Charles DervaricsHomeTRIO Leader Says Freeze Puts Programs at RiskAdvocates for federal TRIO college access and support programs are disappointed that, in actions from the $787 billion stimulus package to a multibillion-dollar college aid package, there was little or no discussion of TRIO.March 23, 2010StudentsStudent Loan Reform Changes Necessary To Avert Pell Grant Crisis, Advocates SayHouse approval of a student loan reform plan will help alleviate a potential crisis in the Pell Grant program as growing numbers of low-income students seek to access the program during this recession, higher education advocates say.March 22, 2010LatinxAmid Bitter Health Care Debate, House Clears Student Loan ChangesAfter months of delays as education took a back seat to the health care debate, the House of Representatives Sunday night approved a mammoth bill that ties both issues together in a package that includes more support for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions.March 21, 2010MSIsDems Unveil Scaled-back SAFRA Provisions, Attach It to Health Care Reform LegislationWithin the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, the higher education provisions contain many elements of the $87 billion Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that cleared the House last year. The “new” SAFRA has less funding, as lawmakers reduced the scope of the bill to meet budget targets.March 18, 2010African-AmericanObama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM ProgramsWeighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.March 10, 2010StudentsObama Initiative May Cut Loan BurdensIncome-based student loan programs get a boost, to benefit struggling borrowers during this economic downturn.February 25, 2010StudentsPrivate Colleges Outline New College Success InitiativeThe nation’s private colleges and universities pledged Friday to boost efforts to enroll and graduate at-risk students, as leaders said the move would complement the Obama administration’s plans for greater success rates in higher education.February 14, 2010MSIsObama’s First Year: Many Ideas, Some AchievementsFor many higher education leaders, President Barack Obama’s first year presented a watershed moment to outline new goals and raise the visibility of postsecondary issues. Now, however, the task is to get more of these ideas out of the proposal stage and into law.February 9, 2010StudentsRevised FAFSA Form Easing Financial Aid ProcessThe Obama administration unveiled the new FAFSA form recently in a visit to a high school in Washington, D.C., where U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., attended the session.February 8, 2010StudentsWashington Update – Financial Aid Simplification: One Step Forward and More to GoNew changes are making it easier to complete the federal government’s financial aid form. But some experts are concerned that the multipage application may still deter students from seeking aid.February 3, 2010Previous PagePage 10 of 38Next Page
