ESTHER CEPEDA: The fear of federal college loans

CHICAGOIf you're not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase "February is FAFSA time," then you don't have college-age kids. Or you're wealthy enough to be unencumbered by the gut-wrenching process of filling out the dreaded Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the gateway to federal and state

CNSE receives federal grants for nanotechnologies

Federal funding of more than $5 million is being given to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany for a host of nanotechnology-enabled education and research programs. View the full article HERE .

Containing college tuition hikes is a worthy, necessary goal

President Obama’s State of the Union message must be viewed as an election-year wish list, but one of the nuggets he served up registered loud and clear with the college crowd — essentially, a “Race to the Top” competition for public universities to become more value-conscious on behalf of their students or face a reduction in federal aid.

Cal Grant participation connected to default rates

A little-known California law has dealt a blow to nearly half of the for-profit college campuses in the state, barring them from offering students a coveted Cal Grant this year. The law cracks down for the first time on...

FAFSA Much Less Painful Than Subprime School Loans

CHICAGO - If you're not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase "February is ...