Past Coverage

• In a Rocky Economy, 10 Steady Tips About Student Aid - November 7, 2008
• Corinthian Campus Penalized by U.S. - July 9, 2004
• The Modern Family: a Challenge for Student Aid - March 21, 2008

Recent News

• Doctoral Students With Large Loans Finish Fastest

  Those whose combined loans exceeded $50,000 earned their doctorates more quickly than those who took out smaller loans or no loans, a study found.

• Big Gifts Are Harder, but Still Possible, to Find

  Three experts in fund-raising suggest that, in tough times, colleges and other nonprofit groups should ask for bequests and tout "big dream" proposals.

• William Paterson U. Pays $1-Million to Settle Gender-Bias Lawsuit

  The payment resolves a complaint by two female chemists that male professors in their department treated them with "condescension and derision."

Campus Viewpoint

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The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. The 11 buildings that now make up the Horseshoe frame a...