Financial aid
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Forty elite private universities in the U.S. conspired to overcharge for tuition by including noncustodial parents’ assets in financial aid calculations, students allege in a new lawsuit. The proposed class action, filed on Monday night in Chicago by a Boston University student and a Cornell University alum, targets Northwestern, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Georgetown, and…
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Duke University has announced the discontinuation of its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a move prompted by last year’s Supreme Court decision ending race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Established in 1979, the scholarship program, named after Duke’s first Black student government president, Reginaldo “Reggie” Howard, provided full tuition, room, and board for select Black…
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In this blog post, we’ll dive into the world of outside scholarships, a valuable source of financial support for prospective law school applicants and current law students. Whether you’re looking to reduce the financial burden of your legal education or exploring opportunities to make it more affordable, this catch-all term encompasses a wide range of…
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Dartmouth College, Rice University, Northwestern University, and Vanderbilt University have collectively agreed to pay $166 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging collusion to restrict financial aid for admitted students. The lawsuit, initiated by eight former students in 2022, accused 17 elite universities, including most Ivy League members, of employing a shared methodology to assess…
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