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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Understanding College Costs. Adapted from the Testimony of Gordon Winston before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Winston, Gordon – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2002
Summarizes October 2002 testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives on college costs. Reviews why measuring colleges and universities against the operation of ordinary businesses is ineffective (students pay considerably less than what it costs), and offers sobering comments about price discounting strategies currently finding favor at many…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Paying for College
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended: An Evaluation of Its Effectiveness in Terms of Access and Cost.
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Griffith, Susan R. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1986
An evaluation of the Title IV financial aid to students is provided, including the issues of minority access to higher education, the costs to the nation of that education, and the benefits accrued. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Costs, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance
The Financial Aid Administrator and the Law.
Bargerstock, Charles T. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1982
Basic legal knowledge that the student financial administrator needs is outlined: the legal system, requirements and regulations affecting financial aid, interacting with lawyers and the legal system, and substantive law and legal issues affecting the operation of the office. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Regulation, Higher Education, Laws