A national survey of Hispanic financial aid recipients is reported, including student self-reports of income (theirs or their parents') and verified income figures. Findings indicate that students do not know very well how much they or their families earn, and that over half the students overestimated actual income. (Author/MLW)

Discusses major characteristics of the Reagan Administration's proposal to make National Direct Student Loan repayments contingent on borrowers' income. Summarizes alternative repayment schemes and legislative action to conduct an income-contingent demonstration project for 1987 through 1991. The proposal shifts loan program costs to students and…

Three dimensions of the financial aid delivery system that disproportionately discourage minority students from seeking or achieving admission to colleges and universities are discussed: information inequities, negative consequences of system complexity, and institutional aid practices. (MLW)

The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act seeks to expand access to postsecondary education by recognizing the changing demographics of the campus community and by increasing potential funding for crucial programs. Other major changes enacted during the reauthorization process are discussed. (MLW)

A quantitative study of the relationship between educational quality, access, and tuition rates at state universities suggests that these institutions face a trade-off between the goals of improving educational program quality and providing greater access, but that increases in student financial aid can improve access. (MSE)

Financial assistance for displaced homemakers should be available from a variety of traditional sources, but special funding is needed on both state and national levels. Characteristics of displaced homemakers, financial resources, provisions for assistance, and current financial aid programs are discussed. (MLW)

LISREL (Linear Structural Relations) was employed to account for 42 percent of the variance in the persistence of 343 new freshmen financial aid recipients at a major urban university. Results indicate that financial need, student residency status, and noncampus-based loans and grants have direct effects on persistence.

Current policies and practices in Illinois colleges and universities in using institutional financial aid as a student recruitment means are discussed, and sources and types of aid for specific student target groups are examined. (MSE)

A summary of data collected on financial assistance available to medical students through the Liaison Committee on Medical Education Annual Questionnaire of the Association of American Medical Colleges is presented. The 1982-83 report showed that while costs of medical education continued to increase, fewer students received financial aid. (MLW)

Describes a seminar for high school students and their parents to increase awareness of financial aid sources and make families active participants in securing an aid package. Speakers from a major university and a local banking institution provided information and answered questions. (JAC)

The state of evaluation is reviewed and it is suggested that problems lie not only in the political advocacy process through which policy is made, but also in the way evaluators have approached their tasks and presented their results. A project at the University of Wisconsin--Madison is described. (Author/MLW)

The 13 universities currently on National Collegiate Athletics Association probation, their probation expiration dates, sports affected, sanctions, and grounds for probationary action are listed. (MSE)

What to do about the billion-dollar GI Bill overpayment problem is a question confronting many community college administrators and the Veterans' Administration. Legal and administrative technicalities are reviewed, and it is suggested that many Vietnam era veterans may have no qualms about accepting checks from a government they feel has betrayed…

Distribution of federal student assistance reveals under-participation in campus-based programs by two-year colleges due to misperceptions of student costs, unavailability of aid to part-time students, and lack of adequate numbers of skilled staff. Failure to correct these faults will have major implications for future community college…

There is growing concern over the development of student expense budgets in determining financial needs. No consensus exists concerning what constitutes a realistic budget. General guidelines for budget construction as recommended by the Keppel Task Force (National Task Force on Student Aid Problems) and methods for student budget development are…