President Obama Meets with Family Struggling with College Costs,

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 24, 2009

 

President Obama Meets with Family Struggling with College Costs, Underscores Need to Eliminate Wasteful Spending in Federal Student Loan Program, Reinvest Savings in Making College More Affordable

 

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION

For Immediate Release                      April 24, 2009

 

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

ON HIGHER EDUCATION

 

Diplomatic Reception Room

 

1:46 P.M. EDT

 

April 24, 2009 WASHINGTON – President Obama Meets with Family Struggling with College Costs,Underscores Need to Eliminate Wasteful Spending in Federal Student LoanProgram, Reinvest Savings in Making College More Affordable

While there is some basic information that will apply to most campuses,you must meet with your education abroad adviser to learn the specificsabout education abroad opportunities and processes at your homeinstitution. The links and information provided will provide you withsome of this basic information, but cannot substitute for meetings withyour study abroad, financial aid, and academic advisers.http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec

President Barack Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, freeing up $5.7 billion to expand AmeriCorps and to increase volunteer opportunities across the country. Obama signed the bill into law at a Washington, D.C., charter school with Sen. Kennedy present, along with former President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other noted dignitaries.to law at a Washington, D.C., charter school with Sen. Kennedy present, along with former President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other noted dignitaries.

Publication from the National Institute of Mental Health answers common questions about children and teens with bipolar disorder, including how it is diagnosed and treated. http://tinyurl.com/cv558w

 

Mental Health on Campus

Inside Higer Ed. April 21, 2009| One in every four college students has seriously considered suicide, according to a new national study of campus counseling centers. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/21/ving

The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the first round of results from the 2008 National Student Postsecondary Aid Study (NPSAS:08). This nationally representative study provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive look at postsecondary student characteristics and student financial aid for the 2007-08 academic year.

First Look.
The First Look report focuses on the types and sources of student financial aid, including loans and grants from federal, state, and institutional resources.

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