The state's student-loan agency will cut college grants by up to $750 and offer voluntary buyouts to some employees to ease financial woes blamed on strained credit markets, officials said Thursday.

The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board was recently awarded more than $1 million in financial aid through a federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Services. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff

Regardless of whether American financial institutions bounce back from the recent crisis, UI students will likely see local effects. "The bottom line is financial instability can affect any segment of the economy," UI economics Professor Gabriele Camera

The Assembly Higher Education Committee on Monday heard testimony from students and administrators on a proposal to curtail the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II programs at two- and four-year colleges.

The U.S. Africa Command, designed to boost America's image and prevent terrorist inroads on the continent, has scaled back its ambitions after African governments refused to host it and aid groups protested plans to expand the military's role in economi