
posted: Aug 30th   source: smartmoney.com  
A new push by private lenders and credit unions to capture some of the college lending market could open more doors for students looking to borrow, but the loans these businesses offer often come with higher price tags and less favorable conditions than those offered by the federal government.
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  Member College News
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 		Southern Vermont College reaches out to help students get into college
posted: Aug 30th   source: timesargus.com  
Southern Vermont College and its president, Karen Gross, are issuing a “call to action” to the community in an attempt to get more students who can succeed in college to the college. The college has sent a letter written by Gross to community leaders and educators urging people to refer potential...
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  Campus Finances
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 		Colleges see prospective donors among new students
posted: Aug 30th   source: google.com  
The drill for new college students remains pretty consistent: grab a campus map, buy some overpriced textbooks, save those quarters for laundry and don't forget to call home. On a growing number of campuses, first-year students are hearing another message. Please give. Not for tuition, but instead...
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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 		Paying the Price
posted: Aug 30th   source: insidehighered.com  
“Students will have to dig deeper into their wallets this year to pay for college” has been a popular lede in newspaper articles over the past few months, as many public universities are increasing their tuitions by upwards of 15 percent.
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  Campus Finances
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 		Making Your Campaign Successful
posted: Aug 30th   source: academicimpressions.com  
Meeting campaign goals in this economy remains a challenge, and recent news emphasizes how few institutions are exceeding campaign goals this year (a very different story than in 2007-08). Many institutions are just barely meeting their goals:
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  College Admissions
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 		Question: How to write a good college essay? Answer: Be true to yourself
posted: Aug 30th   source: ajc.com  
Sarah Riley's first attempt at writing her college admissions essay didn't go so well. The senior at Walton High School in Marietta tried writing about a friend's mother who died. It represented the serious, weighty topic students assume admissions officers want to read.
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		The New Consumer Bureau: a To-Do List
posted: Aug 30th   source: online.wsj.com  
Keep students informed. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, a financial-aid website, urges the bureau to require lenders to tell student borrowers their loan balance at least once a quarter while they are in school instead of waiting until they are ready to graduate.
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  Campus Finances
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 		Christian higher education not spared from recession’s impact
posted: Aug 30th   source: baptiststandard.com  
God makes rain fall on the just and the unjust, Jesus said. Similarly, recession makes market prices fall, affecting endowments of Christian higher education and secular universities alike. United States and Canadian schools suffered an average 23 percent drop in the market value of their...
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  Member College News
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 		Gordon College president plans to retire
posted: Aug 30th   source: bostonherald.com  
Gordon College President R. Judson Carlberg has announced his retirement after 35 years at the school, including the last 19 at the helm. During his tenure at the Wenham Christian school, the 69-year-old Carlberg has raised the college’s academic profile, recruited top professors, pushed for...
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  Member College News
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 		Wilkes University president will step down
posted: Aug 30th   source: timesleader.com  
In the history of Wilkes University, there have been five school presidents. The search will soon be on for number six. Joseph E. "Tim" Gilmour, who began his tenure in July 2001, has announced he will be stepping down in two years.
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Should parents sign for college loans?
posted: Aug 30th   source: chippewa.com  
Many families are making plans to pack up the belongings of their recent high-school graduates and move them off to college. The experience of life on campus is exciting and provides many opportunities for growth. But if listening to the sobering stories of the 2010 graduates from universities...
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  Retirement Savings News
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 		Act your age when it comes to investing
posted: Aug 30th   source: dallasnews.com  
Although each life is different, there are certain stages that everyone goes through – and each new phase brings with it financial responsibilities, needs and goals. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, which grants the respected CFP certification, has laid out five key phases in a...
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  Paying For College
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 		Fund to help pay college expenses
posted: Aug 30th   source: jacksonsun.com  
Beginning this school year, high school seniors will have a new opportunity to receive financial aid and help with continuing education. The Madison College Access Network scholarship program — or Madison CAN — is basically the mirror of a similar program in Knox County, Madison County Mayor Jimmy...
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  College Savings News
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 		Don't let losses stop you from investing
posted: Aug 30th   source: montgomeryadvertiser.com  
Q: I followed my broker's advice, and started saving a few years ago for my children's college with 529 plans. They have done nothing but go down in value since I started them, and I feel as though I am wasting my money. Am I doing the right thing?
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  General College News
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 		Rankings give a distorted view of the value of colleges
posted: Aug 30th   source: blog.nj.com  
A flurry of media attention followed the release of U.S. News college rankings on Aug. 17. News organizations reported excitedly that Harvard beat out Princeton for first place. Colleges and universities sent out press releases explaining how well they ranked and how much they moved up. This...
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