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Getting Out the Student Vote


The National Campus Voter Registration Project aims to turn out college students in record numbers on Election Day. For more information, read the news release or go directly to the Your Vote Your Voice website. 



Together We Can


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

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 (last updated June 12) to see examples of these initiatives. See our news release for NAICU's perspective on this accelerating national trend.

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Students struggle to find a winning hand

The Guardian, U.K. - Movie Review


May 15, 2008


It is the subtext of 21which hangs around in the mind, long after one has left the theatre. Over the past 30 years in the US, and the past 10 years here, higher education has moved from being a free service to a luxury product. Student loans are inadequate in the face of tuition, which is racing far ahead of inflation, and repayment takes decades. One result is that students who have superior abilities prudently point their talents to where the big money and quick returns are: medicine, law or business.

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