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...treatment at VA medical centers. The number is far enough beyond the VA’s previously projected figures that those seeking care have found themselves facing massive waiting lists. The VHA itself, meanwhile, has been running out of money in the attempt to keep pace with those seeking aid. Equally formidable are the problems hampering the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the second branch of the VA. Charged with dispensing benefits checks to servicemen filing for disability after their tours of duty, the VBA’s system of processing claims has accumulated a back-up that still includes veterans...
...best way to tackle this problem is not to avoid the issue at hand, but to raise money to provide direct funding of students’ book purchases. Some have proposed simply augmenting the expenses section of the financial aid package, and letting low-income students decide what to do with extra money. That is outrageous for an institution whose first priority should be the education of its students. People should not have to choose between books for their classes and the other costs that inevitably arise at school...
Still others have suggested augmenting the libraries’ reserves, but that isn’t a cost-effective solution either. According to a 2005 study by the Financial Aid Office (FAO), to add only three additional copies of each book and coursepack to the reserves would cost, on average, $360 per class, or approximately $40,000 for the Government department alone. Multiply these costs across departments and increasing the reserves system could cost close to a million dollars. And students would probably still have trouble finding their books during crunch time...
...home front, as Cambridge students confront a hike in tuition fees brought about by Labor government policies, Richard has worked to increase financial aid and make Cambridge more accessible to lower income families...
While Richard’s internationalization and financial aid efforts might resemble initiatives championed by former President Lawrence H. Summers, her leadership style—according to many who know her well—does...