Dartmouth Announces Free Tuition, Major Financial Aid Overhaul
(U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. – Free tuition for students whose familes earn $75,000 or less per year and a universal shift from student loans to scholarships headlined a series of sweeping changes to Dartmouth’s financial aid policy announced by College President James Wright Tuesday.
Textbook Bill Back in Legislature
(U-WIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – When the Alabama Legislature convenes on Feb. 5, the SGA-supported bill to remove sales taxes from college textbooks will be waiting to be considered. After the Legislature did not consider the bill last year, SGA President R.B.
Sallie Mae Says No More Loans For Students With Bad Credit
(U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas – Sallie Mae, a popular education lending company, will no longer distribute private loans to students with low credit scores. The information surfaced in a Security Exchange Commission report filed Tuesday by Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Dnt txt me bro!: Critics worry texting while driving increases
(U-WIRE) Some people do it at home. Some people prefer to do it in class. And some even do it while they are driving. In today’s technology-obsessed society, it seems that there is no place text messaging cannot be done. Certainly, it is not uncommon to see students whip out their cell phones and work their thumbs at record speed as they quietly “text” – a word that remained a noun until recent years.