House Passes New GI Bill Benefits July 25, 2017 11:23 AM by Susan Dutca By a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Among other benefits, there will no longer be a 15-year limit on the use of
International Students Impacted by Partial Travel Ban June 27, 2017 9:08 AM by Susan Dutca The Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated the POTUS' travel ban, exempting foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.
Arizona Appeals Court Overturns In-State Tuition for DACA Students June 21, 2017 9:55 AM by Susan Dutca The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned a 2015 ruling that allowed undocumented students who were granted deferred deportation to pay lower in-state college tuition. The 2015 lower court ruling
Department of Education Seeking Single Loan Servicer May 23, 2017 10:23 AM by Susan Dutca The U.S. Department of Education will offer a contract to a single loan servicer to manage its $1.2 trillion student loan portfolio, which contains over 43 million borrowers. Instead of keeping its
Another Governor Pushing for Free College Tuition? January 17, 2017 by Susan Dutca Prospective Rhode Island college students may score two years of free college with Governor Gina M. Raimondo's $30 million plan, Rhode Island's Promise. Beginning with the class of 2017, the plan
Talk is Cheap. College Isn't. February 23, 2016 by Susan Dutca New Policy to Eliminate Pell Grants, Federal Loans, Tuition Tax Credits
Armed and Dangerous in Academia? August 18, 2015 by Susan Dutca Despite mass-campus shootings such as Virginia Tech that have the public questioning the safety of college campuses, the U.S. Department found that 93 percent of violence against students occurs
Obama Modern Day Robin Hood? Steal from the Hardworking, Give to the Poor July 10, 2015 by Scholarships.com Staff Under the Obama administration, the motto “work hard, play harder” is continually being redefined to “work hard, pay harder”. According to The Wall Street Journal, a new plan is being finalized that
College President Bans School-Funded Travel to Indiana March 31, 2015 by Suada Kolovic In response to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, San Francisco State University President Leslie E. Wong has banned all school-funded travel to the state. The controversial
Obama Hears Our Plea, Drops Proposal to Raise Taxes on 529 Savings Plans February 3, 2015 by Suada Kolovic After widespread criticism from both parties, the Obama administration decided to scrap its proposal to raise taxes on college savings accounts. Just last week, we blogged about President Obama's
