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 December 2008
College Board Commission Recommends Ambitious Plan To Increase Postsecondary Success 12/11/2008
Gates Grants Aim To Help Low-Income Students Finish College (The New York Times) 12/9/2008
The Jobless Discount (Inside Higher Ed) 12/5/2008
Lessons On Serving Latinos From The Border (Inside Higher Ed) 12/5/2008
Colleges Are Told To Improve Financial Practices To Cope With Downturn (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 12/3/2008
For College-Bound, New Barriers To Entry (The Wall Street Journal) 12/3/2008
College May Become Unaffordable For Most In U.S. (The New York Times) 12/3/2008
Opinion: Should HOPE Be Need-Based? (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) 12/2/2008

 November 2008
IDAs And Access For Low-Income Students 11/25/2008
Connecticut: College Enrollment In State Hits Record High (The Hartford Courant) 11/20/2008
NCI Listening Session At Vegas FSA Conference: Be Part Of The Solution! 11/20/2008
NCI Update: Financial Aid Conversation Continues In Massachusetts And Online 11/19/2008
Why Some Of The Best And Brightest Skip College (Inside Higher Ed) 11/14/2008
New York: College In Prison? (Newsday) 11/14/2008
Welfare Reform And Women's College Enrollment (Inside Higher Ed) 11/14/2008
Student Aid Alliance Pushes Immediate $500 Pell Increase 11/13/2008
Colleges Reach Out To Poorer Students (The Boston Globe) 11/10/2008
NCI Update: Financial Aid Conversation Continues In Missouri And Massachusetts 11/10/2008
A Near Tie In Colorado (Inside Higher Ed) 11/6/2008
No Retreat On Affirmative Action Under Obama, Panelists At Black Think Tank Predict (Diverse Issues in Higher Education) 11/6/2008
Leaders Call For 'Transformational' Changes In Admissions (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 11/6/2008

 October 2008
North Carolina: Increasing Access, The Online Way (Inside Higher Ed) 10/30/2008
College Costs, Financial Aid Increase While Incomes Lag, According To Annual College Board Reports 10/30/2008
Nevada: Middle Schools Helping Students Prep For College (Las Vegas Sun) 10/24/2008
Mississippi: State Launching New College Access Site (The Clarion-Ledger) 10/24/2008
NASFAA Members Discuss Shortcomings Of Financial Aid System At NCI Listening Sessions 10/23/2008
Upcoming National Conversation Initiative Listening Sessions In New York, Texas And Arizona 10/22/2008
2009-10 Financial Aid Night Materials 10/20/2008
Approaching Diversity From The Top Down (Diverse: Issues In Higher Education) 10/17/2008
NASFAA Kicks Off National Conversation Initiative At MASFAA And PASFAA Conferences 10/16/2008
College Access & Opportunity Guide Now Available 10/14/2008
Bush Administration Announces Additional Support For Student Loan Market 10/14/2008
American Council On Education Encourages Campuses To Think 'Vet Friendly' 10/14/2008
Report: Minority College Attainment Up, But Stalls (Associated Press) 10/9/2008
National Conversation Initiative Listening Sessions Start Sunday 10/9/2008
Falling Behind (Inside Higher Ed) 10/9/2008
Is Affirmative Action In Decline Or Out Of Control? (Inside Higher Ed) 10/9/2008
Voters In 13 States Will Cast Ballots In Referenda Related To Higher Education (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 10/8/2008
Last 2 Years Saw Modest Tuition Increases - But Those Days May Be Gone (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 10/8/2008
Expanding NASFAA's College Access And Diversity Efforts 10/6/2008
Updated "Cash for College" Booklet Available Online 10/3/2008
Spellings Sees Progress In Shrinking Financial-Aid Application (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 10/2/2008
Tennessee: Vanderbilt U. To Replace Loans With Grants For Students (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 10/2/2008
American Indians' College Enrollment Doubled In Past 30 Years, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 10/1/2008
Texas: Texas A&M Expands Offer Of Free Tuition (Associated Press) 10/1/2008

