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Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their Affordability

Diverse Magazine

February 1, 2011

Despite fiscal constraints that have put current funding levels of federal student aid in limbo, there are still concrete steps that universities and colleges should take to make college more affordable for low-income students. That was one of the key messages delivered Monday at the 35th annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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