Archive for: financial aid

 

Five Highlights From President Greg Fenves’ State of the University Speech

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State of the University 2016 with President Fenves Greg Fenves’ first year as president of the University of Texas was an eventful one. Since taking office...

 
 
All in Good Time

All in Good Time

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Texas has one of the best student-loan programs in the country. So why can’t UT tell students about it? The story behind Texas’ B-on-Time student loan program...

 
 

TXEXplainer: The Federal Student Loan Rate Increase

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Today a Congressional impasse doubled the interest rate on a key federal student loan—unless the Senate can make a deal to restore the lower rates. What does...

 
 

TXEXplainer: How Will the Sequester Affect UT?

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At the end of the week, massive federal spending cuts could shake up America’s universities (and just about everything else). We look into how buzzwords like...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Commissioner Raymund Paredes

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As the Legislature meets in Austin, Raymund Paredes discusses outcomes-based funding, financial aid, and what his fellow Texas Exes can expect from lawmakers. Paredes,...

 
 

UT Launches Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program

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The University of Texas at Austin is incentivizing on-time graduation in order to reduce student debt. It’s all part of a monumental push to save students...

 
 
 
 
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