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Making college affordable: five ways that states, schools are trying to help

Student debt and skyrocketing tuition make headlines. But this week, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have sought to highlight the silver lining – examples of how states and institutions have been trying to reduce the cost of higher education.Here are some ideas presented in a hearing Wednesday held by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, and another Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Rising college costs prompt student loan reform

States struggle to contain fees at public universities while the federal government rolls out affordability measures to help counter the rising costs of higher education.
With new GI Bill, a surge of veterans at colleges

More than 100,000 veterans have already been approved under the bill taking effect Saturday. Are campuses prepared?
Tears in the Darkness

A balanced, beautifully written book about the horrors of the Bataan Death March.
Vanished Smile

The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
The Third Reich at War

This history of World War II from a German perspective is a superb study of a society at war.
Opinion: Universities can survive only with radical reform

Schools must break out of their insular mind-set.
Colleges cope as endowments pinch

Budgets are cut as a new study reports an average loss of 23 percent in endowment value.
Nothing to Fear

A new book peels back the legend to examine FDR’s first 100 days.
'Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt'

H.W. Brands’s new biography on FDR is detailed, insightful, and reads like a novel.
Wobbly time for college tuition

A new report shows signs of moderation in rate hikes. But the economic downturn could quickly send prices up.
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Study: U.S. financial aid fails students who need it most

The $86 billion system is so complex and piecemeal that experts call for an overhaul.
Higher education bill draws a bead on tuition costs

Legislation aims to point out colleges where costs are rising most, pushing states to pony up.
Universe of Stone

A history of Chartres, "the most perfect cathedral ever created."
Now, ‘green’ report cards for U.S. colleges

New rating systems help students choose environmentally friendly colleges.
Student-loan legislation moves forward

The bill, designed to encourage lenders to keep offering federal loans to students, won bipartisan support in Congress.
Iraq war veterans receive guidance for a higher education

Some colleges develop programs to teach wounded vets the process of applying for, attending, and paying for school.
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Pay for college chiefs rising fast

Their compensation has outpaced inflation for five years, prompting demands for oversight, disclosure.