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 May 2008
Oklahoma: TCC Switches Student Loan Source (Tulsa World) 5/19/2008
California: EdFund Board Delays Action On Severance Deal (Sacramento Bee) 5/19/2008
Senate Bill Supports Veterans' Benefits, $1.2-Billion For Science (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/19/2008
Colleges Ask For Less 'Stuff,' More Money (USA Today) 5/16/2008
House Approves Tax On Rich To Aid G.I.'s (The New York Times) 5/16/2008
GAO Report Says Community Colleges Are Crucial In Training The Work Force (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/16/2008
Student-Loan Market Shows Small Signs Of Revival (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/16/2008
Investment Firms' Borrowing At Fairly Steady Pace (Associated Press) 5/16/2008
Montana: Student Loan Agencies To Give Board Of Regents Past Audits (The Billings Gazette) 5/16/2008
Credit Crunch Benefits Some Start-Ups (The Wall Street Journal) 5/16/2008
Colleges Foresee Shortfall In Perkins Loan Funds This Year (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/16/2008
Minnesota: Long-Standing Low Interest Student Loan Program Dries Up (Minnesota Public Radio) 5/16/2008
How States Make Use (Or Not) Of Community Colleges (Inside Higher Ed) 5/15/2008
Education Dept. Easing Off On Preferred-Lender Limits (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/15/2008
Ohio: Cleveland Clinic's Medical School To Offer Tuition-Free Education (The Wall Street Journal) 5/15/2008
Higher Education Act Nears Completion, But Major Hurdles Remain (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/15/2008
Sallie Mae Snafu Dings Borrowers' Credit Scores (Associated Press) 5/15/2008
Pennsylvania: Get Ready For Less College Aid (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) 5/15/2008
Michigan: TPS, Siena Heights Form Financial Aid Pact (The Daily Telegram) 5/15/2008
Top U.S. Higher Ed Official Resigns (Inside Higher Ed) 5/15/2008
Weak Dollar Crimps Study Abroad (The Wall Street Journal) 5/14/2008
Help, My Student-Loan Check Bounced! (U.S. News & World Report) 5/14/2008
California: State Fees Might Make Ivy League Look Cheap (The Union-Tribune) 5/14/2008
Compromise Higher-Education Bill Takes Shape In Congress (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/14/2008
Florida: Community College Students Turned Away For Loans (WCTV) 5/14/2008
Proposal Would Restrict Certain Gifts To Colleges That Hoard Endowments (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/14/2008
North Carolina: Community Colleges Halt Illegal Immigrant Policy (Associated Press) 5/14/2008
Opinion: Education Aid For Veterans (The New York Times) 5/14/2008
Opinion: What Does 'College Affordability' Mean? (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/14/2008
The Latest Twist In Student Loans (Business Week) 5/14/2008
Massachusetts: Sallie Mae To Close Braintree Office, Cut About 85 Jobs (Boston Business Journal) 5/14/2008
College Credit Crunch Eases (The Baltimore Sun) 5/13/2008
Opinion: Ensuring Access To Student Loans (The New York Times) 5/13/2008
Opinion: A Poor Case For Direct Student Loans (The Washington Post) 5/13/2008
Emerging Higher Ed Act Compromise (Inside Higher Ed) 5/13/2008
Financial Aid Profile: Providing Stability Amid Uncertainty (The Greentree Gazette) 5/13/2008
Congress Eyes Dramatic Expansion Of GI Bill (Associated Press) 5/13/2008
Colleges Turn To Donors To Meet Aid Pledge (The Wall Street Journal) 5/13/2008
Audio: A Bit Of Relief In The Student Loan Market (Marketplace) 5/12/2008
Montana: State Auditor Says He Can't Audit Student Loan Agencies (Associated Press) 5/12/2008
