Grace Period Gone for Federal Loans Although congress voted last minute to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling, the 6 month grace period — as well as the grace period for students seeking advanced degrees — went away on Sunday. Students will now be responsible for paying the interest on their loans immediately [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio Hi I’m Julie Larsen and this is the BreakDrink Weekly Dose for the week of June 25th, 2012. Sandusky Found Guilty, Focus Shifts to Penn State After Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of abuse last Friday, attention has shifted to the next [...]
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Following a few technical difficulties (Julie awkwardly fills the space, but you should use the time to watch your favorite version of Call Me Maybe), Gary and Julie were joined by Conor McLaughlin, host of Life Work Balances, last week. We talked graduation speeches and other fun topics galore. View a few of our [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio Morrill Land Grant Act Turns 150 The Morrill Land Grant Act is about to hit 150 years on July 2nd, but university and agricultural experts are not quite ready to celebrate. While the number of students interested in agriculture and food/farming majors have increased [...]
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Hi I’m Julie Larsen and this is the BreakDrink Weekly Dose for the week of June 11th, 2012. College Rankings by Cost The Department of Education has released it’s now yearly report on the cost of colleges and universities around the country. Connecticut College has pushed Sarah Lawrence out of the number one spot, and [...]
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Gary and Julie discussed the recent NY Times article which looked at the high amount of student loan debt many students are taking on in order to earn a four year degree. We highlight a response from the President of Ohio Northern University, and the ROI from some popular colleges/universities. NY Times article Ohio Northern’s [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio UT Permian Basin Offers $10,000 Degree Rising to a challenge given by Governor Rick Perry, UT Permian Basin will offer $10,000 degrees. Currently, a four year degree is $25,808. Students will have the option of chemistry, computer science, geology, information systems, or mathematics. UTPB will be [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio Hi I’m Julie Larsen and this is the BreakDrink Daily Dose for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012. Louisiana State University System Fires President In a 12-4 vote, the Louisiana State University system voted to fire President John V. Lombardi. Critics claim the vote was swayed by [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio Hi I’m Julie Larsen, and this is the BreakDrink Daily Dose for April 20th, 2012 Texas Technical Colleges Putting Money on the Line Texas technical colleges are ready to propose that 45% of their operating budget be linked to the employment rates and salaries of [...]
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Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on Blog Talk Radio NCAA Needs an Image Fix After a year of scandals and public doubt, the NCAA is entertaining proposals from ad agencies for a public relations campaign. Details are scarce, but my own personal opinion is that we can expect a rise in ticket prices and [...]
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