 September 2008
California: New Post To Help Students Get College Bound (The Fresno Bee) 9/30/2008
The $375-Billion Question: Why Does College Cost So Much? (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/29/2008
Kansas: Technical Schools, Employers Team Up To Offer Alternatives (The Wichita Eagle) 9/29/2008
The Competition To Be Transparent (Inside Higher Ed) 9/29/2008
Georgia: Outreach Program Wins Honor (Diverse Issues in Higher Education) 9/26/2008
Opinion: Immigrant Students Deserve Chance At Financial Aid (Mercury News) 9/26/2008
NASFAA President Writes Members On Expanding College Outreach Activities 9/25/2008
Study Group Recommends New Framework For Student Aid 9/19/2008
U.S. Department Of Education Unveils College.gov 9/18/2008
Ph.D.'s Are On The Upswing, Along With Minorities In Grad School (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/16/2008
'Race And Class Matters At An Elite College' (Inside Higher Ed) 9/12/2008
Wisconsin: Nontraditional Students Falling Through Cracks In Financial Aid System (The Daily Kenoshan) 9/11/2008
Massachusetts: Expand Access To College, Motley Urges (The Boston Globe) 9/10/2008
Audio: College For $7,376 A Year? (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/9/2008
Indiana: State Panel's Proposal Includes 2 Free Years At Ivy Tech Or More Scholarships (The Indianapolis Star) 9/9/2008
A College Push For Hispanic Teens (The Christian Science Monitor) 9/8/2008
Public Perception Of Higher Education 9/5/2008
Financial Aid Night Materials Delayed 9/4/2008

 August 2008
Video: Ensuring College Access Amid Economic Uncertainty 8/18/2008
Montana: SAF To Distribute $1.2 Million In Grant Funds To Montana Schools (Liberty County Times) 8/14/2008
Analysts Call For National Effort To Get More Students Through College (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 8/13/2008
Louisiana: Early College Project Unveiled (2TheAdvocate) 8/8/2008
Connecticut: Mentoring Program To Prepare Students For College (Hartford Courant) 8/8/2008
Commentary: Texas Must Find Ways To Aid Needy College Students (The Austin American-Statesman) 8/6/2008
Community Colleges: A Great Return On Investment (The Christian Science Monitor) 8/4/2008

 July 2008
Black-White Gap In Wealth Mobility Could Affect College Access (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 7/30/2008
Unexpected First Generation Path (Inside Higher Ed) 7/24/2008
Financial Aid Limits Can Be Roadblock (USA Today) 7/24/2008
Fattah's Student Aid Plan To Grow (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 7/23/2008
'Turning Point' Arrives As U.S. Community Colleges' Purview Grows (USA Today) 7/23/2008
Getting Students The Facts On College And Financial Aid Early And Often 7/22/2008
Bring Counselor Training To Your State Through NT4CM 7/22/2008
A Federal Idea ... Well-Received?! (Inside Higher Ed) 7/18/2008
Education Department Launches Effort To Simplify Student Aid Formula (Diverse: Issues In Higher Education) 7/18/2008
Alabama: ACCESS Benefits Students (The Gadsden Times) 7/16/2008
Texas: Nonprofit Pushes Homeless Kids To Pursue Higher Education (The Dallas Morning News) 7/10/2008
Petitions Are Filed For Arizona And Nebraska Referenda On Affirmative Action (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 7/10/2008
Digg NASFAA's Article About Finding Scholarships 7/3/2008
'Learning Community' Programs Can Help At-Risk Students, Study Concludes (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 7/3/2008
Viewbook Diversity Vs. Real Diversity (Inside Higher Ed) 7/2/2008