Opinion: We Should Be Expanding Access To Students (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) 5/12/2008
Opinion: Obama Gets It On Student Aid (The Capital Times) 5/12/2008
Turmoil In Student Lending (The New York Times) 5/12/2008
Companies Assess Economy's Impact (The Washington Post) 5/12/2008
Harvard, Yale Struggle To Attract Low-Income Students With Aid (Bloomberg) 5/12/2008
North Carolina: Community Colleges May Admit Illegal Immigrants, Federal Agency Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/12/2008
Scrutiny From Many Sides (Inside Higher Ed) 5/12/2008
Florida: College Grads Face Uncertain Job Market (The Miami Herald) 5/12/2008
For Working Moms, A Way To Connect With College (The Christian Science Monitor) 5/12/2008
Vermont: VSAC Says Student Loans Available (WCAX-TV) 5/9/2008
Massachusetts: Lawmakers Target $1B Endowments (The Boston Globe) 5/9/2008
Investment Cos. Reduce Emergency Borrowing From Fed (Associated Press) 5/9/2008
Top Colleges Dig Deeper In Wait Lists for Students (The New York Times) 5/9/2008
Citigroup May Unveil $400 Billion Asset Sales (The Washington Post) 5/9/2008
College Bound Cries Foul (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 5/9/2008
BBB: Be Wary Of College Aid Service (The Salt Lake Tribune) 5/9/2008
Missouri: MOHELA To Buy Back $30 Million Of Auction-Rate Bonds (St. Louis Business Journal) 5/9/2008
Video: Student Loan Landscape Changing (CBS Morning Show) 5/9/2008
Video: GI Bill Falls Far Short Of Veterans' Current College Costs; Congress To Vote On Changes Soon (MTV) 5/9/2008
North Carolina: College Admission For Illegal Immigrants In Doubt (The News Observer) 5/8/2008
Student-Loan Market Isn't A Total Loss (The Wall Street Journal) 5/8/2008
When FERPA Affects IT (Inside Higher Ed) 5/8/2008
Opinion: Aid Helps Some, Boosts College Cost For Others (The Indianapolis Star) 5/8/2008
Editorial: Toward Better Student Lending (The New York Times) 5/8/2008
Alabama: Future Of All Postsecondary Education In Alabama Debated Thursday In Montgomery (The Opelika-Auburn News) 5/8/2008
Opinion: The New G.I. Bill: It's A Win-Win Proposition (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/7/2008
Congress Weighs Veterans' Adjustment Aid (The New York Times) 5/7/2008
Sallie Mae Officials Bought Stock (The Wall Street Journal) 5/7/2008
Shifts In Ph.D. Tuition Policy (Inside Higher Ed) 5/7/2008
Student-Loan Market: Another Bubble? (The Wall Street Journal) 5/7/2008
Student Loan Social Lending Site Launches In US (Finextra.com) 5/7/2008
Investors Stuck With 0 Percent Rates On College-Loan Bonds (Associated Press) 5/7/2008
Opinion: We Need To Compete (USA Today) 5/7/2008
Sallie Mae Predicted To Gain Market Share From Student-Loan Crunch (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/7/2008
Not So Super Tuesday (Inside Higher Ed) 5/6/2008
Iowa: Culver Signs Student Loan Protection Bill (Associated Press) 5/6/2008
Opinion: Not Just Poor Need Aid (Daily News) 5/6/2008
First Marblehead Cuts 500 In Student Loan Mess (The Boston Herald) 5/6/2008
A Gazette Minute Interview With Jamie Wolfe (The Greentree Gazette) 5/6/2008
New Grants: Campuswide Cooperation Required (University Business Magazine) 5/6/2008
New Jersey: Assembly Panel Weighs Plan To Cap Tuition Aid Programs (Asbury Park Press) 5/6/2008
Editorial: Congress Makes College Less Affordable (The Detroit News) 5/6/2008
Editorial: Lending To Students - Congress Shouldn't Be Panicked Into Restoring Subsidies (The Washington Post) 5/6/2008
Scoring A Private Loan For College (BusinessWeek) 5/5/2008
Renewed Emphasis On Gaps In College Success For Minorities (The Christian Science Monitor) 5/5/2008
Kentucky: Higher Education, Zero Tuition (Chicago Tribune) 5/5/2008
