Word: hea
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Citing a “college cost crisis,” Rep. Buck McKeon introduced an adjunct to the Higher Education Act (HEA) last Thursday that would withhold student aid funds from schools that enact sharp tuition increases...
Kevin Casey, Harvard’s senior director of federal and state relations, said that McKeon’s bill—which along with the HEA is still in the early stages of debate—was unlikely to pass in its present form...
...thanks to a provision Congress inserted into the Higher Education Act (HEA) when it was reauthorized in 1998, the financial aid office promptly replied that she was no longer eligible for money. Marisa Garcia, who until that moment had every reason in the world to expect a bright, college-bound future, was devastated that she would not have enough money to attend the following fall. Marisa was not alone. In the 2001-2002 school year around 43,000 students were denied federal aid because of their response to Question 35; many of those denials were for possession of small amounts...
...support of Frank’s bill. Last year, Yale became the fourth college that guarantees to reimburse students for any federal aid lost due to Question 35. These and other acts have put pressure on politicians in Washington to confront the injustice of the HEA drug provision. These efforts must continue. We citizens must not become as complacent as our politicians, whether in regard to this particular law, drug policy, or national issues in general; the essence of democracy is at stake. In such times, when the burden to do what is right falls upon the people because their...
Despite the fact that Harvard’s financial aid office counteracts the HEA drug provision by guaranteeing that all accepted students will have their need met, the University administration, as a model for other institutions, must openly decry this unjust law. To this end, the Undergraduate Council will be considering a resolution this upcoming Sunday, Feb. 16, that asks President Summers and the Financial Aid Office publicly condemn the Drug Free Student Loans Provision of the Higher Education Act. I urge concerned students to show their support by attending the meeting and stating their fervent desire to end this...