 June 2008
Diversity Meets Data At George Mason Law (Inside Higher Ed) 6/26/2008
America's Damaging Lack Of Investment In Higher Education (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/24/2008
Models Of Success With Latino Students (Inside Higher Ed) 6/19/2008
Michigan: University Says It Has Avoided A Big Drop In Diversity From Proposal 2 (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/18/2008
First-Generation Students Struggle To Find Their Place In College (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) 6/16/2008
Panel: Bad Economy Means Less Access To College (Associated Press) 6/16/2008
'Double Whammy Of Disadvantage' (Inside Higher Ed) 6/16/2008
Register For FREE College Access Workshop Today 6/12/2008
Community Colleges And Students In Need Of Financial Assistance 6/11/2008
Report Takes Aim At 'Model Minority' Stereotype Of Asian-American Students (The New York Times) 6/10/2008
Conceiving A New Agenda For Public Higher Education (Inside Higher Ed) 6/10/2008
The Aid Administrators' Role In College Access Initiatives 6/10/2008
Access Without Support Is Not Opportunity (Inside Higher Ed) 6/9/2008
Scholarship Search Should Start Early, Reach Beyond Academics, Athletics (The Chicago Tribune) 6/9/2008
Graduate Education Is Linked To Social Prosperity 6/6/2008
Opinion: Access To Success (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/4/2008
First-Of-Their-Kind Graduates (Inside Higher Ed) 6/3/2008
Many Adults Left Behind (Inside Higher Ed) 6/2/2008

 May 2008
North Carolina: Bills Allow Illegal Immigrants In Colleges (The News & Observer) 5/30/2008
A Lifeline For Students Left Behind (Inside Higher Ed) 5/27/2008
Financial Aid Perspectives: Changing Behavior Through Effective Communication (Audio Podcast) 5/22/2008
Going2college.org's New Design Makes College Planning Easier 5/14/2008

 April 2008
Wealthy Colleges Show Drop In Enrollments Of Needy Students (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 4/24/2008
Register Now For NASFAA's Free College Access Preconference Events 4/23/2008
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

 March 2008
NAICU Survey Gives Early Snapshot Of The Impact Of The Credit Crunch 3/26/2008
Brazos Suspends FFELP Lending 3/25/2008
M&T Bank, HSBC, TCF Financial End FFELP Loans, NYHESC Reassures Colleges About Loan Availability 3/20/2008
Opinion: Bush Seeking Cuts For Minority Colleges, Aid (The Hartford Courant) 3/19/2008
Access And Equity: A Comparative Perspective (Inside Higher Ed) 3/18/2008
Opinion: Investment In Improved Learning (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 3/18/2008
Save July 5 For NASFAA's Free Preconference 'College Access Needs You: Learn How To Bait The Hook' 3/18/2008
ED Issues Federal Aid First Brochure For Students And Parents 3/17/2008
Updated Handout For Students With Credit Crunch Questions 3/17/2008
Join The College Goal SundaySM USA Listserv 3/17/2008
The Struggle To Keep Native Students In College (Diverse Issues in Higher Education) 3/13/2008

 February 2008
QuestBridge Launches 2008 College Prep Scholarship 2/28/2008
Nominations For The 2008 Examples Of Excelencia Due April 30 2/28/2008
State Leaders Encourage Families to Attend College Goal SundaySM 2/5/2008
Comparing Financial Aid Offers (Business Week) 2/5/2008

 January 2008
Community Colleges Want More To Graduate (Associated Press) 1/31/2008
Bans On Affirmative Action Help Asian Americans, Not Whites, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 1/30/2008
Where Do Presidential Candidates Stand On The DREAM Act? (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) 1/29/2008
Minnesota: Mexican-American Helps Minorities Win Chance At College (Associated Press) 1/29/2008
Connecticut: Governor Rell Announces Campaign To Help Students Prepare For College (NorwalkPlus.com) 1/17/2008
New Publication Evaluates Programs Helping Foster Care Youth Go To College 1/17/2008
Pennsylvania: NEED Center For Students Seeking Financial Aid Opens Downtown (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) 1/17/2008
Arizona: New Program To Help College-Bound High School Students (KVOA News 4) 1/17/2008
FAFSA Tips For Foster Youth Available For Customization 1/2/2008

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