Tag: financial aid
Delays create financial aid backlog
Federal shutdowns, Eastern winter storms, furloughs and computer problems are to blame for the backlog of 1.5 million financial aid student applications, which may delay the University of La Verne’s preliminary financial aid awards to new students.
Financial aid deemed vital in student retention
Student retention, the percentage of individual students returning to the same school, is a main concern for colleges and universities across the nation, especially private institutions with exceptionally high tuition rates.
Letters to the Editor
As a student athlete at La Verne, I am bewildered by the statement of professor Rick Simon when he says, “Athletes receive certain benefits not afforded to the general student body.”
How do you feel about the proposed federal aid cuts?
Students share their views on the federal financial aid cuts in the Contract With America.
“Contract” hits students hard
A college education has become more of a reality than a dream for the current generation of students, yet Congress is now trying to take this dream away from millions of college-bound students across the country.