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8/6/09: More Credit Unions Offer Student Loans (Wall Street Journal)

8/5/09: Making the M.B.A. Worthwhile (Forbes.com)

8/4/09: Obama: GI Bill is Tool for Economic Recovery (Stars & Stripes)

8/3/09: College Students Are Flocking to Sustainability Degrees, Careers (USA Today)

7/31/09: Foreign-Student Enrollments Are Likely to Climb, but Trouble May Lie Ahead (Chronicle of Higher Education)

7/29/09: The Great College Scare That Didn’t Pan Out (CBS Moneywatch)

7/22/09: Aid Bill Moves, Amid Misgivings (Inside Higher Education)

7/20/09: Colleges, Universities Feel the Pain (The Baltimore Sun)

7/15/09: Rise in Private College Tuition at 31-year Low (Star Tribune)

7/15/09: Money on Their Minds (Inside Higher Education)

7/13/09: Colleges Seek to Cut Costs in Tough Economic Times (Associated Press)

7/13/09: Financial Aid in Flux (Inside Higher Education)

7/2/09: New College-Loan Plan: Pay Back By What You Earn (Time Magazine)

6/30/09: Colleges Are Tapping Restricted Endowment Funds, Survey Finds (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/29/09: Private College Tuition Rises at Lowest Rate in 37 Years (NAICU Washington Update)

6/29/09: As Fiscal Year Ends, Big Questions Loom for Colleges' Financial Futures (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/27/09: Scholarships for College Dwindle as Providers Pull Back Their Support (The New York Times)

6/21/09: For Colleges Needing Cash, Summer’s No Longer a Quiet Season (The New York Times)

6/20/09: Volunteer Service Program Spots Scarce (Chicago Sun-Times)

6/19/09: (Video) 'When Bad Times Come, Your Hand Is Forced' (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/18/09: For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big Savings (The New York Times)

6/17/09: Education Department Names 4 Lenders to Service Student Loans (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/16/09: Rates on Stafford, PLUS Loans for College Students Are Falling (USA Today)

6/14/09: Praise, Advice and Reminders of the Sour Economy for Graduates (The New York Times)

6/10/09: Boomers to This Year’s Grads: We Are Really, Really Sorry (The Wall Street Journal)

6/9/09: Charitable Giving Declines, a New Report Finds (The New York Times)

6/8/09: Moody's Warns of ‘Sharp Deterioration’ in College Finances (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/1/09: For New Graduates, Recession Yields Frustration — and Freedom (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6/1/09: Annuity Quandary (Inside Higher Education)

5/31/09: Recent College Graduates Finding Entry-Level Jobs Hard To Get and Hard To Keep (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

5/27/09: Recession Imperils Loan Forgiveness Programs (The New York Times)

5/26/09: A Steep Climb for Indebted College Grads (BusinessWeek)

5/23/09: Many Summer Internships Are Going Organic (The New York Times)

5/20/09: Got Work? College Graduates Face Toughest Job Market in Years (ABC News)

5/19/09: Recession Causing High Anxiety for Students (MSNBC)

5/18/09: Graduates Get Option to Repay Student Loans Based on Income (USA Today)

5/18/09: Why College Seniors Without Jobs Are Better Off than Most (Time)

5/12/09: Caps, Gowns and a Reality Check (MSNBC)

5/10/09: Top Colleges See Little Fall in Commitments (The New York Times)

5/10/09: Class of '09 Enters Sour Job Market (ABC News)

5/10/09: Job Scarcity Has Grads Considering Alternatives (Demoines Register)

5/9/09: The Curse of the Class of 2009 (The Wall Street Journal)

5/9/09: The Recession’s Domino Effect (Indianapolis Business Journal)

5/6/09: Spending Endowment Income in Today’s Climate (Inside Higher Education)

5/6/09: College Grads Find First Jobs Hard to Land (Sun Sentinel)

5/4/09: Proposals Would Transform College Aid (The Washington Post)

5/3/09: Congress Adopts Reconciliation for Student Aid (NAICU Newsroom)

5/2/09: Recession Forces College Graduates To Consider Their Options (Austin American Statesman)

4/29/09: Student Debt Plans More Forgiving On Borrowers (Detroit News)

4/27/09: Graduating U.S. College Seniors Entering Grim Market (NewsDaily)

4/26/09: Paying for College In a Recession (The Washington Times)

4/24/09: Engineering Suddenly Hot at Universities (The Christian Science Monitor)

4/21/09: Student Loans: Default Rates Are Soaring (The Wall Street Journal)

