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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

About the items posted on the NAICU site . . .

News items, features, and opinion pieces posted on this site from sources outside NAICU do not necessarily reflect the position of the association and its members. Rather, this content reflects the diversity of issues and opinions that are shaping American higher education.

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2008

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Stamford, Conn., Advocate (May 13, 2008)
Credit crunch hits student borrowers

Newark, N.J., Star-Ledger (May 13, 2008)
Drew University adds science courses

MuniMarket Pulse (May 5, 2008)
Flanagan Says, "We Do Not Have A Crisis" in Student Loans, Compares with Subprime

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 4, 2008)
The rating game *

Enrollment Management News (May 1, 2008)
Bill to ensure loan availability approved by House panel (no web link available)

Student Aid News (May 1, 2008)
Most private college officials have seen student loan cutbacks (no web link available)

TalkZone.com (Apr. 30, 2008)
College Loans

Daily Pennsylvanian (Apr. 22, 2008)
No plans for Penn to go global

CQ Daily (Apr. 22, 2008)
Bid to Expand Vets' Benefits (no web link available)

Daily Pennsylvanian (Apr. 21, 2008)
House approves student-loan bill

New York Times (Apr. 20, 2008)
Keeping the Lid On

Hartford Courant (Apr. 16, 2008)
Dodd Vows Action To Protect Student Loans

Inside Higher Ed (Apr. 16, 2008)
How to Head Off a Potential Student Loan Crisis

USA Today (Apr. 15, 2008)
Letter to the Editor: Cutting costs is goal of private colleges

Fox Business Network (Apr. 15, 2008)
Credit Crunch and Student Loan (no web link available)

CNNMoney (Apr. 15, 2008)
Student loan turmoil stresses families

Philadelphia Inquirer (Apr. 14, 2008)
A collegial style for Glassboro

Associated Press/Forbes (Apr. 10, 2008)
Lenders drop out of student loan market

Bloomberg (Apr. 10, 2008)
Auction Failures Force Students to Lose College Funds

USA Today (Apr. 7, 2008)
Credit woes may hinder college-bound

USA Today (Apr. 7, 2008)
More colleges make consumer information public *

Associated Press (Apr. 7, 2008)
Vermont College Welcomes Refugees

Chronicle of Higher Education (Apr. 4, 2008)
Senator Kennedy Offers Student-Loan Bill to Ease Effects of Credit Crunch

Times of London (Mar. 31, 2008)
US credit crunch hits education as banks abandon student loans

Lawrence, Kan., Journal-World (Mar. 30, 2008)
Credit crunch rattles student loans

Virginia Tech Collegiate Times (Mar. 28, 2008)
Athletic success leads to admissions influx

New York Times (Mar. 26, 2008)
Letter to the Editor: Aid to College Students

Washington Times (Mar. 26, 2008)
Colleges pick up the tab

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Mar. 26, 2008)
Student loans feeling the pinch

Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 25, 2008)
2 Surveys Indicate Some Retreat Among Private Student Lenders

Inside Higher Ed (Mar. 26, 2008)
Will a Trickle Become a Flood?

Diverse (Mar. 26, 2008)
Private Colleges and Universities Prepare for Reductions in Borrower Benefits

Reuters (Mar. 25, 2008)
Private student loans seen costlier, harder to get

Miami Herald (Mar. 23, 2008)
New websites give just the facts *

Daily Pennsylvanian (Mar. 21, 2008)
Misleading Statistics

Cleveland Plain Dealer (Mar. 17, 2008)
Ohio Wesleyan's Austin Manor is a home for juniors, seniors and senior citizens

U.S. News & World Report (Mar. 13, 2008)
On Campus Soon: More Empty Seats

Inside Higher Ed (Mar. 12, 2008)
A Student Loan Credit Crunch - But for Whom?

Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar. 12, 2008)
Higher-Education Groups Urge Federal Lawmakers to Oppose File-Sharing Measure

Associated Press (Mar. 7, 2008)
U. of Nebraska Targets Assassin Game

Inside Higher Ed (Mar. 6, 2008)
Cutting Tuition - and Thriving

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Mar. 4, 2008)
What's good for Harvard isn't so true for Carleton

Associated Press/Cleveland Plain Dealer (Mar. 3, 2008)
Private college tuition on the rise across Ohio

Columbus Dispatch (Mar. 2, 2008)
Private colleges can't join in

Education Week (Feb. 27, 2008)
Pressure to Lighten Tuition Burden Factors Into College-Aid Equation (registration required)

BusinessWeek (Feb. 26, 2008)
Poets, Painters, and Portfolio Managers

Associated Press/Kankakee, Ill., Daily Journal (Feb. 26, 2008)
Newspaper editors quit over alleged censorship at Catholic college