As Bush Prepares To Sign Bailout Bill, No Agreement On Whether 'Crisis' Has Ended (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/5/2008
Opinion: The Next Market Bubble: Student Loans? (Inside Higher Ed) 5/5/2008
Pennsylvania: Student Will Face Cocaine Charges (The Altoona Mirror) 5/5/2008
Fed Action Brings Cash For Student Loan Market (Associated Press) 5/5/2008
'Last Resort' Program For Student Loans Is Set (The Wall Street Journal) 5/5/2008
Opinion: On-Campus Aid For Veterans (The Washington Post) 5/5/2008
Sector Snap: Student Lenders Rise On Loan-Limit Bill Passage (Associated Press) 5/5/2008
Editorial: An Education In Bailouts (The Wall Street Journal) 5/5/2008
Immediate Payback For College Grads (Inside Higher Ed) 5/2/2008
Fed To Pursue Aggressive Checks On Credit Cards (The Washington Post) 5/2/2008
Asset-Backed Bond Returns Lag Behind Corporate, Mortgage Debt (Bloomberg) 5/2/2008
Value Of College Tuition Is Called Into Question (USA Today) 5/2/2008
Opinion: Shield Student Loans From Eye Of Storm (Journal-Constitution) 5/2/2008
More Low-Income Students Will Miss Out On College Over Next Decade (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/2/2008
A Design-It-Yourself Student-Loan Program (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/2/2008
Veterans, Higher Ed Groups Rally For Increased Veterans Education Benefits (ACE) 5/2/2008
Congress Mulls Consolidation Of Tuition Tax Credits (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/2/2008
Washington: Community College Students To Pay More (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) 5/1/2008
Massachusetts: Endowment Debate Seeps Into The States (Inside Higher Ed) 5/1/2008
McCain Charts Own Course To Boost GI Benefits (The Christian Science Monitor) 5/1/2008
Colleges Step Up Fund-Raising Efforts To Support Student Aid (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/1/2008
The College Savings Foundation Convenes Leaders To Discuss Short-Term College Credit Crisis And Long-term Lending Landscape 5/1/2008

 April 2008
Some War Veterans Find GI Bill Falls Short (The Washington Post) 4/30/2008
Opinion: College Loans Are Least Of Government's Problems (The Wall Street Journal) 4/30/2008
Ohio: Audit Finds Financial Aid Problems At Wilberforce (The Dayton Daily News) 4/30/2008
Missouri: MOHELA Given Ability To Originate Loans Under Bill (Springfield News-Leader) 4/30/2008
Efforts To Expand G.I. Bill Gain Ground In Congress (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/30/2008
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Law Denying Student Aid To Drug Offenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/30/2008
Drift Toward Direct Lending (Inside Higher Ed) 4/30/2008
College Finance Chiefs Say Tuition Increases Will Keep Rising Faster Than Inflation (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/30/2008
Missouri: Jay Nixon Unveils Higher Education Plan (The Columbia Tribune) 4/30/2008
Some Rich Students 'Merit' Financial Aid (U.S. News & World Report) 4/30/2008
Loan Web Sites Tapped For College Cash (The Wall Street Journal) 4/29/2008
Florida: New Medical College's First Class Will Receive Full Scholarships (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/29/2008
College Planning Is New Advisory Niche (Investment News) 4/29/2008
Opinion: Huge Debt Incurred For College Tuition Just Doesn't Make The Grade (The Boston Globe) 4/29/2008
Maintain State Spending. Or Else. (Inside Higher Ed) 4/29/2008
Cohort Default Rates Are Good For Something, Just Not Much (The Greentree Gazette) 4/29/2008
Massachusetts: Middle School College Programs Target Young Students Early (Associated Press) 4/29/2008
