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Even though the 2012 NAICU Annual Meeting is history, you can continue to benefit and learn from the many presentations and speeches that were offered, and are now available on line.


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Student Financial Aid


Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say

New York Times
February 10, 2012

Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body of recently published scholarship suggests that the achievement gap between rich and poor children is widening, a development that threatens to dilute education’s leveling effects.

Study: Pell Grants Expanded Rural Community College Enrollment

Inside Higher Ed
February 10, 2012

A case study of the impact of Pell Grants on Kansas community colleges has found that a higher maximum Pell Grant has led to more students attending college, particularly in rural parts of the state.

Draft Rules Would Ease Student-Loan Burdens for Some

Chronicle of Higher Education
February 10, 2012

In a package of proposed rules circulated among a team of negotiators this week, the department is seeking to make it easier for certain disabled borrowers and public servants to have their debts forgiven.

6 Colleges Cutting Tuition

SmartMoney
February 10, 2012

While tuition bills continue to skyrocket, a small but growing number of private colleges and universities are bucking the trend and going on sale.

Student loan debt: The next financial disaster?

CBS Money Watch
February 9, 2012

Student loan debt is pushing a growing number of Americans into bankruptcy and an organization of bankruptcy lawyers predicted this week that the college debt problem could become as big a catastrophe as the home mortgage crisis.

Taking on Robin Hood

Inside Higher Ed
February 7, 2012

In his proposed budget, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is seeking to cap the use of tuition dollars from in-state students to provide financial aid, a practice employed by almost all colleges and universities, public and private. McDonnell has said he is pushing the cap to spur conversation about aid policies and to keep down the cost of college education, saying the current structure is placing a higher burden on middle-income students.

Student Loan Debt Woes Fuel Bankruptcy

Investor's Business Daily
February 7, 2012

A new survey by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys found that 81% of bankruptcy attorneys say that potential clients with student-loan debt have increased either "significantly" or "somewhat" in the last three to four years. The sharp recession and historically sluggish economic and jobs recovery have taken their toll. But the numbers are another sign that major troubles may lie ahead for higher education. Critics contend that we are in the middle of a "higher education bubble," meaning that increasingly the value of a college degree does not match the rising cost.

How Davidson offers high quality education, but not debt

Charlotte, N.C., Observer - Opinion Piece
February 3, 2012

Davidson College President Carol Quillen testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as part of a hearing on "Innovations in College Affordability." Here are excerpts from her remarks.

Online Campaign Prompts Sallie Mae to Change Fee Policy for Loan Suspensions

New York Times
February 3, 2012

On Thursday, three months after Bank of America backed down from imposing a $5 monthly debit card fee in response to an online petition, Sallie Mae changed its fee policy in response to an online petition. For years, Sallie Mae had required unemployed people who could not afford their monthly payments to pay a $50-per-loan fee every three months to suspend their payments temporarily, even as interest charges mounted. Sallie Mae called this forbearance fee a "good faith deposit" - but it was neither credited to the borrower's account nor refunded.

Unemployed Criticize Sallie Mae 'Forbearance Fee'

Inside Higher Ed
February 2, 2012

A petition asking Sallie Mae to revoke the $50 quarterly "forbearance fee" that the lender imposes on borrowers who are unable to repay their student loans has gathered more than 75,000 signatures. Forbearance, when loans continue to accumulate capitalized interest although borrowers do not have to make payments, is the last resort to avoid default, and the petition protests the $50 fee as an "unemployment tax."

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