The decline of aid-blind college admissions, therefore of a "level playing field," complicates both admissions and financial aid processes. Institutions will have to revise recruitment procedures to bring in the best students. Financial aid will be one element in those procedures, depending on the relative wealth of the institution. (MSE)

Educators in many state prisons feel the Congressional ban on awarding of federal Pell grants to prisoners has denied prisoner access to college education and to significant rehabilitation opportunities. Most prisoners cannot afford tuition without this primary source of financial aid. (MSE)

It is estimated that 35% of women veterans of World War II used some part of the benefits of the GI Bill, compared to 41% of men. Social factors (expectations and role perceptions), lack of knowledge of eligibility, and some discriminatory provisions may have kept women from taking greater advantage. (MSE)

A variety of national data sources concerning proprietary schools was used to examine the general attributes of such schools, the kinds of training offered, student characteristics, amount and type of student financial aid available to the students, and student costs for training. (MSE)

National data reveal postsecondary students in proprietary schools and vocational education are much more likely than others to receive financial aid, and community college students are much less likely. Because of community college student sensitivity to costs and because evidence indicates aid is effective in two-year colleges, the pattern is…

Higher education has two main needs of Congress: the need for student aid and the need for increased and sustained scientific research support. The problem is that ever-more-aggressive competition for earmarked funds does not necessarily generate additional resources for institutions to share. (MLW)

An informal survey of 27 Kansas public and private 4-year institutions of higher education revealed most did not have aid information packets designed for marketing; the quality of materials and response time was unrelated to institution size; many did not respond satisfactorily; and financial aid offices did not take a team approach in…

In the coming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Congress will carefully examine the purpose, accessibility, process, and administration of student aid program. The deliberations promise to be extensive. Eight specific student aid policy issues to be addressed are identified. (Author/MSE)

The Justice Department's antitrust investigation of private-college collaboration on student financial aid (the Overlap Group) has closed, with charges against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dropped and announcement of a new system by which institutions may share information. Institutions are skeptical about the practicality of the new…

Over the last decade, almost all of the country's 1,100 community colleges have begun fund raising, some with great success. They are beginning to compete with larger institutions for foundation money. The money supplements operating budgets, and many colleges are building endowments that enable them to offer scholarships and keep student costs…

Identifies the main federal assistance programs available to graduate students that are native-born, naturalized citizens, and some foreign students studying in the United States. Explores through actual cases how these programs affect the lives of graduate students on a daily basis. (CCM)

A discussion of costs for students attending higher education institutions in nine European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom) looks at average expenditures of American students, sources and conditions of public support for foreign students, requirements for student academic…

Capitalizing on the ban on affirmative action in college admissions in Texas, a number of out-of-state colleges are aggressively recruiting in that state and offering generous financial aid packages. Oklahoma was one of the first states to do so. For many students, financial aid makes the difference in college attendance. (MSE)

Describes how demographics, social, and economic forces of the 1990s altered the higher education operating environment. Provides policy context to examine the emergence of enrollment management in response to these forces. Improved economic conditions at the close of the 1990s presents institutions and lawmakers with opportunity to reform past…

The Access program is intended to help groups such as Canada Natives enroll and succeed in postsecondary education. Key aspects are recruitment, selection, integrated student support, financial support, academic remediation, and personal support. In 1994, 40% of 2,400 Access students graduated, compared to an estimated 5% of aboriginal students…