SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — This year marked the 25th anniversary of U-CAN’s college fairs. Recruiters from more than 30 HBCUs attended, including Fisk, Hampton, and Alabama A&M...
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Five months after declaring a fiscal emergency and predicting that they’d run out of funds by early this year, officials at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In August, Congress repealed section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided funding and authorization for the federal government...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Every budget defines priorities and values. To put it another way, what’s really important in life gets supported financially. For many families,...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — Get help with your financial aid application at one of Seattle Public Library’s financial aid workshops in October and November.
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) An old adage teaches, ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’ In recent months, the troubled Accrediting Council...
Dan Merica, CNN NEW YORK (CNN.com) — Hillary Clinton will roll out her college affordability plan Monday, pledging to voters in New Hampshire that “costs...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist If you are a college student, a recent college graduate or even a college drop-out, student loan debt is not...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals who have “few people in their...
(New York Times) – Has the student loan crisis already been solved? This might seem an absurd question. Student loan debt is at a record high of $1.1...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last year, in an effort to improve accountability and return-on-investment in higher education, President Obama unveiled...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – This fall, the Department of Education plans to announce changes to PLUS loans that officials say will...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Low-income students have inadvertently presented themselves as millionaires on an application for federal financial student aid — making...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 60 percent of Black students could receive greater financial aid for college through the Pell...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Last week, the Obama Administration declared war on 1 million underserved students pursuing higher education throughout the United States. While...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama has a message for students considering college: File for federal financial aid. The first lady said...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Thirty years ago, one year of tuition, room, and board at a nation’s four-year, degree-granting institution cost...
By Cary Yates Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times According to the College Board, the average cost of college tuition and fees in 2012...
Media Natalie Brown natalie.m.brown@wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo Commits $520,000 for High School Students Across the U.S. to Use for College or Other Expenses CollegeSTEPSSM expanded sweepstakes runs April 1-June...
