Like many high school seniors, Lauryn Sherman spent hours gathering information and filling out forms to ensure that she was on top of her college applications. Now it’s her parents’ turn to pore over paperwork. Helen and Tim Sherman of San Diego will spend the first few days of the new year completing the Free […]

Higher education programs are expected to take center stage in the 110th Congress. The Democrats campaigned aggressively in 2006 on a platform of increasing federal subsidies for higher education.
The Democrats’ proposals are said to be geared toward helping American families afford rising higher education costs. But analysts question whether additional federal subsidies will actually make […]

University of Oregon students have qualified for more than $600,000 this fall under two new federal student aid programs. With thoughtful planning, even more students may be able to benefit, according to Jim Gilmour, associate director of the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
So far this year, 548 students have received more than $615,000 […]

BISHKEK. Daniyar Ussenov, acting First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, has denied information distributed by a number of media that his country had rejected financial aid from Kazakhstan , Kazakhstan Today correspondent reports.
“It is a wrong interpretation of what our Prime Minister said speaking about the HIPC (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) - that we […]

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College application season is in full swing. As students live in fear of a rejection letter, parents worry more about how they’ll afford the tuition when their child is accepted.
College is expensive.. but tuition fears shouldn’t overshadow an otherwise exciting time in a teen’s life. The key is not to believe the financial […]

Students squirming over applications for financial aid can find relief Jan. 28 at an informative seminar called College Goal Sunday.
The Great Basin College campuses (Elko, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca) will hold a seminar to help students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and to help advise them on ways they can afford […]

Montana State University has sent letters of apology to more than 250 students whose names and Social Security numbers were mistakenly shared with other students.
Eight students each mistakenly received a list of 30 or so students’ names and Social Security numbers, school officials said.
School administrators said they do not believe the information was misused, but […]

In an ever-evolving workplace, Middlesex Community College has become a thriving center for business training, a role that continues to expand.
“Years ago, people got jobs that they stayed with. But that, of course, is no longer true. So, we try to empower people to go through changes in the workplace,” said Carole Cowan, who has […]

ASTANA. Deputies of the senate have approved the draft law “On ratification of the agreement in the form of an exchange by notes between the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the government of Japan on attraction of a grant from the government of Japan to implement a project ‘Supply of Equipment for […]

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at Mississippi State University (MSU) is accepting applications for the Scenic Homes “Dr. Richard M. Kaminski” scholarship in waterfowl and wetlands conservation. This is an $8,000 annually renewable scholarship available to high school seniors and undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in waterfowl and wetlands science and conservation at MSU.
“Ducks […]