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February 2010

	Illinois: Northwestern Students to Borrow Directly From Feds (Associated Press) 2/9/2010
	Price and Value: Considerations for College Shoppers (The New England Journal of Higher Education) 2/9/2010
	Colorado: New Bill Would Allow Students to Transfer Credits From For-Profit Colleges (Denver Post) 2/9/2010
	Michigan: Fighting the College That Pizza Bought (Detroit News) 2/9/2010
	Snow Freezes Legislative Action (Politico) 2/9/2010
	Michigan: College Food Banks Step Up for Students Struggling to Pay Bills (Detroit Free Press) 2/9/2010
	Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Obama Moves to End a Bush-Era Grant Program (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/9/2010
	Washington: State Colleges Face Cuts To Work-Study (Pacific Public Media) 2/9/2010
	Dartmouth Drops 'No Loans' (Inside Higher Ed) 2/9/2010
	Minnesota: Outlook Bleak for State-Funded College Financial Aid (Minnesota Public Radio) 2/8/2010
	Opinion: Sensible Student Loan Reform Faces Problems in Congress, and Shows How Congress Is Broken (Newsweek) 2/8/2010
	For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw (The New York Times) 2/8/2010
	$5,000 Verizon Wireless/UNCF Scholarships for High School Seniors 2/8/2010
	Audio: Getting Pumped Up for FAFSA (Marketplace) 2/8/2010
	How a Scholarship Corporation Tried to Muzzle a Blogger (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/8/2010
	Minnesota: Outlook Bleak for State-Funded College Financial Aid (Minnesota Public Radio) 2/5/2010
	Tennessee: Attorney General Warns of Fraudulent Financial Aid Letters (Nashville Public Radio) 2/5/2010
	Lobbying Imperils Overhaul of Student Loans (New York Times) 2/5/2010
	Michigan: Granholm Calls to Restore Promise Scholarship in State of the State Address (Michigan Daily) 2/5/2010
	Jill Biden Nudges Community Colleges to Join Federal Student-Loan Programs (Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/4/2010
	Indian Education Grant Program Is Susceptible to Fraud and Abuse, Report Says (Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/4/2010
	An Underappreciated $64 Million (Inside Higher Ed) 2/4/2010
	California: Struggling Through the Cuts (Diverse) 2/4/2010
	Rising College Costs: A Federal Role? (New York Times) 2/4/2010
	Connecticut: Rell Proposes Student Loan Relief (New Haven Register) 2/4/2010
	VA Wants Emergency GI Bill Payouts Back (Military Times) 2/4/2010
	Republicans Find Loophole in Budget Ploy to Push Healthcare (The Hill) 2/4/2010
	A Personal Perspective on Obama's Pell Grant Infusion (The New York Times) 2/4/2010
	Massachusetts Lawmaker: Immigrant Tuition Bill Likely Dead (Associated Press) 2/3/2010
	Opinion: The Case for Local College Lending (Burlington Free Press) 2/3/2010
	New Research Complicates Discussions of Campus Diversity -- in a Good Way (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/3/2010
	Key Questions on the Obama Administration's 2011 Education Budget (New America Foundation) 2/3/2010
	Opinion: The Student Loan Debate (Center for College Affordability and Productivity) 2/3/2010
	What's a Degree Really Worth? (The Wall Street Journal) 2/3/2010
	Support Renewed for Student-Loan Overhaul (The Wall Street Journal) 2/2/2010
	Nominate Haitian Students on Your Campus for Emergency Aid by February 12 2/2/2010
	Pulling Back From 'No Loans' (Inside Higher Ed) 2/2/2010
	Pre-Deadline Outages for College Board's Aid System (Inside Higher Ed) 2/2/2010
	Audio: In a Washington Minute -- What's Ahead (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 2/2/2010
	Renewed Push on Pell (Inside Higher Ed) 2/1/2010
	New CBO Estimate Says Student Loan Savings Same, Pell Grant Costs Explode (Higher Ed Watch) 2/1/2010
	Massachusetts: Williams Abandons No-Loans Policy (Inside Higher Ed) 2/1/2010
	Virginia: McDonnell Asks Obama to Reconsider Student Loan Proposal (Washington Post) 2/1/2010
	It's Up to the Department Now (Inside Higher Ed) 2/1/2010

January 2010

	How To Calculate Student Loan Payments Under New Obama Plan (Forbes) 1/29/2010
	Bill Ending Bank Role in Student Loans Stalls in Senate (Washington Post) 1/29/2010
