Past Coverage

• Plan Would Make It Easier to Apply for Student Aid - June 24, 2009
• Congress to Get Report on Simplifying Student-Aid Process - January 28, 2005
• Congress and the Education Department Move to Simplify the Student-Aid Process - March 30, 2007
• Student-Aid Form Too Long, Scholars Say - May 12, 2006
• Study Finds That Few Complete Aid Form - October 29, 2004

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

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