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Colorado: CU-Boulder May Make Minimum Financial-Aid Contribution (Daily Camera)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"The University of Colorado -- pinched by budget cuts and poised to increase tuition as much as allowed by the state -- may make the minimum investment in financial aid next year," the Daily Camera...

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Vermont: Federal Student Loan Bill Threatens VSAC (WCAX)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"A plan to add a federal takeover of student loan programs to the big health care bill is raising questions in Vermont. The main concern is that ending federal subsidies for private student loans...

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Texas: Number of Illegal Immigrants Getting In-State Tuition for Texas Colleges Rises (Dallas Morning News)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"The number of illegal immigrant college students paying in-state tuition and receiving financial aid at Texas' public colleges and universities continues to climb, according to state higher...

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Missouri: Governor Targets Scholarships for Elimination (Columbia Daily Tribune)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"One of the more dramatic government cost savings Gov. Jay Nixon proposed yesterday was the elimination of state-paid scholarships to private college students," the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.

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IRA Conversion May Affect Financial Aid Award (Star-Ledger Wire Services)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"Even though IRA balances aren't counted as assets in the federal financial-aid formula, converting a traditional IRA to a Roth could affect your financial-aid award because the money you convert...

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In Hard Times, Lured Into Trade School and Debt (New York Times)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"At institutions that train students for careers in areas like health care, computers and food service, enrollments are soaring as people anxious about weak job prospects borrow aggressively to pay...

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Move on Student Loans Could Win Healthcare Votes, House Dems Say (The Hill)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"Attaching a student aid bill to the healthcare reform legislation could attract support for the whole measure, according to senior House Democrats," The Hill reports. "Democratic leaders are in the...

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The Shrunken Student Aid Bill (Inside Higher Ed)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

"As Congressional Democrats and the White House begin a last-ditch push to pass legislation to overhaul health care this week, it remains far from certain that a plan to revamp the student loan...

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2010-11 Award Year Deadline Dates for the Campus-Based Programs

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

The Secretary announces the 2010-11 award year deadline dates for the submission of requests and documents from postsecondary institutions for the campus-based programs. The table included provides...

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COD Processing Update (3/12/10)

Financial Aid Guru — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:55 +0000

The COD Processing Update includes COD News, Reports and Data Requests, Resolved Issues, Resolved Issues In Clean Up, and Current Issues.

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