THE Dr. Rebecca Rutt Leas Women’s Swimming Scholarship has been created at Clarion University by former swimming coach Dr. Rebecca Leas and Milissa (Steiner) Bauer a former Clarion University swimmer and a 1984 Clarion University graduate.
Leas was the head women’s swimming coach from 1979-1987, leading Clarion to six Division II national team titles and a [...]

Minnesota’s private colleges are leading the way in undergraduate study abroad participation, according to the latest Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education. The report indicates that in 2004-05, of Minnesota students studying abroad 58 percent attended the 17 institutions of the Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC) compared to 30 percent [...]

A proposal before Congress that would halve interest on federally subsidized student loans in the next five years would save students thousands of dollars, according to an analysis by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group.
The so-called College Student Relief Act of 2007 is expected to be voted on next week by the House of Representatives [...]

Beverly Baskin, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina, announces today that Claudia Antolin, a graduate of Athens Drive High School, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship after being nominated by the Latino Community Credit Union. As a member firm of the BBB of Eastern North Carolina, the Latino Community [...]

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., announced he is now accepting applications for the Congressman Mike Ross Education Scholarship Program for the 2007-2008 school year.
Students interested in applying for a $2,500 college scholarship may request an application by writing to Congressman Mike Ross Education Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 360, Prescott, AR 71857 or by printing an application [...]

In what may be good news for the future of the United States ties with the rest of the world, the number of Americans studying abroad has more than doubled in the past decade, and is reaching a new record this year.
According to a just-released study by the Institute of International Education, a US [...]

Ohio State senior Yoonhee Patricia Ha, of Proctorville, is one of 43 students nationwide selected as a 2007 Marshall Scholar. She is the first Ohio State student chosen for the prestigious scholarship since 1997, and the only Ohio State student ever to have won both the Marshall and the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
The highly competitive [...]

Study in India and work abroad appears to be the mantra for a majority of pass-outs from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
In a study on pass-outs from AIIMS since 1956 till 2003, the Media Studies Group has found that as many as 52.81 per cent of students are now working abroad. For [...]

Loan consolidation is an important step in dealing with your student debt. AMSA members are eligible for the AMSA (American Medical Student Association) Loan Consolidation Program. It is important to understand loan consolidation and the real terms of any loan or consolidation contract. I want to provide you with some general information about loan consolidation [...]

The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States offers one-year scholarships to U.S. undergraduates and graduates to study Chinese at the Mandarin at any of the approved Chinese language centers. A list of the centers is available online at www.tw.org/language/prgms.html.
Paper application forms are available at:
Center for Chinese [...]