Opinion: No Bailout For Student Loans, No Taxpayer Risk (The Wall Street Journal) 4/29/2008
What Admissions Officials Think (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/28/2008
Where Pell Falls Short (Inside Higher Ed) 4/28/2008
Montana: Senators Question Student Loan Nonprofits (Helena Independent Record) 4/28/2008
IRS To Wade Deeper Into Debate Over Endowment 'Hoarding' (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/28/2008
Audio: A Tough Lesson In The Lending Industry (Marketplace) 4/28/2008
Students Feel Squeeze As Lenders Retreat (The Washington Post) 4/28/2008
Risk Aversion Abates, A Bit, As Investors Test the Markets (The Wall Street Journal) 4/28/2008
Audio: College Aid Director Discusses Student Loan Woes (NPR) 4/28/2008
Hillary Clinton Lays Out New Plan For Tackling 'Student Loan Crisis' (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/28/2008
Why Student Loan Business Turned Bad (CNN/Money) 4/28/2008
Your Kid's In College! So... How Will You Pay? (CNN/Money) 4/25/2008
Securitized Student Loan Debt Is Good: Paulson (Reuters) 4/25/2008
Pennsylvania: Student-Loan Agency To Cut Aid, Offer Employee Buyouts (Associated Press) 4/25/2008
Editorial: That Book Costs How Much? (The New York Times) 4/25/2008
Auction-Bond Flops Stick Student-Loan Investors With 0 Percent Rates (Bloomberg) 4/25/2008
Paying For College: Where The Candidates Stand (PBS) 4/25/2008
Credit Crunch Goes To College (Winston-Salem Journal) 4/25/2008
Minnesota: College Credit Crunch Hits State Students (KARE 11 News) 4/25/2008
For Student Borrowers, Chase Proves Elusive (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/25/2008
Montana: School Loan Consolidation Program Suspended (Associated Press) 4/25/2008
Arkansas: State To Consider $80M Loan To Help Student Loan Agency (Associated Press) 4/25/2008
Wall Street Firms Moved To Prevent Auction Failures (The Wall Street Journal) 4/24/2008
Pennsylvania: PHEAA May Cut Grants To College Students (The Patriot-News) 4/24/2008
Opinion: No Help With College Costs (The Washington Post) 4/24/2008
Missouri: Scholarships Expanded To Upper Incomes (Associated Press) 4/24/2008
An Online Company Tries An Unexpected Publishing Model: Free Textbooks (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/24/2008
Editorial: Bailout Of The Year (The Wall Street Journal) 4/24/2008
Wealthy Colleges Show Drop In Enrollments Of Needy Students (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/24/2008
Michigan: State Pulls Out Of Federal Student Loan Program (Associated Press) 4/24/2008
Mismatches Found Between Student Achievement And Parents' College Expectations In Federal Survey (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/23/2008
Iowa: Compromise Student Loan Legislation Is Written (The Des Moines Register) 4/23/2008
Government Seeks To Buy Student Loans (The New York Times) 4/23/2008
Senate Panel Proposes No-Cost Help For Lenders (Inside Higher Ed) 4/23/2008
Massachusetts: Tufts Offers Loan Forgiveness, Beyond Law and Medicine (Inside Higher Ed) 4/23/2008
College Admissions Dance Gets Longer, More Complicated (The Christian Science Monitor) 4/23/2008
JPMorgan To Buy Student Loan Auction-Rate Notes (Bloomberg) 4/23/2008
Audio: Student Loan Companies Seeking Federal Help (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/22/2008
Sallie Mae Needs Financial Aid From The Treasury Department (Nightly Business Report) 4/22/2008
Keeping The Lid On (The New York Times) 4/22/2008
Student Loan Chronicles, A Gazette Minute Interview With Joe Kakaty (The Greentree Gazette) 4/22/2008
Editorial: Student Loans: Increasing Access (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) 4/22/2008