4/21/09: Aid for Students, Not Banks (Inside Higher Ed)

4/21/09: Subsidized College Loans Under Fire In Congress (NPR Morning Edition)

4/21/09: College Grads Job Hunting With Volunteer Spirit (The Hartford Courant)

4/20/09: The Gap Year Debate (BusinessWeek)

4/19/09: GLOBAL: End of the Education Gold Rush? (University World News)

4/18/09: In Grim Job Market, Student Loans Are a Costly Burden (The New York Times)

4/15/09: Colleges Ask Donors to Help Meet Demand for Aid (The New York Times)

4/14/09: They’ll Work for Education (The New York Times)

4/13/09: The Power of Pell Grants (The Cornell Daily Sun)

4/13/09: Stimulus Spurs Campus Building (Inside Higher Ed)

4/12/09: Plan to Change Student Lending Sets Up a Fight (The New York Times)

4/12/09: Student-loan Debtors Get Breaks (The Denver Post)

4/10/09: With Finance Disgraced, Which Career Will Be King? (The New York Times)

4/10/09: Colleges Rethink Fund-Raising Expenses and Staffs (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

4/8/09: Sallie Mae Considers Options If Student Loans Are Nationalized (The Indianapolis Star)

4/7/09: Colleges, Universities Sacrifice In Tough Economic Times (USA Today)

4/2/09: College Grads Face Worst Job Market In Years (Associated Press)

3/29/09: For Top Colleges, Economy Has Not Reduced Interest (or Made Getting in Easier) (The New York Times)

3/26/09: House and Senate Budgets Nod Toward Obama’s Student Aid Plan (NAICU Washington Update)

3/24/09: Why College Towns Are Looking Smart (The Wall Street Journal)

3/14/09: Economic Collapse Puts Graduates On Unforeseen Paths (Boston Globe)

3/10/09: The New, Improved College Tax Credit (Forbes.com)

3/9/09: Aid to Private Colleges Goes on States' Chopping Blocks (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

3/5/09: How Stimulus Offers More College Financial Aid (The San Franciso Chronicle)

3/5/09: Obama’s Call for More Higher Ed (The Christian Science Monitor)

3/5/09: U.S. Education Funds Post Biggest Loss in 35 Years, Study Says (Bloomberg.com)

3/4/09: For College Students, Obama Offers a Long-Awaited Boost for Financial Aid (Mercury News)

3/3/09: Tight Leash (Inside Higher Ed)

3/1/09: Special Report: Higher Ed and the Economy (University Business)

2/25/09: As Donations Fall, Colleges Think Long-Term (MSNBC)

2/24/09: Gifts to Colleges Fall After Record Highs (The New York Times)

2/24/09: The Post-Bush Budget (Inside Higher Ed)

2/23/09: Beaker-Ready Projects? Colleges Have Quite a Few (The New York Times)

2/23/09: Inside the Stimulus Bill (NAICU Washington Update)

2/19/09: Recession Forces Colleges To Find Ways To Cut Spending On Athletics (USA Today)

2/18/09: Economy Hits Hard on Black Campuses (The New York Times)

2/18/09: Analysis: Meltdown Could Force College Aid Shift (Associated Press)

2/12/09: How the Stimulus Helps You Pay for College (U.S. News & World Report)

2/14/09: Pell Grants Get Lift (Albany Times Union)

2/13/09: Colleges and Students Cheer Congress's Economic-Stimulus Deal (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

2/13/09: The Final Stimulus Bill (Inside Higher Ed)

1/28/09: Colleges Cope As Endowments Pinch (Christian Science Monitor)

1/27/09: The Recession Hits College Campuses (U.S. News & World Report)

1/27/09: Market Collapse Weighs Heavily on Endowments (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

1/27/09: Market Losses Tighten Screws On Colleges (Washington Post)

1/27/09: Performance of College Endowments (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

1/26/09: Data Show College Endowments Loss Is Worst Drop Since ’70s (The New York Times)

1/21/09: Colleges Scramble to Help Cash-Strapped Students (Christian Science Monitor)

1/19/09: Moody's Predicts Slowdown for Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

1/16/09: Moody's Forecasts Stiff Challenges, Especially for Private Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

1/15/09: Colleges Cut Instruction Spending — With One Notable Exception (USA Today)

1/13/09: Financial Aid Applications Rise by 10 Percent (U.S. News & World Report)

1/9/09: Responses to the Downturn: A Survey of Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

12/30/08: Economy Dominated Higher Ed News in 2008 (USA Today)

7/18/08: Moody's Report Paints Gloomy Picture for Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

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