Financial Aid Podcast

Financial Aid Podcast


Latest Episodes

3 Reasons Why Going Back to School is a Great Idea
February 09, 2010

It’s 2010, and the world is on the recovery from what many economists call the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s. We get a lot of questions along the lines of “Should I go back to school?”, “Are banks still le

Michigan: Fighting the College That Pizza Bought (Detroit News)
February 09, 2010

"Tom Monaghan, who built his Domino's Pizza fortune on the promise of 30-minute delivery, opts for a slower and more circuitous route in litigation," Detroit News reports. "Just ask Kate Ernsting: Six years after being fired from Ave Maria College in Ypsi

ScholarshipPoints Continues to Climb Towards One Million Members
February 08, 2010

This month, ScholarshipPoints (www.scholarshippoints.com), an Edvisors online education company, reached a membership of 750,000 college students. This milestone comes just three months after surpassing half a million members. Through the free scholarshi

Michigan: Granholm Calls to Restore Promise Scholarship in State of the State Address (Michigan Daily)
February 05, 2010

"In her eighth and final State of the State address last night, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced her budget for the 2011 fiscal year would restore the Promise Scholarship and guard against further cuts to education," Michigan Daily reports. "Ho

Financing an Expensive Graduate Degree
February 04, 2010

When it comes to financing graduate school a lot of students wonder if it is better to choose a lesser-know inexpensive school or a more well-known expensive school.

Connecticut: Rell Proposes Student Loan Relief (New Haven Register)
February 04, 2010

"Gov. M. Jodi Rell Wednesday outlined a proposal to provide loan relief for higher education students who study certain fields and work in Connecticut after graduation," New Haven Register reports. "The amount of the student loan that is forgiven would di

Key Questions on the Obama Administration’s 2011 Education Budget (New America Foundation)
February 03, 2010

"In an effort to heighten the quality of debate on federal education policy, the New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project has reviewed the president's proposals and generated a list of key questions policymakers, the media, stakeholder gr

MIT Federal Credit Union 2010 Memorial Scholarship Program
February 03, 2010

Each year, MIT Federal Credit Union recognizes outstanding student members through its Memorial Scholarship Program in honor of former MITFCU staff and volunteers who have contributed to the success of our organization. Recipients are selected based on gr

Financial aid and a college food budget
February 02, 2010

If you live on a college campus you probably have a meal plan which you pay for as part of your room and board fees. However, if you live off campus you are probably responsible for buying your own food and cooling for yourself.

Pulling Back From ‘No Loans’ (Inside Higher Ed)
February 02, 2010

"For private colleges that announced some of the most generous policies, the timing couldn't have been worse. The plans were financed by endowments that had grown so large and so rapidly that members of Congress were demanding to see more spending," Insid