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Pell Grants preserved but changed
Jan 11, 2012
The fear of deep cuts to Pell Grants have been alleviated, but changes to the program will affect between 100k – 150k current recipients. The new criteria includes limiting student eligibility to 12 semesters (down from 18). This is particul...
The benefits of higher education for women
Oct 3, 2011
The UVU Review posted an article today about why women in Utah aren’t continuing their higher education. Turns out, the most common reason is not understanding the benefits. They do realize that education in general is financially beneficial...
Pell grants are safe…for now
Aug 3, 2011
Well, the good news is that the debt deal will keep the Pell Grant at $5,550 for all students, instead of making it necessary to rework eligibility requirements and disqualify students due to lack of funding. Of course, in a couple of years, with ...
The economic imperative for more adults to complete college
Jun 24, 2011
A new paper, Not Just Kid Stuff Anymore: The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete College, predicts that there will be a shortage of workers with college degrees by 2018. It calls for federal funding to help adults afford higher educati...
Where are the women MBA and engineering students?
Jun 14, 2011
There have been at least a couple of things posted recently about the lack of women in certain fields of study, namely science/engineering and business. “The UK needs to recruit 13,000 automotive, mechanical and aerospace engineers every year just...
