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Shopping for Colleges: Does Price Matter?

Wall Street Journal, Family Finances - Column
October 5, 2008

I could insist Isaac go to a state school; we're paying for them through our taxes, after all. Community colleges also are good choices for some. But Karen and I are strong believers in small colleges, having found excellent educations (and each other) at a small college ourselves.

Crisis Makes College Planning Tricky

Wall Street Journal, Personal Finance - Column
October 5, 2008

With the credit crunch crimping the student-loan market and financial-market upheaval crunching investments in college-savings plans, what's a parent to do?  That depends somewhat on when your child will need those college funds.

Credit crisis has colleges watching investments

Wilmington, Del., News Journal
October 4, 2008

No Delaware school had significant amounts invested in the Commonwealth Fund, but administrators are watching and waiting to see what effect the markets will have on funds for endowed scholarships and professorships.  About 80 Wesley College students felt the direct effect of the economic downturn when the company handling their student loans went out of business at the beginning of the school year. Wesley was able to help the students to find alternatives to the lost loans.  (Regional emphasis)

Merrimack College has $630,000 in embattled Wachovia account

North Andover, Mass., Eagle Tribune
October 4, 2008

"Merrimack College has a short-term investment account with the Commonfund as part of our endowment investment portfolio," a spokesperson said. "Fortunately, the balance is relatively small and represents less than 2 percent of the value of our endowment investment assets as of Sept. 30, 2008."  The school's endowment fund is worth about $32.5 million, she said, down from around $37 million last year.

Credit crunch hits higher education

Lancaster, Pa., Intelligencer Journal
October 4, 2008

This week, Commonfund, a nonprofit corporation that manages $42 billion for nonprofit and educational institutions, partially froze two of its funds.  Elizabethtown College and Millersville University both invest with Commonfund. Officials at Franklin & Marshall College declined to comment.  (Regional emphasis)

Will Dress Code Affect Your Right To Vote?

CBS News
October 4, 2008

In Virginia, many students were wrongly advised by officials that registering could adversely affect their parents' taxes.  Across the country, voter registration leading up to a highly-anticipated presidential election has been up, but so are concerns that bureaucracy, misreadings of election law, or just plain stupid mistakes may cost many Americans their right to exercise their vote.

Costly debates bring attention to their hosts

Associated Press
October 3, 2008

Universities that vied to host the debates had to be willing to pay $1.35 million to cover production expenses, then millions more to erect facilities, spruce up campus grounds and shuffle sports events. The payback: instant international attention. The debates also offer opportunities for students and the community to learn more about politics and election issues. School leaders say the sacrifices and concessions are worth it.

As Credit Crisis Freezes Colleges, Worries Mount

Chronicle of Higher Education
October 3, 2008

Colleges have often considered themselves recession-proof. But last week's events compounded an already-difficult year for many institutions, which have suffered from declining state support, tightening credit, and losses on endowment earnings. As a result, the financial meltdown-with its promise of a prolonged economic downturn-prompted some institutions to take radical steps and wreaked havoc on the way colleges do business.

Another Fund Heavily Used by Schools Is Frozen

Wall Street Journal
October 3, 2008

A second investment fund offered by investment adviser Commonfund froze most withdrawals this week, posing possible financial strains for the 200 colleges and schools invested in the fund.  The Commonfund Intermediate Term Fund held $1 billion in assets for the schools. Commonfund told clients they could withdraw only 30% of their money now, and said it will make the rest available "as quickly as possible," depending on market conditions.

Financial chaos threatens to besiege universities

Boston Globe
October 3, 2008

Administrators at small colleges and large universities across the state huddled in tense meetings this week to discuss worst-case contingency plans and appraise their financial status after the market meltdown. While colleges stopped short of adopting new policies as Boston University did Tuesday when it froze hiring and halted new construction projects, they are scrutinizing everything from budgets and building plans, to how they and their students borrow money.
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