NextStudent posted a new blog entry Student Loan Providers May Get Government Help for One More Year.
With problems in the credit markets continuing to plague student loan providers, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a year-long extension of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Restructuring of Pennsylvania Student Loan Agency’s Board Would Not Affect Tax-Exempt Status as Agency Claims.
The Internal Revenue Service has reportedly disproven the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s claim that cutting the number of lawmakers on its board in half — as recommended by Pennsylvania Auditor ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry MBA Cheating Scandal Ends With Almost 100 GMAT Scores Cancelled.
In June, 6,000 MBA hopefuls saw their aspirations come crashing down
when it came to light that their GMAT scores could be cancelled due
to a cheating scandal that involved the illegal posting of live GMAT
...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Survey Shows New England Families Can Still Access Federal Student Loans, Despite Loss of Lenders.
According to a regional survey of financial aid officers from 214 New England colleges and universities, students and parents have had few problems accessing federal student loans this year, but financial aid ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Virginia Commonwealth University Improperly Awarded Degree to Police Chief.
In an incident that mirrors the recent scandal at West Virginia
University where an executive M.B.A. was improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, an investigation found that Virginia Commonwealth ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry 10 Life-Changing Things You Never Thought to Do in College.
Whether you already have your major, gradschool, and post-grad job path all planned out or you have no idea what you'regoing to do with your life, there's nothing that says you have to follow...
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NextStudent posted a new blog entry State Higher Education Commission Urges Indiana Schools to Graduate 10,000 More Students a Year.
A new plan unveiled Monday by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education calls for the state-supported colleges and universities in Indiana to graduate 10,000 more students with bachelor’s degrees each year — an ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry NY Attorney General To Sue Student Loan Lender For Deceptive Marketing .
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo plans to sue student loan provider Goal Financial, LLC for using deceptive marketing
practices to attract new business, according to a CNNMoney.com article (“Student ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry College Textbook Sales Drop, Online Piracy Suspected.
Sales of new textbooks at some of the nation’s college
presses are declining, and though many press directors are unsure
why sales are slipping, others think it may have to do with online
piracy of the books, ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry State Approves $50-Million Bridge Loan, Kentucky Students Will Finally See Their Student Loans .
Students attending colleges and universities in Kentucky, many of whom have already begun their fall semester, will soon receive their
federal student loans now that the state has finalized its $50 million ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Green on the Mind: College Grads Looking to Work for Green Companies.
Not only are colleges and universities leading the country in the construction of environmentally friendly buildings, they’re planting the seeds (pun intended) for a green way of life for a whole generation of ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry 8 Hot Green-Collar Jobs for Earth-Conscious Grads.
As the world deals with global warming and a growing demand for energy, the green movement has moved beyond a fringe fad to become an international initiative. Green industries and “green-collar” jobs are on the ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Government’s Direct Lending Program Sees 43-Percent Increase in Volume .
As cash-strapped lenders continue to drop out of the Federal Family
Education Loan Program, the number of student loans originated for the 2008–09 school year through the government’s Direct Loan Program has ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Student Attempts to Get eBay Bidders to Pay for College Tuition.
Zack Ketz, a University of Virginia studio art major, is not the first to use an eBay auction as a ploy for free tuition. Oklahoma Wesleyan University found a bidder to pay $18,669.99 for one year of tuition and ...
NextStudent posted a new blog entry Shares of Corinthian Colleges Stock Take Nosedive Over Student Loan Defaults.
Despite an 11.5-percent boost in student enrollment and an 18.3-percent growth in revenue over the last quarter, Corinthian Colleges saw its shares tumble in afternoon NASDAQ trading on Tuesday, amid investor fears...
