On AlterNet: financial aid

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "financial aid"

Mysterious Donor Gives Over $60 Million Dollars to Women-Led Colleges

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 24, 2009.

Maude bless the donor, whoever it is.

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Nan Mooney, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.

Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.

Download A Song -- Lose Your Loan

Larisa Mann, WireTap. December 8, 2007.

A bill in the works could cut off federal funding for financial aid if universities don't stop their students from filesharing.

The Get-Tough- On-Crime Bug is Making Us Sick

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. December 4, 2007.

By imposing tougher penalties on those who break the law, we're becoming a society that is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

College Kids Get Relief, Congress Passes Cost Reduction Act

Kristina Rizga, AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2007.

Kristina Rizga: Here's a closer look at some key provisions of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. George Miller (D-CA).