January 26, 2009

Student-Aid Experts Offer Advice to Colleagues on Weathering the Recession

By Beckie Supiano

Marina del Rey, Calif.

When people in higher education discuss how the recession might affect their institutions, the conversation often becomes gloomy or speculative. Both tendencies were on display last week at an admissions and financial-aid conference here, but there were also nuggets of practical advice—and even a few glimmers of hope.

The conference, "Aid in an Age of Uncertainty," was sponsored by the University of Southern California's Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice and held