	New Bill in Congress Would Make Diploma Mills a Federal Concern (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/29/2010
	Economic Downturn Pummels College Endowments (Washington Post) 1/29/2010
	Opinion: Federal Plan Would Harm Students (The Ledger) 1/29/2010
	Opinion: Make �Maintenance of Effort� Permanent (Inside Higher Ed) 1/28/2010
	More Colleges Ready To Lend To Students (Dow Jones) 1/28/2010
	Education Department Still Pushing Debt to Income Ratio (Inside Higher Ed) 1/28/2010
	The Health-Care Debate in Congress: What's at Stake for Higher Education (Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/28/2010
	Interview: Arne Duncan (Politico) 1/27/2010
	Obama's Proposed Budget 'Freeze' Would Fall Lightly on Education, White House Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/27/2010
	Education Department Official Calls for More Transparency in Accreditation (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/27/2010
	Alabama: Madison, Athens Residents Indicted on Student Loan Fraud Charges (Huntsville Times) 1/27/2010
	Obama to Promote More Education Spending in State of the Union Speech (The Washington Post) 1/27/2010
	Take Two for GI Bill (Inside Higher Ed) 1/27/2010
	Indiana: ISU Grants Scholarships for Commuting Students (Chicago Tribune) 1/27/2010
	Oregon: Most Student Aid Recipients Choose Community Colleges (The Oregonian) 1/27/2010
	Close on Incentive Comp (Inside Higher Ed) 1/27/2010
	Nearly All Colleges Are Moving Toward Direct Lending, Department Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/27/2010
	Maine: College Guarantees Jobs (Public Radio International) 1/26/2010
	Obama to Seek Three-Year Freeze on Domestic Spending (The Washington Post) 1/26/2010
	Vermont: Student Loan Agency Faces Uncertain Future (Barre Montpelier Times Argus) 1/26/2010
	Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Senate to Look at Colleges That Lend (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/26/2010
	Washington: UW President Mark Emmert to Tout Program Across State for Low-Income Students (Seattle Times) 1/25/2010
	Obama to Offer Aid for Families in State of the Union Address (The New York Times) 1/25/2010
	California: Cal State Seeks Sharp Increase in Graduation Rate by 2016 (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/25/2010
	Arizona: Peoria Woman Admits Guilt in $581,000 Financial Aid Scheme (The Arizona Republic) 1/25/2010
	VA Slips Slightly in Deployment of GI Bill Claims System (Nextgov) 1/25/2010
	Oregon: Student Aid Commission Flooded with Applicants (The Oregonian) 1/25/2010
	Nelnet Goes After Agency's Evidence in Whistleblower Suit (Lincoln Journal Star) 1/25/2010
	Connecticut: For Some College Students, Staying Eligible For Financial Aid Can Be Tricky (Hartford Courant) 1/25/2010
	Georgia: Funds Aiding College Students at Risk (Macon Telegraph) 1/25/2010
	North Dakota: College Presidents Defend Tuition Discounts (Associated Press) 1/22/2010
	Student Loan Demand at Record High (Reuters) 1/22/2010
	Senator Conrad's Choice on Student Loan Bill (Higher Ed Watch) 1/22/2010
	Grant Infusion for Gateway to College Program (Inside Higher Ed) 1/22/2010
	Tennessee: State Senate Passes Higher Education Bill (The Chattanoogan) 1/22/2010
	Grinnell President Says College Aid Formula Is Flawed (Radio Iowa) 1/22/2010
	Michigan: College Goal Sunday Helps Students and Their Families File for Financial Aid (Press Release) 1/21/2010
	South Carolina: Clemson Joining Federal Student-Loan Plan (The State) 1/21/2010
	Tax Credits for College Grow, Cover More Students (Associated Press) 1/21/2010
	VA Reaching Out to Students and Schools to Speed Benefit Payments (Press Release) 1/21/2010
	SLA Flash Survey Results: 1 in 7 Financial Aid Administrators Plan to Build Preferred Lender List for Private Loans (Student Lending Analytics) 1/21/2010
	Cost of College Is a Big Worry of Freshmen in National Survey (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/21/2010
	North Carolina: College Financial Aid Help Available at More Than 120 Locations on Saturday, Feb. 13 (Press Release) 1/21/2010
