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Does President Obama's budget help or hurt soon-to-double student loan interest rates?
Apr 10, 2013
In July, interest rates on some federal student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent -- and students are scrambling to stop the change.
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Public-private university salary gap widens: Report
Apr 8, 2013
Given the dismal outlook of State budgets across the country, public universities will have to find a way to compete for talent with fewer resources than their private counterparts.
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U.S. seeks to increase oversight of student loan servicers
Mar 15, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to institute rules for certain non-bank loan servicers. What’s the likely result of the rules for borrowers and the industry?
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Is NYU's President acting too much like a corporate CEO?
Mar 12, 2013
This week, a faculty vote of confidence in NYU's President highlights the conflict over the increasingly corporate role of the university president.
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Want a job? Get an internship first
Mar 8, 2013
A survey commissioned by Marketplace and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals that what really stands out for employers in the resumes of recent college graduates is internship experience. But are colleges doing a good job preparing grads for work?
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Internships become the new job requirement
Mar 4, 2013
In a survey commissioned by Marketplace and The Chronicle of Higher Education, employers said they value internships more than many other credentials when it comes to hiring.
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Stanford wins the fundraising race, setting a record
Feb 20, 2013
Stanford University becomes the first school to break the billion dollar barrier for fundraising in a single year.
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Refinancing my mortgage is easy: How about my student loans?
Feb 15, 2013
Campus Progress wants students to be able to take advantage of low interest rates available for mortgages and car loans.
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The State of the Union for education
Feb 13, 2013
What are President Obama's plans for universal pre-school access, high-school funding, and higher education?
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Universities crack down on delinquent student borrowers
Feb 5, 2013
Yale and other universities are suing graduates who did not pay back Perkins low-income student loans because the funds for new loans come from former students paying back their debts.
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