Daily Aid 114: Sallie Mae Federal Student Loan Proposal Student Financial Aid News From InsideHigherEd: Sallie Mae (ticker: SLM), which as the country’s largest student loan provider has a lot to lose from the Obama administration’s proposal t

Daily Aid 113: How to network at job events, FAFSA applications skyrocket Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Georgia’s public colleges can no longer afford to let entering freshmen lock in a tuition rate for four years, the state Board of Re

Daily Aid 112: Comparing private student loans and student credit cards Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: College students are using credit cards more than ever before, according to a survey of private-student-loan applicants released today b

Actually, technically it was April 12, but today’s close enough. Yes, the Financial Aid Podcast started on April 12, 2005. Photo credit: Amanda Downing A Brief History of the Financial Aid Podcast On April 11, 2005, I got a new PowerBook G4 and an

FAP906: Parent loans, tax refunds, free stuff, Black Lab Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking - the Department of Education has canceled PLUS loan auctions. Through a notice in the Federal Register of March 3, 2009, the Department established

Daily Aid 111: How to increase your education tax refund Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA and the Seattle PI: “In the wake of the governor’s proposal to raise college tuition by 30 percent over two years, University of Washington student

Daily Aid 110: Financial Aid Cause and Effect Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Increased federal student aid, especially to middle-class families, is contributing to the rising cost of higher education, a report by the Center for College Aff

Daily Aid 109: Managing your reputation online Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is closing its online-education grant program, a foundation official has told The Chronicle. Some college officials are concerned

Daily Aid 108: A Twitter Discussion on Reducing the Cost of College I recently asked on Twitter: “How would YOU reduce the cost of college?” Here’s a selection of thoughts. Financial Aid KinZ6: Cut all types of education loan rates in ha

FAP905: Free healthcare, appealing for even more financial aid Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking: updated rules for appealing for financial aid. Scholarship Update We gave away $10,000 this week. Jonathan J. Olson - University of Iowa was