Detroit Free Press (Feb. 24, 2008)
College choices hinge on cost for triplets

Los Angeles Times (Feb. 21, 2008)
Stanford offers middle-class tuition break

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (Feb. 15, 2008)
A New Retention Tool: Personal Coaches For Students

Purdue Exponent (Feb. 14, 2008)
Organizations attempt to make textbooks affordable

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Feb. 10, 2008)
The Cost of College is Falling - For Some

Greenville, S.C., News (Feb. 8, 2008)
Lawmakers eye growing university endowments for tuition relief

Georgetown Hoya (Feb. 8, 2008)
House Passes Comprehensive Higher Education Bill *

Daily Princetonian (Feb. 7, 2008)
Congress reviews financial aid policies

Brown Daily Herald (Feb. 6, 2008)
Sallie Mae tightens loan policies

TCU Daily Skiff (Feb. 6, 2008)
Boschini to chair national organization

Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 6, 2008)
Fund Raisers Hope for Revival of Donor Tax Break

Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 6, 2008)
Small Colleges Get Advice on How to Sell Themselves to Students

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 6, 2008)
Taking Conflict of Interest Seriously

Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 5, 2008)
For Conflict-of-Interest Policies, the Time Is Now, Private-College Leaders Are Told

Inside Higher Ed (Feb. 5, 2008)
Call to Arms for Private Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education (Feb. 5, 2008)
Marketing Expert Warns College Leaders of Coming 'Perfect Storm'

USA Today (Feb. 4, 2008)
Private colleges try to stay affordable

Daily Pennsylvanian (Feb. 4, 2008)
Getting loans might get tougher

BusinessWeek (Feb. 3, 2008)
Tuition Assistance for the Middle Class

Bloomberg News (Feb. 3, 2008)
Get the Harvard-Yale Aid Plan at Non-Ivy Schools

Dean and Provost (Feb. 1, 2008)
Report lists colleges, programs that increase access (no web link available)

Associated Press (Jan.31, 2008)
Wash. U. says "no" to students seeking Obama appearance (no web link available)

Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 31, 2008)
House Bill Proposes Disclosure Rules to Control Textbook Prices

Ithacan (Jan. 31, 2008)
New aid policy affects funding

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 25, 2008)
Senators Scrutinize Well-Endowed Colleges

Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal (Jan. 25, 2008)
Loans scrapped at Bowdoin, Colby

Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 24, 2008)
New Cutback at Sallie Mae: No More Student Loans at Colleges With Low Graduation Rates

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 23, 2008)
The Credit Crunch Takes a Toll

Hartford Courant (Jan. 22, 2008)
College Price Cuts Unusual (no web link available)

Inside Higher Ed (Jan. 21, 2008)
All That Money — What Next?

Des Moines Register (Jan. 21, 2008)
Grassley to colleges: Use riches for tuition

National Public Radio (Jan. 20, 2008)
Ivy League Moves to Provide More Student Aid

North Jersey Record (January 17, 2008)
College bound? Start now (nationally syndicated column) *

Crain's Cleveland Business (Jan. 14, 2008)
On the dean's list ... is balancing CWRU medical school's budget

Louisville Courier-Journal (Jan. 14, 2008)
Georgetown College head has a vision of diversity

Scranton Times-Tribune (Jan. 14, 2008)
Largest high school crop in history competes for admission

National Journal (Jan. 12, 2008)
Cap and Frown (no web link available)

New York Times (Jan. 6, 2008)
The College Info Fest *

Student Aid News (Jan. 1, 2008)
Report lists colleges, programs that increase access (no web link available)

2007

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Christian Science Monitor (Dec. 27, 2007)
The college tour goes online *

Associated Press (Dec. 22, 2007)
Student Aid Changes Could Ripple (no web link available)

Education Week (Dec. 19, 2007)
Online Profiles a Factor in College Admissions

Philadelphia Inquirer (Dec. 18, 2007)
Penn offers expanded aid package to students

Bloomberg News (Dec. 12, 2007)
Yale to Join Harvard in Easing Student Cost, Schools May Follow

Christian Science Monitor (Dec. 12, 2007)
Harvard to boost aid for middle- and upper-income families

Harrisburg, Pa., Patriot News (Dec. 10, 2007)
Private colleges excel at 4-year matriculation (no web link available)

Naples Daily News (Dec. 4, 2007)
Ave Maria not worried about losing federal funding amid uncertainty over accreditor's status

Watertown Daily Times (Nov. 24, 2007)
Clarkson University President Collins supports annual college rankings * (no web link available)

Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov. 23, 2007)
Boycotting Rankings Is Not the Answer * (no web link available)

