Analyses revealed significant differences between faculty and students on 8 of 14 items. Students were more likely to refer on the basis of a pragmatic need such as finances and career planning. Faculty would refer for personal-social issues. (Author)

Present law respecting collection of federal student loans, regulatory and other sanctions against default, and strategies against bankruptcy are outlined and analyzed. (Journal availability: Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Box 7, Columbia University School of Law, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027, $5.00.) (MSE)

Financial aid counseling and outreach programs at the University of California, Davis, are described. Counseling services include: an intake interviewer, student interns, a hot-line program, and drop-in counseling. Workshops, a newsletter, and summer residential programs for low-income and minority groups are among the outreach services. (JMD)

Since 1969 the Migrant Action Program (MAP) has offered more than 150 migrant students such supportive services as financial aid, counseling, tutors, writing labs, remedial summer institutes, child care and social organizations. Journal availability: see RC 503 518. (DS)

Georgia's merit-based HOPE scholarships, which cover tuition and fees for over half the undergraduates at the University of Georgia, are credited for bringing better students to the university but also for bringing pressure for grade inflation to the institution. Recipients must maintain a B grade average. The university has become competitive…

Explored the demographic and enrollment characteristics of undergraduate borrowers, as well as their risk for not persisting to degree completion and the various types of loans and other financial aid they received. Data are from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (SLD)

The percentage of students receiving Pell Grants at a given college or university is a useful, though short of perfect, measure of economic diversity within a student body. The Pell Grant percentage also provides some clues about racial diversity and the economic characteristics of black students in a particular college or university's student…

In exchange for $8-12-million from the state, historically black Texas Southern University has agreed to maintain a schedule to fix financial problems threatening the institution and keep it from state control. Three-quarters of students receive aid. Lax financial accountability is a long-time problem. The university's historic role in educating…

Examines student reactions to new fee levels for distance education courses in order to understand how fees, and their possible reimbursement by employers, impact on student persistence--based on experiences at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. Discusses completion rates, attrition in distance learning, employer support, and financial…

Examined what kinds of information about financial aid and when it was needed by over 3,000 college students and parents. Results suggest admission and financial aid professionals should improve both the types and timing of communication shared with families and their college-bound students. (ABL)

This report contains the results of a survey of Stafford Loan borrowers who were scheduled to enter repayment between September 1, 1988, and June 1, 1989. Tables show respondents' activities, occupations--by type of institution and gender, median incomes--by occupation and race, and program completion by ethnic group, etc. (Author/MLW)

Proposed National Collegiate Athletic Association rule changes address issues of academic standards, financial aid, program administration, association administration, championships and extra events, athlete eligibility, association membership and institutional classification, playing seasons, and aspects of program deregulation. (MSE)

The purpose of this article is to improve understanding of private career schools and the role they play in the economy. It includes statistics about enrollment, graduation, and job placement rates and student characteristics. (JOW)

The Department of Justice has ordered private colleges to turn over financial records for an inquiry into whether they violate federal antitrust laws in the way they set tuition and award financial aid. The practice of exchanging information about applicants so students receive comparable financial-aid is being investigated. (MLW)

Boston College's student public-access record-keeping system provides students access to their own academic, account, and financial aid information. The system was first made available on computer terminals and then on a Consumer Transaction Terminal. (MSE)