Acknowledging the necessity of student loan programs, legislative and judiciary efforts have been made to strengthen them. Refusing bar admission to students who have defaulted on loans is especially appropriate action, since lawyers must maintain the highest standards of propriety and justice. (MSE)

Major current issues in student financial aid include the articulation of program purposes, the allocation of aid resources, and the structure of delivery mechanisms. The resolution of these issues can dramatically affect institutions of postsecondary education, from their fiscal viability to the nature of their student body. (Author/JMD)

Various enrollment projections for higher education and factors affecting enrollment are discussed, such as the job market for college graduates, inflation and tuition costs, student aid, the size of the college-age population, women and minority students, and military recruitment. (JMD)

The new Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme allows students to either pay a standard tuition charge on enrollment or defer payment until they are earning at least the current average taxable income. At that point, they incur a debt to the government for the amount deferred and repayment rate is based on income. Conceptual bases and…

A study investigated the influence of tuition charges and financial aid packaging to adult undergraduate students on within-year persistence. Results indicated that adult undergraduates are more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds and more responsive to tuition rate than traditional college-age students, and that adults enrolled in public…

Results of an annual college tuition survey and a study of trends in financial aid reveal continuing difficulties in keeping costs in line with inflation, the financial aid pool, and state support. A table displays tuition and required fees at over 3,000 institutions in both 1995-96 and 1996-97, including added tuition for out-of-state students in…

Adoption of the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1992 formalized a significant shift in federal financial aid policy from grants to loans. A case study of the federal policy-making process and the effects of incremental and fragmented decision making, this legislation illustrates how shifts in the power of actors and constraints in the…

Special education doctoral programs in 44 universities were surveyed to assess program characteristics, student characteristics, and student financial support. Results indicate that both numbers of focus areas of doctoral studies (such as early childhood, severe/multiple disabilities, and learning disabilities) and sources of student support have…

This paper describes a research-based apprenticeship model preparing minority group students to enter doctoral programs with the goal of becoming faculty members in university special education departments. Seventeen recommendations for recruitment and training strategies are offered, such as providing enhanced financial aid and providing faculty…

Discusses the Rising Star Scholarship program of the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District (DCCCD), an approach to financial aid that states that every high school graduate should have the opportunity to attend college regardless of financial means. Describes the program as a unique way of fundraising within the business community. (ND)

A study analyzed characteristics of 392 University of Dayton (Ohio) students borrowing through the Perkins Loan Program to discover their relative impact on loan default behavior, and developed a model to help predict individual potential defaulters. Financial aid policy recommendations aimed at reducing default costs at the institution are…

Public officials and student aid experts agree that the federal program delivery system is outdated, inefficient, and vulnerable to fraud, but they disagree on how bad the situation is and whether the Education Department has the structure necessary to fix it. A 1995 project to integrate all federal grant and loan programs into one system has not…

During early 1990s, increases in private colleges' prices outpaced increases in inflation, input prices, and income growth, but after accounting for rapidly increasing college-funded student aid, positive differentials decreased relative to the 1980s. Substantial dispersion among private colleges in actual net prices received from full-time…

In an interview, Franco Harris discusses athletes as role models, his own personal role models, attitudes about getting a college education, athletics as a means of getting an education, new National Collegiate Athletic Association rules about student-athlete employment, coming from a biracial family, and the role of his life experience in his…

Carleton College (Minnesota) no longer ignores a family's ability to pay in making admissions decisions, because in recent years, financial aid was consuming one-fifth of the college budget. The policy angers many parents and counselors. The policy has worked well for Carleton, allowing construction of new facilities. In general, faculty and…