Council of Graduate Schools

FIU to provost: It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later

University members only had kind words to say about Provost and Executive Vice President Douglas Wartzok -- knowledgeable, inspirational, tireless, a leader.

Proposal for minority graduate program receives grant

The Council of Graduate Schools and Educational Testing Services awarded the University for its proposal to establish a new community of doctoral scholars to support underrepresented minority PhD students.

Rate of students defaulting on loans rises

Student debt could be the next financial bubble to burst nationally, according to University President Mark Rosenberg.

FIU One Card may lead students into debt, report finds

Following a report done by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group last May, banks in partnerships with universities around the country have been looked at with closer scrutiny.

Running out of options – without financial aid, students find alternatives to pay for classes

Stephan Useche / Staff Writer Loans, debts and even grandma’s checks. These are some of the consequences students are facing without summer pell grants. Having congress cancel summer pell grants for 2012 hasn’t been a reclusive alteration; this has come hand in hand with a full 15 percent increase in tuition, making FIU raise $608.70 […]

Students face harsh reality about debt

Students graduating from college this year are walking away with more than a diploma in their hands—they are also leaving with a hefty student loan debt.
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