Tag: financial aid
Brown launches recruitment initiatives to boost diversity of students
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Wednesday launched a new set of admission recruitment initiatives to attract more students of diverse backgrounds to the Ivy...
McKee files budget amendment to extend Hope Scholarship program to 2030
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday filed a budget amendment to extend Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship program for an additional two...
UMass financial aid for students grew to $395M
BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts awarded $395 million in university-generated financial aid this academic year, with about 81% of the aid going to...
Report: PC ranks highest in R.I. for financial aid in ’17-’18...
PROVIDENCE – Providence College ranks highest for financial aid among colleges in Rhode Island, in a LendEdu report released this week.
The report weighed need-based...
What if everyone applied to college?
The United States has a college-opportunity problem. University graduates earn higher lifetime wages and experience lower unemployment rates, but only about one-third of the...
Aspiring college students know ‘shockingly’ little about financial aid
NEW YORK – High school students know very little about how financial aid works, according to a new analysis.
An overwhelming majority of 11th and 12th...
Brown to cover the textbook bill for 1,100 students next fall
PROVIDENCE – Brown University says it's going to cover the cost of all textbooks and course materials for 1,100 of its most needy students...
Report: Tuition, fee increases at public colleges impact region; R.I. results...
PROVIDENCE – Increases in tuition and fees at public colleges and universities across the region in the past five academic years have widened the...
Brown seeks to convert student loans to student grants
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced that it has begun a campaign to eliminate loans from the university’s financial aid packages, with the goal of...
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