Consider Merging College Loans (The Baltimore Sun) 4/22/2008
California: Nearly 2,000 Protest College Spending Cuts (San Francisco Chronicle) 4/22/2008
DeVry Says Lending Market To Have No Impact On Enrollment (Associated Press) 4/22/2008
Anti-Discrimination Rules (Finaid.org) 4/21/2008
Sallie Boss Warns Of Student Loan 'Train Wreck' (Associated Press) 4/21/2008
Paying For College Without The Home Equity Option (The New York Times) 4/21/2008
Student Loan Confusion Opens Market Niche (The Boston Globe) 4/21/2008
10 Myths About Investing And Finances That Trip Up People (USA Today) 4/21/2008
The New Math Of College Financing (The Wall Street Journal) 4/21/2008
Aid Administrators Urge Reconsideration Of Rule On Preferred-Lender Lists (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/21/2008
Indiana: Daniels Wants State To Help Pay Part Of College Tab (The Indianapolis Star) 4/21/2008
The Graduation Rate Gap (Inside Higher Ed) 4/21/2008
The (Yes) Low Cost Of Higher Ed (The New York Times) 4/21/2008
Student Loan Earnings Fall 66 Percent On Lower Sales Volume (Associated Press) 4/21/2008
Utah: State Fund To Offer Student Loans (Deseret News) 4/21/2008
Kentucky: State To Suspend Student Loans To First-Time Borrowers (Courier-Journal) 4/21/2008
Auction-Rate Debt Market Faces Probe (The Wall Street Journal) 4/18/2008
Q&A: What Parents, Students Need To Know About Student Loans (Associated Press) 4/18/2008
Oregon: OSU Could Offer 1,500 Students New Tuition Grant (Gazette-Times) 4/18/2008
Devising A Battle Plan For College Financial Aid (MSNBC) 4/18/2008
Bank Of America Cuts Back On Loans (The Boston Globe) 4/18/2008
The Arrival Of 'Merit-Blind Admissions' (Inside Higher Ed) 4/18/2008
Hedge Funds Eye Student Loan Market (Politico) 4/18/2008
CIT Group Posts Loss On Bad Loans, Cuts Dividend (Bloomberg) 4/18/2008
Career College Association Says Crisis in Student Lending Happening Now 4/18/2008
Plan Is Said To Be Near For Federal Banks To Help Student Lenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/18/2008
Sallie Mae Reports Loss; Cut 1,000 Jobs In Past 6 Months (The Washington Post) 4/17/2008
Massachusetts: Nearly 200 Demand More Aid For Colleges (The Boston Globe) 4/17/2008
Federal Loans Not An Option For Many Junior College Students (Associated Press) 4/17/2008
Cuomo Aide Says Investigation Into Colleges' Credit-Card Deals Will Soon Be Public (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/17/2008
Put Your Debts On A Totem Pole (TheStreet.com) 4/17/2008
California: Long Term Impacts Of Education Cuts (abc7news.com) 4/17/2008
Education Department Plans 'Emergency Survey' Of Colleges' Student-Loan Plans (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/17/2008
Prepaid College Tuition Isn't For Everyone (U.S. News & World Report) 4/17/2008
Solution To Loan 'Crisis' May Create Bigger Problems (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/17/2008
Following In The Footsteps Of Chase, Citibank Stops Lending To Certain Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/17/2008
Authority Will Stop Making Federal Student Loans (The Boston Globe) 4/16/2008
Chase Confirms That It Will Stop Making Loans To Students At Some Institutions (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/16/2008
Kennedy Urges Colleges To Prepare For Crisis By Signing Up For Direct Lending (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/16/2008
Vermont: UVM Boosts Low-Income Aid (Burlington Free Press) 4/16/2008
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Win Grants To Spur Economic Growth (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) 4/16/2008
Arizona: Student Had Forged Aid Check, Police Say (The Arizona Republic) 4/16/2008
