Indiana University awarded students more than $250,000 in excess financial aid, an audit has found, but students who received more than they should have will not have to repay the money.
A State Board of Accounts audit last month showed IU gave students $273,889 more than it should have between July 2004 to June 2005. The [...]

SUNY Cortland has awarded $12,100 in scholarships to 16 students to help offset the cost of their studies abroad this summer and fall.
The students won the scholarships, ranging from $400 to $1,500, based on several criteria, including their academic achievement. They will study overseas for one semester in Australia, Ireland, Belize, [...]

A recent article in the New York Times highlighted what many students already knew - that not only was college getting more expensive, but the amount of federal aid available to students is not keeping up with rising education costs.[1]
A revision and update to the EFC, or Expected Family Contribution, formula for the 2005-2006 school [...]

Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report on SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-5.
The presale report is available to all investors on Fitch’s corporate site, ‘www.fitchratings.com’. For more information about Fitch’s comprehensive subscription service Fitch Research, which includes all presale reports, surveillance, and credit reports on more than 20 asset-backed securities (ABS) asset classes, including [...]

In Reading, Pa., it’s long been possible to go to elementary, middle and high school, then on to college, all on one street. Albright College says more than 100 people have done just that in its 150-year history, earning the nickname “The 13th Street Gang.”
Albright is now hoping to keep even more youngsters on the [...]

Kamal Faiz, an Arabic language and linguistics scholar from Morocco, has been named a Fulbright Exchange Scholar at Pfeiffer University and will spend the next academic year teaching a course in Arabic language and culture.
“We are excited about Kamal Faiz joining our faculty,” said Dr. Bettie Starr, vice president for academic affairs at Pfeiffer. “He [...]

Two local students have been awarded scholarships to attend Catawba College.
Nicholas Alfieri, a senior at North Rowan High School, will get a Presidential Scholarship. He is the son of Salvatore and Juli Alfieri of Salisbury.
Alona Shoe is receiving a Trustee Scholarship. Daughter of Diane Leder of Salisbury, she is a student at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Ann Davis, principal of Western Alamance High School in Elon, has been named the 2006 High School State Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Davis, who has been principal at the school for seven years, earned the award for her demonstrated success in providing high quality learning opportunities for students [...]

John Franklin Hoffner, a 2006 graduate of South Rowan High School, has received the 2006 Rowe McNeely 4-H Scholarship.
Hoffner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hoffner, plans to study agriculture education at N.C. State University this fall.
He has received a number of 4-H awards, including dairy judging and dairy quiz bowl. As a member of [...]

The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships this year, more than tripling the amount dispersed last year.
Fifty students received scholarships from the consortium at breakfast ceremony this morning. In 2005 — the first year the consortium gave scholarships — the group awarded a total of $30,000 to 25 Austin students.