Newsweek (Nov. 16, 2007)
Standardized Tests in College? *

Daily Princetonian (Nov. 16, 2007)
New higher ed bill to restrict downloads * (no web link available)

Daytona Beach, Fla., News-Journal (Nov. 12, 2007)
Web tools help area students find right college * (no web link available)

National Journal (Nov. 10, 2007)
Grading the Colleges * (no web link available)

USA Today (November 5, 2007)
Beyond rankings: A new way to look for a college *

Morristown, N.J., Daily Record (Nov. 5, 2007)
Centenary opens up assessment information * (no web link available)

San Francisco Chronicle (Nov. 4, 2007)
College bound *

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Oct. 31, 2007)
Juniata offers 5th year free if student needs it

Washington Times (October 29, 2007)
Measuring achievement in higher education (NAICU letter to the editor) *

Seattle Times (October 28, 2007)
Making that decision together *

Bergen County, N.J., Record (Oct. 27, 2007)
A new resource for comparing private colleges (no web link available) *

Times of London Higher Education Supplement (Oct. 26, 2007)
Higher fees cited as Tax target (no web link available)

Chicago Tribune (Oct. 24, 2007)
Private colleges fighting back with their own guide (no web link available) *

BusinessWeek (Oct. 23, 2007)
College Endowments Meet Shaky Markets

Dallas Morning News (Oct. 22, 2007)
Ky. school honoring defunct Bishop College, hoping to boost black enrollment

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sun-Sentinel (Oct. 21, 2007)
Minorities Turning to Private Colleges (no web link available)

Norfolk, Va., Virginian-Pilot (Oct. 21, 2007)
Career Connection (no web link available) *

Asbury Park Press (October 19, 2007)
New Web sites aid college search (no web link available)*

Tampa Tribune (October 8, 2007)
Database Has Score On Private Colleges *

Westchester, NY, Journal News (October 6, 2007)
Need to Pick a College? *

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (October 6, 2007)
Private College Resource (no web link available)*

Reading Eagle (October 4, 2007)
High marks are given to new Web site on college selection *

Philadelphia Inquirer (October 4, 2007)
Rethinking college rankings (opinion piece) *

Tampa Bay Business Journal (October 3, 2007)
Eckerd College joins new college ranking system *

Carlisle Sentinel (October 1, 2007)
Private colleges offer data *

WPTZ.com (October 1, 2007)
Four Private Colleges Join Web-Based List *

University Business (October 2007)
Changing Student Demographics *

Burlington Free Press (September 30, 2007)
Four Vermont colleges join consumer information network (no web link available)*

Allentown Morning Call (September 30, 2007)
U-CAN helps students and their parents choose the 'right' college or university (editorial) *

San Antonio Express-News (September 29, 2007)
Comment: College comparison is now made easy *

Baltimore Business Journal (September 28, 2007)
Shop for Maryland colleges online (subscription required) *

Newport News Daily Press (September 28, 2007)
Online service quickly compares private colleges (no web link available) *

Lansing State Journal (September 28, 2007)
Need to pick a college? Head online *

Chicago Tribune (September 27, 2007)
Private colleges get a bit of a boost (no web link available) *

Seattle Post Intelligencer (September 27, 2007)
New web site makes picking college easier *

Cedar Rapids Gazette (September 27, 2007)
National Web site offers admissions info for 600 colleges (no web link available) *

Greenville News (September 27, 2007)
College comparison Web site unveiled *

Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice (September 27, 2007)
New web site brings private colleges to the public *

Columbia Daily Tribune (September 27, 2007)
Colleges launch site to rival U.S. News school rankings *

Albany Times Union (September 27, 2007)
Colleges unveil own database *

Northwest Indiana Times (September 27, 2007)
U-CAN look it up *

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (September 27, 2007)
Local schools on new online database *

Allentown Morning Call (September 27, 2007)
College profile Web site unveiled *

Asbury Park Press (September 27, 2007)
Need to pick a college? New Web sites can help (no web link available) *

Watertown Daily News (September 27, 2007)
Two schools like new college-guide index (payment required) *

Chambersburg Public Opinion (September 27, 2007)
Wilson joins effort to make comparisons of colleges easier *

BusinessWeek (September 26, 2007)
A new tool for the college bound *

Inside Higher Ed (September 26, 2007)
Accountability and the Applicant *

Chronicle of Higher Education (September 26, 2007)
Information, Please: As One Consumer Database Debuts, Higher-Education Leaders Ponder Another *

Abilene, Texas, Reporter-News (September 26, 2007)
Local universities seek new national ratings *

USA Today (September 25, 2007)
Need to pick a college? New websites can help *

St. Paul Pioneer Press (September 25, 2007)
New web site to smooth college quest *

Chronicle of Higher Education (September 25, 2007)
College Comparison Web Site Debuts *

