WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Obama Administration announced it is taking steps to increase college affordability by making it easier to manage student loan debt. The announcement is part of a series of executive actions to put Americans back to work and strengthen the economy because we can’t wait for Congressional Republicans to act. [...]

Four University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have extra reasons to celebrate their Mexican heritage this semester. The four – Alejandro Corona, Karina Albor, Jessica Lyon and Esmeralda Villarreal – just received IME-Becas scholarships. These scholarships encourage U.S. students of Mexican descent to pursue higher education, according to Javier Tapia, associate professor of educational policy and community [...]

Sorting out college just got easier. By attending the annual Open House at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), you can find out about the basics – financial aid, housing and advising. But you can also make a connection that launches you on your academic journey. See all that Wisconsin’s second- largest public research university has [...]

Steve Roell, CEO of Johnson Controls presented UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – a $100,000 contribution in support of the UNCF Wisconsin Student Aid Program. The Program targets entering freshmen as well as upperclassmen enrolled in UNCF schools, who continue to have a financial need even after Pell grants, scholarships, work-study aid and [...]