RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Governor Bev Perdue has proclaimed February 13-19, 2012 as Financial Aid Awareness Week in North Carolina. The proclamation urges N.C. students and families to learn more about the process of applying for financial assistance for college. The week culminates with FAFSA Day on Saturday, February 18th.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used to determine eligibility for most financial aid programs to assist in the cost of higher education. Read More

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Rutgers University

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jan. 30, 2012 — /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The Center for Management Development at Rutgers University is the recipient of a state grant, which entitles them to offer free training. This training is targeted for unemployed individuals, recently graduated students, and part-time workers who are currently on unemployment in New Jersey on how to start their own businesses. The Entrepreneurial Training Program for the Unemployed (ETPU) is a comprehensive 60-hour course, starting in March, on how to start a business in New Jersey. Read More

Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio

Antioch College extends full-tuition scholarships to all four founding classes

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – January 17, 2012 – The Antioch College Board of Trustees today announced the extension of the Horace Mann Fellowships to all students admitted for the next three years. The announcement comes after an extensive review of the College’s endowment and Annual Fund, which both saw major increases in the last six months, President Mark Roosevelt said.

“We don’t want economics to be an impediment to a high-quality liberal arts education,” Roosevelt said. “By providing four year, full-tuition scholarships, we make attending Antioch College a realistic option for the best and brightest students, regardless of their family’s economic situation.”

There have been major increases in both the College’s endowment and Annual Fund, explained Steve Sturman, vice president for advancement. The endowment, now at $51.7 million, grew more than 106.7 percent, in large part due to a $35 million payout from the sale of YSI Inc. of which the College was a major shareholder. Read More

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Bob Samuels is President of the University Council

In his book The Price of Civilization, Jeffrey Sachs argues that the cost of making all public higher education free in America would be between fifteen and thirty billion dollars. While this may sound like a large sum, it could actually save money. First of all, the government is currently spending billions of dollars on for-profit schools and other colleges and universities that have very low graduation rates. In fact, what is going on in the state of California is that as students get priced out of the University of California, they either drop out or go to community colleges. Meanwhile as community colleges are defunded, they are forced to cut their enrollments and raise their fees, and the result is that students end up going to high-cost for-profit schools that have a very low graduate rate. Read More