Archive | Finances
-
Federal law ensures textbook transparency
The federal government has added a new provision to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). The new HEOA Textbook Provision, effective July 1, requires college textbook publishers to provide professors and faculty selecting course materials written information regarding textbook prices, cop...
Finances | News | Other | Textbooks Read more... -
Editorial: Textbook law is the right move
The new textbook provision to the HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act), effective July 1, requires college textbook publishers to disclose textbook pricing information to professors and faculty and offer contents of bundles, items sold as a set, separately.
Finances | News | Other | Textbooks Read more... -
Column: Student debt reaching high levels
For graduating students set on entering the “real world” and potentially setting themselves free from the rigors of the academic lifestyle, worries were not solely set on finding a job or relocating to more aesthetically pleasing living conditions.
-
So you think your education is expensive?
Students in Buenos Aires, Argentina spend, on average, nearly a fourth of their annual income on tuition.
Finances | News | Other | Travel Read more... -
FAFSA provides option for students
Eligible applicants have been denied for the 2010-2011 school year's Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant because of an increase in demand. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) issued a press release stating an approximate 30,000 applicants were denied after April 19, 2010.
-
Working to help graduates find jobs
“In this economy, it’s been really hard for me to find a job,” said Becca Sabando, a recent U. Central Florida graduate. “I work as a waitress now at Bubba Gump. But that’s not a career; it’s just a job.
Economy | Finances | News | Other Read more... -
Credit theft prevention and aftercare
After an identity theif was arrested for using Joseph Slater’s social security number and home address to max out six credit cards totaling $38,000, it took a while before Slater could clear his name and recover his credit.
-
Column: Challenges of life after college
A college degree is priceless — especially if you are from California and have that degree signed by the “Governator.” However, today’s economy makes that piece of paper seem almost worthless. But I do have the Terminator’s autograph! Perhaps I should sell it on eBay.
-
Career Services struggles through recession
What has been a trying last two years for those seeking employment has logically been a busy time for U. Nebraska Career Services as well.
Economy | Finances | News | Other Read more...