FINANCIAL AID Higher Commitment to Lower-Income Families How institutions
are managing the expansion of financial aid availability to students in
need. l , By Haley Chitty - M vides a learning environment that is bet- I
A M I UNIVERSITY IN ter for everyone who attends, he says. Ohio and
Michigan State Institutional data may well be affected University have
recently in positive ways, as well. Students will joined a growing number
of higher edu- feel less focused on financial issues as they cation
institutions that are making efforts work toward academic goals, Shipman
to expand the financial aid that's available says. It may improve the
persistence and to low-income students guaranteeing ultimate graduation
rates for this at-risk to cover certain costs of attendance for
population. these students. The programs benefit states by help-
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