After Vocational School Closes, Debt-Laden Students Decry Fraud (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) 4/15/2008
McCain Economic Plan To Show A Mixed Approach (The Wall Street Journal) 4/15/2008
California: Legislators Revisit Immigration Bill For Students (The Sacramento Bee) 4/15/2008
Swept Up In Credit Crisis (The Chicago Sun-Times) 4/15/2008
Credit Crunch Goes To College (Forbes) 4/15/2008
Montana: State Student Loan Group Cuts Into Future Benefits (The Billings Gazette) 4/15/2008
California: U. Of California Reports Big Increases In Black And Hispanic Admissions (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/15/2008
Spellings Sees Administration As Still Sorting Out Its Authority On Lender-of-Last-Resort Issue (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/14/2008
Lending Networks Take Off On Web (Sun-Sentinal) 4/14/2008
When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities (The New York Times) 4/14/2008
Sallie Suspends Combined Federal Loans (Business Week) 4/14/2008
Fewer Options Open To Pay For Costs Of College (The New York Times) 4/14/2008
Ohio: Degree Can't Always Open Door To Middle Class (The Beacon Journal) 4/14/2008
Obama Sees Little Need For State-of-the-Art Nautilus Equipment In Colleges (The Chronicle Of Higher Education) 4/14/2008
Be Careful In Weighing College Aid (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 4/14/2008
Arkansas: Student Loan Authority May Have No Money To Lend Next Academic Year (Arkansas News Bureau) 4/14/2008
Auction Failures Force Students To Lose College Funds (Bloomberg) 4/11/2008
Lenders Drop Out Of Student Loan Market (Associated Press) 4/11/2008
Nebraska: Immigration Debate Overshadows Military Tuition Bill (Lincoln Journal Star) 4/11/2008
Competition Is Tough (U.S. News & World Report) 4/11/2008
Marblehead Refines Its Goldman Infusion (The Wall Street Journal) 4/11/2008
Pennsylvania: Senators Pass Legal-Residency Test For PA Benefits (Associated Press) 4/11/2008
Out Of The Money (Inside Higher Ed) 4/10/2008
Nelnet Sells 2 Student Loan Portfolios (Associated Press) 4/10/2008
More Needs To Be Done To Make Minority Students Financially Literate, Panel Says (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) 4/10/2008
Indiana: Purdue Launches $304 Million Campaign For Student Aid (Journal & Courier) 4/10/2008
Exit Of College Lenders Sets Off Scramble To Fill Breach (The Washington Post) 4/10/2008
And Why Exactly Are College Costs So High? (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/10/2008
Alabama: College Savings Plan Bill Is Close To Final Approval (Associated Press) 4/10/2008
Cast Aside Myths About Who Wins College Scholarships (The Oregonian) 4/10/2008
High School Seniors Get 'F' In Finance (Associated Press) 4/10/2008
Look Twice At Loan Advice (U.S. News & World Report) 4/10/2008
Texas: UT Sued For Considering Race In Admissions (Austin American-Statesman) 4/9/2008
Ohio: OU President Opposes Long-Term Tuition Freeze (Associated Press) 4/9/2008
Key Senator Hires Former IRS Official To Oversee Investigation Of College Endowments (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/9/2008
Iowa: College-Loan Firm Urges Prudence On Legislation (The Des Moines Register) 4/9/2008
Dwindling Funds Force Colleges To Cut The Size And Number Of Awards (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/9/2008
Credit Crunch Hits Private Student Loans (The Wall Street Journal) 4/9/2008
Student Loan Stir Hits First Marblehead (Associated Press) 4/9/2008
Credit Crunch Hits Student-Loan Market (Marketplace) 4/9/2008
Ohio: College Leaders Say New Education Plan A Good Start (The Dayton Daily News) 4/8/2008
