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Financial Aid Strategies in Tough Economic Times: 10 critical do’s and don’ts

In this January 2010 University Business article, Jim Scannell, Kathy Kurz, and Mary Piccioli discuss ten important do’s and don’ts when implementing financial aid strategies during today's challenging economic climate.



They write:


In a recent Moody's survey, almost 30 percent of private colleges projected declines in net tuition revenues for the current fiscal year. This is likely not because enrollments declined, but because more financial aid was spent in achieving enrollment goals. Officials at institutions whose discount rates increased this fall are wondering if this is the new cost of doing business or whether they spent more than necessary...

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01/15/2010