Nov 28, 2009

Times Union Op-Ed: Studying Up on College Facts
Michael Dannenberg exaggerates the facts for shock value in his Nov. 16 commentary, "Colleges need a lemon law." As students and their families visit campuses this month, and as students polish admission essays over the Thanksgiving holiday, it's important to set the record straight.

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Sep 15, 2009

Weathering the Challenges of the “Great Recession”: Band Together to Support Student Aid
Three billion dollars. That's the current gap that New York's Governor is now predicting for this year's state budget. The four-year shortfall totals $38 billion. Even as the national economy takes modest steps toward recovery, we face unique challenges here in the Empire State. Historically, New York State enters recessionary periods later than the nation as a whole, and our economic recovery tends to begin later, and last longer.

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