Black & White, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Md. (September 18, 2007)
Withdraw from Controversial College Rankings (no web link available) (opinion piece) *

Education Week (September 10, 2007)
Colleges Build Web Sites to Enable Campus Comparisons, Sans Ranks *

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (September 9, 2007)
College Rankings: Is it rank, or a rank? *

Minneapolis Star Tribune (September 5, 2007)
Colleges are changing the rankings game (editorial) *

Chronicle of Higher Education (September 4, 2007)
The 'U.S. News' Rankings Roll On *

San Antonio Express-News (August 31, 2007)
Compare college rankings to reality (opinion piece) *

Kerrville, TX, Daily Times (August 21, 2007)
Schreiner University makes U.S. News list *

Cleveland Plain Dealer (August 21, 2007)
College ranks and college angst (opinion piece) *

San Antonio Express-News (August 20, 2007)
Use college rankings with a grain of salt (editorial) *

The DePauw (August 20, 2007)
DePauw U. protests news mag's ranking methods *

Carlisle Sentinel (August 19, 2007)
Dickinson president serves on panel challenging college rankings (no web link available) *

Time Magazine (August 18, 2007)
Much Ado About College Rankings *

Baltimore Examiner (August 18, 2007)
College presidents developing alternative to U.S. News rankings *

Greenville News (August 17, 2007)
Clemson, Furman move up in magazine rankings *

Washington Post (August 17, 2007)
U.S. News's College Rankings Face Competition and Criticism *

Omaha World-Herald (August 17, 2007)
Colleges promote alternative to ranking *

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Star-Tribune (August 17, 2007)
Colleges increasingly avoiding 'Best' label *

San Antonio Express-News (August 17, 2007)
Colleges call 'elitist' list distorting; magazine defends it as useful tool *

York, Neb., News-Times (August 16, 2007)
Better information for a better college choice (opinion piece) *

St. Petersburg, Fla., Times (August 6, 2007)
Do your homework on college rankings (editorial) *

Waterbury, Conn., Republican-American (August 3, 2007)
College Dropouts *

Sioux Falls, SD, Argus Leader (July 25, 2007)
College guide: Useful or irrelevant? *

The Chronicle, Duke University (July 25, 2007)
Ranking the Rankings *

Macon, Ga., Telegraph (July 23, 2007)
Wesleyan boycotts college rankings (no web link available) *

Bloomberg News (July 23, 2007)
Williams, Amherst Won't Fight System *

Indianapolis Business Journal (July 21, 2007)
Some Indiana Colleges Revolt Against Survey *

Christian Science Monitor (July 19, 2007)
A better way to rank America's colleges *

Columbus Dispatch (July 14, 2007)
Magazine's college rankings done poorly *

Lynchburg, Va., News & Advance (July 10, 2007)
Sweet Briar boycotting U.S. News and World Report rankings *

Burlington, Vt., Free Press (July 10, 2007)
College rankings rile some schools * (no web link available)

Richmond Times-Dispatch (July 7, 2007)
Colleges question U.S. News rankings *

New York Times (July 4, 2007)
Colleges Join Forces on a Web Presence to Let Prospective Students Research and Compare *

Cincinnati Enquirer (July 2, 2007)
Ranking the college rankings (editorial) *

Spartanburg, S.C., Herald Journal (July 1, 2007)
Converse, Wofford balk at taking part in U.S. News survey *

Chronicle of Higher Education (June 26, 2007)
Private-Colleges Group Proposes Template to Foster Comparisons of Members *

Inside Higher Ed (June 26, 2007)
Campus Accountability Proposals Evolve *

Philadelphia Inquirer (June 24, 2007)
U.S. News' College Rankings Overrated (no web link available) (editorial) *

U.S. News & World Report (June 22, 2007)
About the Annapolis Group's Statement (column) *

Cleveland Plain Dealer (June 21, 2007)
Liberal arts schools protest U.S. News survey *

Time (June 20, 2007)
A Better Way to Rank Colleges? *

CNN (June 20, 2007)
Many American colleges balk at U.S. News rankings *

USA Today (June 20, 2007)
Some colleges may opt out of rankings *

Inside Higher Ed (June 20, 2007)
More Momentum Against ‘U.S. News' *

Chronicle of Higher Education (June 20, 2007)
Annapolis Group Challenges 'U.S. News' Rankings *

Allentown, Pa., Morning Call (June 20, 2007)
3 local colleges join others in bucking U.S. News rankings (no web link available)*

New York Times (June 20, 2007)
Some Colleges To Drop Out Of Rankings By Magazine *

Bloomberg News (June 19, 2007)
More Colleges Plan to Snub Annual U.S. News Ranking *