Getting Older Students Into the Mix (Inside Higher Ed) 4/8/2008
State Community-College Leaders See Pressures Building On Their Institutions (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/8/2008
Student-Loan Firm Teri Seeks Court Protection (Bloomberg) 4/8/2008
Mulling Tuition Policy At Community Colleges (Inside Higher Ed) 4/8/2008
Texas: Affirmative Action Challenged Anew (Inside Higher Ed) 4/8/2008
Bills Aim To Help Students (The Chicago Tribune) 4/8/2008
Pennsylvania: PSU Move Rattles PHEAA (The Patriot-News) 4/8/2008
Despite A Settlement, Sallie Mae Still Plays Host To Some Financial-Aid Sites (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/8/2008
Take Student Loans As Collateral, Firms Tell Fed (Reuters) 4/8/2008
Editorial: No Student Loan Crunch - Yet (The Boston Globe) 4/7/2008
More Colleges Make Consumer Information Public (USA Today) 4/7/2008
It's OK To Be Coy About College Choice (Chicago Tribune) 4/7/2008
Connecticut: Agency Expects Higher Demand For Student Loans (Reuters) 4/7/2008
Quick Fix Ready If Student Loans Falter (Associated Press) 4/7/2008
Credit Woes May Hinder College-Bound (USA Today) 4/7/2008
College Isn't Worth A Million Dollars (Inside Higher Ed) 4/7/2008
Missouri: MOHELA Is Buffeted By Credit Market Crisis (The Columbia Daily Tribune) 4/7/2008
Q&A With NASFAA President & CEO Dr. Phil Day (HEWI) 4/7/2008
Education Shares Jump On Student Loan Hopes (Reuters) 4/7/2008
Arkansas: Tighter Economy Cuts Scholarship Money (The Morning News) 4/7/2008
College Aid By The Numbers (Reuters) 4/4/2008
Committee Approves Bill That Would Allow Colleges To Share Financial-Aid Information (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/4/2008
Michigan: 2-Year Colleges May Get A Promotion (The Detroit Free Press) 4/4/2008
Utah: Utahns Leaving College For Jobs (The Salt Lake Tribune) 4/4/2008
For-Profit Colleges Seek - and Find - New Allies Among House Freshmen (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/4/2008
Student Financial Counseling (Outside The Aid Office) (Inside Higher Ed) 4/4/2008
Nevada: Colleges Removing 'Welfare' Stigma From Grants, Loans (Las Vegas Review-Journal) 4/4/2008
Iowa: Video On Debt Part Of Proposed Reforms (The Des Moines Register) 4/4/2008
Credit Unions Will Lobby Congress For Loan-Subsidy Benefit Accorded To Nonprofit Lenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/4/2008
Clinton, Obama Strike Similar Chords In Pennsylvania (USA Today) 4/3/2008
Student Loan Debt Sales Fall 65 Percent As Lenders Exit Market (Bloomberg) 4/3/2008
Colleges Take More Notice Of Gambling Problems (The Christian Science Monitor) 4/3/2008
Iowa: Bills Add Oversight Of Student Loan Firm (The Des Moines Register) 4/3/2008
NorthStar Halts Student Loans (The Wall Street Journal) 4/3/2008
College Within Reach, Despite Tighter Credit (The Wall Street Journal) 4/3/2008
Bad News U: Colleges Reject Record Numbers (The Wall Street Journal) 4/3/2008
Gazette Minute Interview With TG President And CEO Sue McMillin (The Greentree Gazette) 4/3/2008
Private Lenders Leave Student Loan Market (The Daily Journal) 4/2/2008
Getting Them In, Getting Them Back (Inside Higher Ed) 4/2/2008
Ohio: College Doors To Widen (The Columbus Dispatch) 4/2/2008
Opinion: Virginia-Resident Children Of Illegals Should Get In-State Tuition Rates (The Free Lance-Star) 4/2/2008
How To Shop For Student Loans (Fortune) 4/2/2008
Connecticut: Fairfield U. Offers Tuition Program For Deserving Bridgeport Students (WTNH) 4/1/2008
Elite Colleges Reporting Record Lows In Admission (The New York Times) 4/1/2008
Washington: State To Pay For Free College Of Low Income Middle-Schoolers (Associated Press) 4/1/2008