	Utah: Budget Ax to Take a 4% Whack at Higher Ed (Deseret News) 1/21/2010
	Nebraska: Bill Would Keep Undocumented Students From Getting In-State Tuition (Lincoln Journal Star) 1/21/2010
	California: March 2, 2010 Is the Cal Grant Application Deadline (Press Release) 1/21/2010
	Colorado: Lawmaker Says Fort Lewis Cuts Won't Affect American Indians' Free Tuition (The Denver Post) 1/20/2010
	Florida: Community College Eases Tuition Burden for Haitian Students (Tallahassee.com) 1/20/2010
	Financial Aid Strategies in Tough Economic Times (University Business) 1/20/2010
	To Reach Obama's 2020 Goal, Colleges Need to Support Adult Students, Panelists Say (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/20/2010
	Subsidized Stafford Loan Rates Are Dropping (Smartmoney.com) 1/20/2010
	Rich Students Will Get More College Acceptance Letters in 2010 (U.S. News and World Report) 1/20/2010
	Freezer Burn (Inside Higher Ed) 1/19/2010
	Linking Debt and Income (Inside Higher Ed) 1/19/2010
	End of TALF Could Spell Problems for Some Issuers (The Wall Street Journal) 1/19/2010
	Arizona Sees Increase in Student Aid Applications (Associated Press) 1/19/2010
	Michigan: College Students Scramble to Recoup Lost Promise Aid (The Detroit News) 1/19/2010
	Historic Declines (Inside Higher Ed) 1/19/2010
	Audio: In a Washington Minute -- How Student-Loan Legislation Could Still Change (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/19/2010
	California: Applicants to UC Smarter, More Diverse (San Francisco Chronicle) 1/15/2010
	California: Chamber Finally Pays Promised Scholarship Funds (Fresno Bee) 1/15/2010
	Tennessee: Gov. Bredesen Outlines Plans to Raise College Graduation Rates (The Tennessean) 1/15/2010
	Nelnet Subpoenas Ed. Dept. for Records that Could Show the Bush Administration's Complicity in 9.5 Scandal (Higher Ed Watch) 1/15/2010
	Texas: University of Texas Trails State Demographics with Minority, Low-Income Students (Dallas Morning News) 1/15/2010
	Democrats Hope To Have Health Care Deal by Friday (Congressional Quarterly) 1/15/2010
	Alabama: Vote Delayed on Ala. Tuition Plan Bailout Bill (Associated Press) 1/14/2010
	Utah: Weber State Is Offering Degrees for Free (Deseret News) 1/14/2010
	Scam Alert: Company Charges MSU Students for Scholarships (KAUZ) 1/14/2010
	4 Places to Go for FAFSA Help (CBS MoneyWatch) 1/14/2010
	Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/14/2010
	Arkansas: 58 Ark. High Schools Cited for Grade Inflation (Associated Press) 1/14/2010
	Louisiana: Panel Rejects Attempt to Cap TOPS Program (The Times-Picayune) 1/13/2010
	Help People Save by ... Simplifying the FAFSA? (New America Foundation) 1/13/2010
	Should You Tap Credit Unions for College Loans? (Smartmoney.com) 1/13/2010
	Opinion: Progress for U.S. Families, Businesses (Politico) 1/13/2010
	Alabama: Group Rallies at Statehouse in Support of State Prepaid College Tuition Program (Associated Press) 1/13/2010
	Nurse Outduels IRS Over M.B.A. Tuition (The Wall Street Journal) 1/13/2010
	8 Happy--and 3 Scary--Trends in Financial Aid in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report) 1/13/2010
	New Jersey: Tuition Bill for Undocumented Immigrants Dies (CNN) 1/12/2010
	Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Colleges Face a Student-Loan Decision (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/12/2010
	Best Value Colleges: Can Getting a Degree Be Affordable? (USA Today) 1/12/2010
	South Carolina: SC CAN Aiming for More Graduates (Charleston Post Courier) 1/12/2010
	Maine: Agency Suspends College-Matching Grants (Portland Press Herald) 1/12/2010
	Commentary: A Plea to Add Consumer Protections to Student Loans (The New York Times) 1/12/2010
	Nebraska: First National to Manage College Savings Plan (Lincoln Journal Star) 1/12/2010
	Keeping Student Health Affordable (Inside Higher Ed) 1/12/2010
	Opinion: The Federal Regulatory Compliance Fee (Inside Higher Ed) 1/12/2010
	Amid Recession, Some College Admissions Policies Look at Students' Wealth (The Washington Post) 1/11/2010
	Applying for Financial Aid Will Be Easier in 2010 (U.S. News & World Report) 1/11/2010
