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Together We Can

Click here to view Together We Can, NAICU's policy "quick-take," which was sent to all 2008 presidential candidates.

Senate Banking Committee Testimony

The testimony of NAICU Vice President Sarah Flanagan before the Senate Banking Committee, in the committee's April 15 hearing on student loan issues, is now available on the NAICU Web site.

The Credit Crunch and Student Aid at Private Colleges and Universities

Between March 3, 2008 and March 14, 2008, NAICU surveyed its 952 members to gather information on how the current credit crunch is affecting student loans, specifically FFELP and private-label loans. Click here for a snapshot of the responses.

Private Colleges Fight Sticker Shock

Replacing loans with grants, cutting tuition, guaranteeing no price increases, and more. Responding to consumer needs, private colleges are redoubling efforts to stay affordable and accessible. Download our compendium of innovative efforts (updated on March 18) to see examples of these initiatives. See our news release for NAICU's perspective on this accelerating national trend.

NAICU's University & College Accountability Network

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Colleges Turn to Donors to Meet Aid Pledge

Wall Street Journal

May 13, 2008

Dozens of colleges and universities have announced efforts to overhaul their aid programs, and now they're working on funding those grand plans. While scholarships have always been a popular earmark for higher education philanthropists -- more than a third of restricted donations go to financial aid -- such gifts are being sought even more as schools ensure they can afford their much-lauded magnanimity.

'Blue Dog' Democrats Threaten Passage of GI Bill for Veterans

Salem-News.com, Ore. - Column

May 12, 2008

Last week, despite enormous momentum, a key vote was delayed by several members of the House of Representatives regarding the New G.I. Bill. It was delayed until this week because conservative Democrats known as the "Blue Dogs" are contesting the return on investment or cost-benefit of rewarding veterans with academic advantages for their service.

Colleges Putting Their Own Spin on YouTube

Washington Post

May 12, 2008

Universities are moving onto social media including Facebook, iTunesU and YouTube "because they know that's where students are nowadays," said David Hawkins of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. "To not have a presence in those areas means risking being left behind in the student conversation of this generation." But like a parent trying to seem cool, sometimes the efforts are painful to watch.

Congress eyes dramatic expansion of GI bill

Associated Press

May 12, 2008

Pitched by the Democrats, the plan would essentially guarantee a full-ride scholarship to any in-state public university, along with a monthly housing stipend, for individuals who serve the military for at least three years. The proposal would give veterans 15 years to use the benefit, instead of the current 10-year limit, and would set up a new government program that matches financial aid by more expensive private institutions.

Yale Students Serve As Bankers For Struggling Entrepreneurs

Associated Press

May 12, 2008

Elmseed Enterprise Program, which provides small loans and intensive technical support primarily to low income and other disadvantaged entrepreneurs, is the first micro-financing program in the country run by college students, organizers say. It sparked a similar initiative last year by Harvard University students, and others such as the University of Rochester in New York are considering starting programs.

Searching for Strategy in Tough Times

Inside Higher Ed

May 12, 2008

Among those gathered at the invitation-only conference at the TIAA-CREF Institute, the view was that colleges are hitting a period of economic challenge they have not seen in some time - and they predicted considerable questioning of long-held assumptions about how courses are delivered, what is taught, how institutions are run, and how money comes in to support them.

Education-Benefits Plan Could Face Math Test

Washington Post

May 12, 2008

Three months after President Bush raised the idea of allowing U.S. troops to transfer education benefits to relatives, the White House has finally sent a formal proposal to Capitol Hill. Whether it has a chance of passing is another matter.

Struggling Communities Turn to Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education

May 12, 2008

In old mill towns and declining manufacturing centers, in the Rust Belt's former company towns and in the rural South, small, private liberal-arts institutions like King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., are assuming a greater responsibility for community and economic development.

We should be expanding access to students

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Response to Opinion Piece

May 12, 2008

Marty Nemko's claims about the ills of higher education are flawed because of the broad brush with which he paints. "Students are a cost item, while research is a profit center," he writes. But at Oglethorpe University and the vast majority of small colleges like us, there are no research dollars flowing in. None. Students are what we are all about, inside and outside the classroom.

Not an Emergency

Washington Post - Editorial

May 12, 2008

We have supported an expanded veterans education program education benefits for veterans. But while this is worth doing, it is also worth paying for in a responsible way. Proponents argue that it's reasonable to bust the budget for veterans' education because the same is being done to finance the war these soldiers are fighting. This contention is attractive but hollow: The war spending is temporary, while the new education benefit would be a permanent entitlement.


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