Mixed Picture On Cost Containment (Inside Higher Ed) 4/1/2008
Ohio: Lack Of funding Leads Colleges To Cut Amount Of Perkins Loans (The Post) 4/1/2008
Editorial: Zions Is No Bad Guy For Dropping Student Loans (The Salt Lake Tribune) 4/1/2008
Student Loans Feel The Crunch (BusinessWeek) 4/1/2008
Tennessee: Textbook Lending Library Will Help Financial Aid Students (Chattanooga Times Free Press) 4/1/2008

 March 2008
Americans Split On Government Control Of Tuition (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/31/2008
Boosting GI Bill Benefits May Hit Military Snag (USA Today) 3/31/2008
Florida: Higher-Ed Changes Win Approval In The Senate (The Miami Herald) 3/31/2008
The Rising Costs Of Higher Ed (NBC Nightly News) 3/31/2008
California: Low-Income Students Feel Left Out At Stanford (The San Francisco Chronicle) 3/31/2008
Opinion: Who Deserves A Bailout? (The Washington Post) 3/31/2008
Audio: Consolidating Student Loans (Marketplace) 3/31/2008
Complex Aid Applications Hinder Poor Students (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 3/31/2008
College Campus Credit Card Come-Ons Criticized (The Los Angeles Times) 3/28/2008
Clinton Proposes $2.5 Billion A Year In Job Training (The Baltimore Sun) 3/28/2008
How To Get Financial Aid For Grad School (U.S. News & World Report) 3/28/2008
Louisiana: Governor Proposes Reorganization Of Spending On Community Colleges (Diverse Issues in Higher Education) 3/28/2008
Massachusetts: Credit Turmoil Now Squeezing Local Nonprofit Organizations (The Boston Globe) 3/28/2008
Tennessee: Lambuth To Offer Loan Program (Jackson Sun) 3/28/2008
Opposing View: Make Rich Colleges Pay (USA Today) 3/28/2008
Kentucky: Several Hundred U Of L Students Protest Higher Tuition (The Courier-Journal) 3/28/2008
Our View On Higher Education: Leave Endowments Alone (USA Today) 3/28/2008
Commentary: Why Congress Should Revive The Dream Act (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/27/2008
More Endowment Scrutiny Likely, Former Senate Aide Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/27/2008
Ivy League Shares The Wealth (CNBC) 3/27/2008
Missouri: Loan Authority May Delay Payments (Thomson Financial News) 3/27/2008
Opinion: Aid To College Students (The New York Times) 3/27/2008
Study Finds Parental Income Helps Determine Payoff From A Bachelor's Degree (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/27/2008
Zions Dropping Out Of Fed Student Loan Program (The Salt Lake Tribune) 3/27/2008
Sticker Shock And Study Abroad (Inside Higher Ed) 3/27/2008
Elite Colleges' Scramble To Enroll High SAT Scorers May Undermine Diversity (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/26/2008
Texas: Credit Woes Put Student Loans In Jeopardy (Houston Chronicle) 3/26/2008
Navigating Student Loans In the Wake Of A Credit Crunch (The Wall Street Journal) 3/26/2008
Will A Trickle Become A Flood? (Inside Higher Ed) 3/26/2008
Why Perkins Loans Are Harder To Get This Year (U.S. News & World Report) 3/26/2008
Colleges Turn Away From Private Lenders (The Wall Street Journal) 3/25/2008
Student-Loan Firms Leave The Program (The Wall Street Journal) 3/25/2008
House Omits Protection Against 'Wild West' Lenders (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) 3/25/2008
Recipients Of College Aid 'Give Back' Later, New Study Suggests (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/25/2008
Brazos Suspends FFELP Lending 3/25/2008
Student Loan Lender Closes (The Buffalo News) 3/25/2008
Lenders Brace For Change (BostonNOW) 3/24/2008
Editorial: Federal Student-Aid Contingency (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 3/24/2008
Massachusetts: Harvard Medical School To Lower Tuition (The Boston Globe) 3/24/2008