Nebraska Probes Charges That Charity Tried to Force University to Leave Direct-Loan Program

The Nebraska Attorney General's Office announced last week that it is investigating charges that a charitable group withheld grants from needy students at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to try to force the university from the federal direct-loan program.

Joanne Robinson, a spokeswoman for the office, said lawyers have been reviewing the Lincoln-based Nebraska Higher Education Loan Program and a sister

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