As I look forward to graduating next semester, I have begun to ponder over my journey through college as a financially independent student. Two-and-a-half years at USF and five figures in student loan debt have raised the inquisition of whether it has all been worth it. Has it been worth it? For me, it most [...]

An article entitled “Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor,” published in the New York Times found that America’s “talented,” high-achieving poor are failing to make it into our country’s better colleges and universities. Of the roughly top 4% of graduating high school seniors from the lowest fourth of the income range, only 34% attended [...]

What's up with YOUR Cal Grant?

Students worry about the future of the Pell Grant

Students who failed to meet the Aug. 1 tuition deadline scramble to and re-register for classes

For some students, graduation is still far away, pushed out of mind by more pressing concerns. But for others, it’s a date that’s coming dangerously near, and they are in a frenzy to get all of their required units completed.

In response to the sweeping budget cuts that have left many California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) students struggling to enroll in all of the classes they need, USF’s College of Arts and Science has created "USF Steps Up."

After weeks of back-and-forth political jockeying over President Obama’s proposed economic stimulus package, Congress settled on a compromise bill that offers expanded federal grants and tax benefits to college students, along with funding for states to restore education budget cuts and for research institutions to expand their development. Overall, the final stimulus bill will deliver [...]

The current financial state of USF has forced the school to strictly enforced their policy of dropping students from classes for failing to pay tuition on time.

Members of the ASUSF Senate have presented a few new resolutions of great interest to the student body. One resolution proposed at their Nov. 18 meeting could dramatically affect the financial stability of students and their families. This resolution would request that USF not raise tuition at all for the 2009-10 school year in light [...]