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...similar deal penned in February with JPMorgan Chase and will increase the funding options available to international students. After Citibank abruptly pulled out of previous custom loan arrangements with Harvard and several other universities in October, Harvard administrators were left scrambling for alternative ways to help students cover the cost of attendance while maintaining the University’s commitment to financial aid across the graduate schools. “Our overall objective is to ensure that a Harvard graduate education remains accessible to talented students regardless of where they live,” Harvard’s Chief Financial...
...they wanted it earlier than even college,” said Patricia Nash Christel, a specialist in saving, planning, and paying for college at Sallie Mae. Christel said the credit problems are related to rising college tuitions and lack of family savings. Many households are simply underestimating the cost of paying for college while the convenience of credit card use—especially online—provides a constant temptation for college-age students. Contrary to the findings of the study, Harvard students and affiliates have remained relatively unaffected by the trend of increasing debt. Gene Foley, president...
...College as well as the potential ramifications of these cuts for the January term session after yesterday’s town hall meeting led by Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith. Smith announced six working groups that would be charged with finding areas for cost-reductions throughout FAS. But according to Smith, it remains to be decided whether these committees would include students. Two committees, one dedicated to “student services” and the other to “academic” issues, will be formed to find cost-cutting savings...
...fact of it or the fear of it. Even when prosperity returns, 61% predict, they'll continue to spend less than they did before. Among people earning less than $50,000 a year - roughly half of U.S. households - 34% have not gone to the doctor because of the cost, 31% have been out of work at some point, and 13% have been hungry. At the same time, 4 in 10 people earning more than $100,000 say they are buying more store brands, 36% are using coupons more, and 39% have postponed or canceled a vacation to save money. Forty...
...course, every power outage comes with a cost, not least to the economy. Mansoor would not discuss how long it would take to recover from a cyberattack - there are too many variables involved - but said the longest delays in restoring power are typically caused not by technological glitches but by major acts of God, like hurricanes and earthquakes that destroy physical infrastructure. (Read a TIME blog on China and hacking...