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The credit crunch is moving into the student loan market, and some private loans are drying up. We take a look what kind of impact to expect on students attending a range of colleges, universities, and professional schools.
Michael Dannenberg, senior fellow at the New America Foundation, where he founded the Education Policy Program and its blog: HigherEdWatch.org
Doug Lederman, editor and founder, Inside Higher Ed
Harris Miller, CEO and president, Career College Association
Gail Holt, senior associate director of student financial services at Mt. Holyoke College; president elect of the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Henry Urrick, interim associate director,the Office of Student Financial Services at the University of Texas at Austin
A sister tells the story of how she tried to reconnect with her dying brother before it was too late and describes what sibling relationships can reveal about our inner lives.
Marie Brenner, a writer-at-large for "Vanity Fair" and the author of "Great Dames" and "House of Dreams."
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