March 21, 2008
The Modern Family: a Challenge for Student Aid
Divorce, remarriage, pre-nups, and same-sex parents lead to technicalities and tough calls
The job has never been easy. But these days, Maureen McRae Levy says her role as director of financial aid at Occidental College here requires her to wear more hats than ever before.
"I have to be a tax-enforcement agent, lawyer, accountant, and social worker," she says.
Many other student-aid professionals describe their jobs in similar terms. Determining how much families can pay for college has become more complex as the very definition of family has evolved. A growing
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