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Understanding 529 Plans: Equipping Students and Parents for Success

By UB Custom Publishing

Institutions are struggling to help students find new ways to pay for tuition and fees. At the same time, 529 savings plans are becoming increasingly popular, but disbursing these funds to the school can be burdensome for students and parents. Is your campus prepared to help your students and parents understand how they can disburse […]

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Employability and debt reports could spur more career advising

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Access and Affordability Stories

August 19, 2019

2 new ways to support student financial literacy on campus

Campus teams responsible for teaching students about financial literacy—and improving cohort default rates—are getting support through financial wellness training and certification programs.

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August 16, 2019

People Watch: Hampshire College, U of SC, Thomas More U attract new talent

Ed Wingenbach (pictured) heads up Hampshire, Robert Caslen leads in South Carolina and Kevin Reynolds fills a newly created executive role in Kentucky.

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August 13, 2019

Buying insurance for campus valuables: 5 considerations

Colleges and universities must protect their rare art, books and other collections in the event of damage or loss.

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August 06, 2019

New UB survey reveals movement on minimum wage on college campuses

State minimum wage laws impact colleges as employers, but as our survey shows, in many cases higher ed is offering entry-level employees a better-than-mandated deal.

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July 23, 2019

UB op-ed: Why college is more accessible than ever

To read the headlines about college admissions, one would think it's much more difficult to get into college than before—this couldn’t be further from the truth.

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