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August 15, 2003

Unfair Advantage?

By STEPHEN BURD

Elite private colleges say they will fight to protect federal aid that other institutions want for needy students

At Carleton College, even the neediest students are pretty fortunate. Not only

This is the fourth in a series of articles that explore issues of importance to colleges as Congress begins its

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Redistributing Student Aid - October 28, 2005
Top Public Universities Said to Lose in Aid Plan - June 4, 2004
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