For Many College Savings Plans, a Year of Lost Savings

By JOHN KIMELMAN - NYT

MOST investors in state-sponsored college savings plans have found that the performance of their portfolios bears much resemblance to the returns of the overall stock and bond markets.

Portfolios tied to the stock market have generally fallen sharply
in the last year, while those with substantial bond holdings have generally performed well.

The Young Hipublicans,

By JOHN COLAPINTO - NYT

"Students at Howard University, a black institution in Washington, have started a group that has been referred to as the 'hip-hop Republicans'.''

Will wonders never cease? It's telling to me that The New York Times has to refer to Howard as "a black institution" in Washington. It's still that far below the radar?

Responses to Secretary Reich's (May 19) Op-Ed
-NYT

Casting a Wider Net to Attract Computing Women
-By KATIE HAFNER; NYT

"In the average undergraduate computer science department, just one student in 10 is female. As overall applications to computer science programs across the nation decline, the percentage of applications from women has dropped further still."

Computing's Lost Allure
-By KATIE HAFNER; NYT

"Today, empty classroom seats, like the vacant offices once occupied by high-flying start-ups, are among the unmistakable repercussions of the dot-com bust. "

GradEXCEL:Graduate Student Loans

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Citi Assist Loans - citibank

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Get a Job
By ROBERT B. REICH


ALTHAM, Mass.
This spring's college graduates are entering the worst job market in 20 years. With few good jobs on the horizon, many graduating seniors think it is time to get an advanced degree. They should think again.

PAYING FOR COLLEGE: Poor students are caught in crunch

High tuition keeps many high achievers from entering elite schools, study finds
- BY MARYANNE GEORGE DETROIT FREE PRESS ANN ARBOR BUREAU

"Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Anthony Carnevale, vice president of the Educational Testing Service and coauthor of the study, identified 30,000 low-income black and Hispanic students and 200,0000 low-income white students who qualified for one of the 180,000 freshmen seats at the 146 elite schools.

An elite school is defined by the high academic qualifications of the freshmen and by national surveys.

"There are lots of qualified minority and low-income students if you dig them out," he said

Graduates Face Difficult Job Market

By DAVID LEONHARDT - NY Times

International Student Exchange and Study Abroad Resource Center

http://www.internationalstudent.com/

The Byron Hanke Fellowship
For Graduate Research on Community Associations

Awards Offered Thoughout The Year!

http://www.cairf.org/schol/hanke.html

American Society Of Mechanical Engineering - The Board on Diversity and Outreach (BDO) is currently accepting applications for positions on the Board commencing in June 2003.
Deadline June 1, 2003

http://asme.org/communities/diversities/bdo/

Beware Money-For-College Scam
"(CBS) With all the certainty of a class bell, they come to high school students nationwide. Letters that guarantee full financial aid for college, often for a $1,000 fee, reports CBS News Correspondent Bob McNamara."

Midyear Admissions Offer Opportunity
-via Tamar Lewin, New York Times

Fayetteville Online Story - Universities work on diversity
by Alice Thrasher

Now here's a switch: "The decline in white enrollment continued this school year at Fayetteville State University, but school officials are working on plans to increase diversity.

The percentage of white students at the historically black college has been declining since a peak of about one-third in 1991. This year's enrollment is about one-fifth white."

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