Financial Aid News Archive
Subscribe to this feedTweaks To GI Bill Move Ahead
Published on 12/28/2010
Proposed reforms to the Post-9/11 GI Bill will necessarily reduce benefits for some veterans, but supporters of the changes say that’s a necessary price to pay in order to ensure new provisions are approved in the waning days of the Congressional session. A key change in the U.S. Senate bill,...Read more.
Cruzado Uses Inaugural To Highlight Students
Published on 09/13/2010
“Montana State University President Waded Cruzado meandered Thursday through a room displaying student research projects and declared it to be "wonderful," reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. "It fills me with emotion to see the vibrancy, the scholarship," Cruzado said as she checked out more than 20 examples of students' work....Read more.
Report Aims To Boost Number Of U.S. College Grads
Published on 07/26/2010
Education leaders and federal and state policymakers will gather today in Washington to discuss how the USA can reclaim its position as a world leader in educational attainment — a goal President Obama also set shortly after his inauguration. ...Read more.
Retooling The GI Bill
Published on 07/26/2010
"Gathered at a hearing here Wednesday, U.S. senators grappled with legislation that would attempt to simplify the often-dizzying formula for calculating veterans' benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill," Inside Higher Ed reports. "At issue for the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs is S. 3447, legislation that would revamp the...Read more.
Films Shot By MSU Students Used In Gulf Oil Spill PSAs
Published on 07/12/2010
“In early May, Devon Riter and Christi Kuhn were at a party with fellow students in Montana State University's science and natural history filmmaking program celebrating the end of their first year of graduate school,” reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. “The mood was high before the conversation turned to the...Read more.
Economy Doesn't Slow Demand For Early Entry To College
Published on 12/21/2009
"James S. Miller, the dean of admissions at Brown University, figured this could be the year that the frantic demand for admission under binding early-decision programs might begin to subside. After all, under such programs, admitted students cannot seek competing financial aid offers," The New York Times reports. "And yet,...Read more.
Guest Opinion: 2009 A Good Year For Montana Tech
Published on 12/21/2009
At this wonderful and joyous time of year, it is my pleasure to take a moment to thank the community of Butte and all of southwest Montana for your continued generosity and support of Montana Tech over the past year. As I reflect on the many successes of our campus,...Read more.
Regents Working To Increase System Efficiency
Published on 12/11/2009
“Given recent news reports, you might not know we are in the middle of a four-year tuition freeze at most state colleges and universities,” reports the Billings Gazettte. “The Montana University System received some press coverage a couple of weeks ago for discussing what might happen if the state were...Read more.
Pell Costs Explode
Published on 12/11/2009
"The biggest question mark for many college officials: whether the extra dollars to keep Pell whole in the short term would threaten the $80-plus billion that the White House and Congressional Democrats hope to direct to Pell, community colleges, and other priorities in a pending student loan reform bill," Inside...Read more.
University Of Montana Distance Learning Project Hires Director
Published on 12/11/2009
“A new distance learning project for school-aged children has named a director....Read more.
