Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are currently seeking applicants for the NISSAN-UNCF “SHIFT_” knowledge Scholarship Program.
The NISSAN-UNCF “SHIFT”_knowledge Scholarship Program was created in 2004 to recognize the academic achievement and leadership qualities of students, and to honor the rich legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The program [...]

Two key Democratic lawmakers are promoting a bill to cut the interest rates for student loans in half in response to large budget cuts made to student aid earlier this year.
The “Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Act,” introduced earlier this month by Rep. George Miller (D-Ca.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), would lower interest [...]

The Missouri House on Monday approved a plan for the partial sale of Missouri’s student loan agency amid new political maneuvering over how the money should be spent.
The latest plan — which already contains enough hot-button issues to sink the most laudable of bills — picked up additional baggage when House Republicans linked it to [...]

By HELEN HUNTLEY
If you borrowed money for college and haven’t paid it all back, I have a homework assignment for you:
Take a close look at your options for consolidating federal education loans.
And if you’re in the borrowing stage, be prepared to pay more. On July 1, we officially say goodbye to the era of record [...]

University of New Hampshire grads are leaving school in more debt then ever before.
UNH students who took out federal loans graduated owing an average of $22,851 last year, 60 percent more than in 1995. Students who took out private loans graduated owing an average of $16,664, an increase of 60 percent since just 2001.
The rapid [...]

A year ago, students and parents who borrowed to cover college costs rushed to lock in the lowest interest rates in four decades. Now those who haven’t consolidated their loans under the federal student-loan program are being urged to do so before July 1.
The reason: The deficit-reduction bill that President Bush signed earlier this year [...]

Many student loan borrowers are listening to industry experts by taking advantage of loan consolidation in record numbers. Student loan interest rates are expected to rise by 2 percentage points on July 1, 2006. By locking into a fixed interest rate, consolidation allows borrowers to lower their monthly payments. Consolidation with a fixed interest rate [...]

Del Mar College students now have to use computers outside the school’s system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com.
The community college has blocked the site in response to complaints about sluggish Internet speed on campus computers.
An investigation found that heavy traffic at MySpace.com was eating up too much bandwidth, said August [...]

A new study abroad program will allow college and graduate students from around the world the chance to study on board a ship. The Scholar Ship will depart from Athens, Greece on Jan. 10, 2007 and will travel to seven destinations on five continents over the span of 16 weeks.
This is the first study-at-sea program [...]

The Aircraft Electronics Association announced the names of 26 students who were awarded $100,000 in scholarships for the 2006/2007 school year during the Opening Ceremonies of the 49th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, held in Palm Springs, CA last week.
In addition, the Educational Foundation also announced the addition of a $2,000 annual award [...]