Several leading universities from the region offering a wide range of study programmes are participating in the Qatar International Exhibition for Education, Training and Development — Taaleem 2006 — which opened at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre yesterday.
Dr Sheikha Abdullah Al Misnad, President of the Qatar University, opened the three-day exhibition, which also features several [...]

It is in the government’s best interest that its citizens be well educated. For that reason, there is a system to provide college monies for those who can demonstrate need.
To qualify for financial aid, a student must complete the FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) either on paper or online. Using the information from the FAFSA, the government determines [...]

Stacy Maciuk, a 24-year-old who went through Tennessee’s foster care system, lobbied the state’s General Assembly as a college student in support of a foster child tuition grant program.
The Nashville resident said her argument to lawmakers was simple: Invest in these youths now or pay for them later to be in prison, on welfare or [...]

Three private colleges in Connecticut will add a total of $75,000 to their scholarship funds to settle allegations of questionable arrangements with a student loan agency, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday.
Trinity College, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University all denied any wrongdoing but agreed to abide by a code of conduct that would no [...]

Thousands of California college students are keeping a close eye on state budget negotiations. They’re worried that a lack of a state budget will mean they won’t have enough money to pay their tuition.
Monte Stilmon, 22, who just finished his classes at Sacramento City College, is supposed to leave for University of California, Riverside in [...]

A federal law that takes effect this week spells more money in the pockets of college undergraduates who borrow from Uncle Sam.
The new law changes the annual Stafford loan limits for students who qualify for financial aid. The change provides an additional $875 per year for freshmen and $1,000 per year for sophomores. The $5,500 [...]

Charles Schumer learned about the misleading nature of college loans the hard way.
With his youngest daughter heading off to college and the older one entering law school, the U.S. senator knew he needed to look into loans.
“I tried to go through the process with her,” he said. “It’s totally confusing.”
Specifically, it was difficult to tell [...]

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Thursday he has found problems with student loan practices at specific schools in his investigation with federal education officials into possible corruption in the student loan industry.
Blumenthal is conducting his investigation with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General. He declined to detail his findings, but said he [...]

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday unveiled a plan to make college loan applications easier to understand, arguing that high school students and their parents sometimes sign deceptive loan applications.
Schumer’s proposal, modeled after the “Schumer Box” now required on credit card applications, would require lenders to detail loan amounts, range of interest rates and any [...]

Sallie Mae Senior Vice President Barry Goulding today testified at the Senate Banking Committee hearing, ‘Paying for College: The Role of Private Student Lending’ to demonstrate how Sallie Mae serves students and parents in the private education loan market.
Goulding emphasized Sallie Mae’s ‘1-2-3 approach’ to paying for college: 1) after tapping personal financial resources such [...]