	A Novel Idea to Keep Students in College: Failure Insurance (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/11/2010
	Cheaper Tuition A Disadvantage For In-State Students (NPR) 1/11/2010
	From Battlefield to Ivy League, on the GI Bill (The New York Times) 1/11/2010
	Recession Spurs Interest in Graduate, Law Schools (The New York Times) 1/11/2010
	How Nonprofits Won Special Treatment in Student Lending Bill (The Huffington Post) 1/8/2010
	New Jersey: Immigrant-Tuition Bill Stalls in N.J. Senate (Philadelphia Inquirer) 1/8/2010
	Apollo Repaid Education Aid Late, Lax in Counseling Students (Bloomberg) 1/8/2010
	Some Nonprofit Student Lenders Accused Of Misconduct (The Huffington Post) 1/8/2010
	Oregon: State Boards Smooth Paths for College Transfers (The Oregonian) 1/8/2010
	Florida: Waiting in the Wings (Inside Higher Ed) 1/8/2010
	Opinion: Citigroup Sacks Taxpayers in Title Game (Houston Chronicle) 1/8/2010
	Opinion: Should Citigroup, Capital One Draw Criticism for Bowl Sponsorships (American Banking News) 1/8/2010
	Michigan: Kresge Foundation Gives $1.3 Million to Boost College Grads in State (Crain's Detroit Business) 1/7/2010
	More 529 Plans Have Socially Targeted Funds (The Wall Street Journal) 1/7/2010
	GI Bill Backlog Climbs as New Semester Looms (Army Times) 1/7/2010
	North Carolina: Montreat Offers to Help Students (The Asheville Citizen-Times) 1/7/2010
	New Jersey: Senate to Vote on Illegal Immigrant Tuition (Associated Press) 1/7/2010
	California: Governor Pledges to Spare Education From Cuts (San Francisco Chronicle) 1/7/2010
	Indian Health Services Scholarship Application Now Available 1/7/2010
	Arkansas Unveils Universal Scholarship Application (Texarkana Gazette) 1/7/2010
	True Costs of Student Success (Inside Higher Ed) 1/6/2010
	Chart: For-Profit Colleges Capitalize on Pell Grant Revenue (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/6/2010
	Decoding the FAFSA: 6 Tips to Boost Financial Aid (Smartmoney.com) 1/6/2010
	Ohio: College Aid Only for Neediest (Columbus Dispatch) 1/6/2010
	Federal Student Financial Aid Application Streamlined (The Washington Post) 1/6/2010
	New Jersey: Bill on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Advances (Philadelphia Inquirer) 1/5/2010
	Ivies Force Cornell to Modify Aid for Athletes (Inside Higher Ed) 1/5/2010
	Opinion: Control the Aid Arms Race (Inside Higher Ed) 1/5/2010
	How to Get In-State Tuition (U.S. News & World Report) 1/5/2010
	Pennsylvania: Nutter to Focus on Increasing College Admissions (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 1/5/2010
	Customer Service in the Financial Aid Office (University Business) 1/5/2010
	What High School Counselors Don't Know (But You Should) (CBS MoneyWatch) 1/5/2010
	States Embrace Student-Data Tracking, With Prodding From White House (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/5/2010
	Mixed Impact of Aid Shifts (Inside Higher Ed) 1/5/2010
	A Financial Lifeline for Foreign MBA Students (BusinessWeek) 1/5/2010
	Iowa: Community College Default Rate 16.7% (Des Moines Register) 1/4/2010
	Nebraska: Immigrant Law Faces Challenge (Omaha World Herald) 1/4/2010
	Education, IRS Try to Make Filing Student Aid Form Less Daunting (Nextgov) 1/4/2010
	Washington: Online Service to Match Students with Scholarships (The Seattle Times) 1/4/2010
	As College Costs Rise, Loans Become Harder to Get (Washington Post) 1/4/2010
	Alabama: State Tuition Program to No Longer Pay Full Cost (Associated Press) 1/4/2010
	Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/4/2010
	Utah: Program Shows Minority Students the Way to Higher Education (Salt Lake Tribune) 1/4/2010
	Opinion: Subprime Student Loans (Inside Higher Ed) 1/4/2010
	Year in Review: Colleges Tackle Reduced Finances, Increased Access (USA Today) 1/4/2010
	Florida: Bright Futures Will Make Students Pay for Dropped Classes (Miami Herald) 1/4/2010
	College Aid: There's More Out There If You Ask (The Wall Street Journal) 1/4/2010
	Students Can Get a Jump on Financial Aid Applications Starting Jan. 1 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) 1/4/2010

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