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Almost half the colleges checked on an official list of providers for overseas students are struck off.
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The Motion Picture Association of America admits that "human error" caused it to report, incorrectly, that 44 percent of its domestic losses came from illegal downloading by college students. It's more like 15 percent, the MPAA says.
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A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason &#151; they don't apply.
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A study reveals a lack of consistency in the way universities punish plagiarism.
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Telltale signs that your private college-aid counselor is out to get you.
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Winona State University senior Rick Howden, a business administration major, figures he knows a bad deal when he sees it. A $4,500 tab for his college textbooks by the time he graduates? Bad deal.
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An innocent financial background check can send ripples through your credit file.
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It is not exactly illegal now, but &quot;floating&quot; a check could get students into trouble much sooner since Oct. 27. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act revolutionized the way American banks process paper
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By Daniel Patrick Sheehan, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 16--The Motion Picture Association of America has filed 14 lawsuits against people it claims have sold counterfeit DVDs online, including a Lehigh University junior.
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Two athletic department academic assistance employees have resigned and 23 Florida State athletes were implicated in cheating on tests given over the Internet, university officials said. The athletes represent nine sports, and 17 of the students are or have been on scholarship. Officials could not identify the students and could not say which sports are involved because of federal confidentiality restrictions. T. K. Wetherell, the university president, reported the findings in a letter to the N.C.A.A. The students could face punishment from the university and the N.C.A.A., including loss of eligibility.
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Â· 'Alarming' misconceptions uncovered in surveyÂ· Tuition fees led to fall in university applications
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Check the checkers and see who is inquiring about your credit history.
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An online university that supposedly granted a business degree to a cat has been sued for consumer fraud. The lawsuit was filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General&#39;s Office against Dallas-based Trinity Southern
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True or false: If a check "clears" within the typical one to five business days but later is discovered to be fake, the bank customer who deposited the check and subsequently spends the money cannot be held financially responsible for the fraud.
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Congress is trying to end a practice that unintentionally has allowed banks to take in billions of dollars meant to help students pay for college.
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By The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Mar. 8--A fake e-mail message purporting to have been sent by Heritage  Trust Federal Credit Union has been turning up in inboxes Thursday morning.
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A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason - they don't apply.    The study released Monday by the American Council on Education, which represents colleges and universities, says that half of the 8 million undergraduates enrolled in 1999-2000 at institutions participating in federal student aid programs did not complete the main federal aid application form...