Life After College
Two Hofstra University graduates overcome some of their financial challenges as they plan for their financial future.
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College Gurl Foundation Takes Students on Whirlwind HBCU College Tour
Twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Brown, also known as the College Gurl, is serious about making sure underserved, underresourced students have access to information about college and college financing.
How to Succeed in College
That panel included another speaker, Jeffrey J. Selingo, the author of There Is Life After College and professor of practice at Arizona State University. In an article for the Washington Post, Selingo has written four pieces of advice to give your kids when you drop them off on campus this fall. It’s worth reading. We get you started here with an excerpt:
College Aid 101
If your children are destined for college, one thing is certain: You can expect to write some large checks to pay tuition, room, board, and other expenses. Although inflation is relatively dormant in most areas of the economy, it’s running wild on university campuses. According to the College Board, the cost of higher education is up roughly 5% from a year ago. In the 2009–2010 academic year, the average cost of a year at a private university was more than $35,000.