| DCLPublicationDate: 7/1/95 DCLID: SPEC-95-1 AwardYear: Summary: Direct Loan List of Publications July 1995 SPEC-95-1 SUMMARY: Direct Loan List of Publication Dear Colleague: For those of you who like to stay current with all of the events and happenings of the Direct Loan Program, or for those who don't know much about the current state of the program and would like to learn more, we have put together a current reading list of articles, reports and other print materials about the program. The items included on this list touch on a variety of issues associated with the program and range in type from short articles that appeared in major newspapers, to formal studies conducted by independent program evaluators. The list was developed with complete objectivity in mind and contains material that support, as well as that which is highly critical, of the program. A copy of the list is attached. We thought these materials may be especially useful for those of you preparing presentations for national, state and local student aid conferences, as well as those of you who are researching the program to make a participation decision. As you can see from the list, a lot has happened in the last six months. To obtain a copy of any of the listed materials, or if you have questions about the program, contact a direct loan account manager in the regional office that serves your school. The telephone numbers for direct loan account managers are provided below. If your school is located in: Call: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI or VT 617-223-4963 NJ, NY, PR or VI 212-264-3020 DC, DE, MD, PA, VA or WV 215-596-1716 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC or TN 404-730-2012 IL, IN, MI, OH or WI 312-886-6660 AR, LA, NM, OK or TX 214-767-9607 IA, KS, MO or NE 816-891-7647 CO, MN, MT, ND, SD, UT or WY 303-294-1393 AZ, CA, HI or NV 415-556-4747 AK, ID, OR or WA 206-220-4400 In addition, the Direct Loan Taskforce members remain available to help you and can be reached on 202-708-9951. As always, your questions and comments are welcome. Sincerely, Leo Kornfeld Special Advisor to the Secretary Attachment Direct Loans List of Recent Publications ARTICLES/EDITORIALS - "Plans in Congress to Limit Direct-Lending Program Fail to Curb Enthusiasm of Financial-Aid Officers, " The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 20, 1995. - "Give It a Chance, Congress threatens to limit the president's new student-loan plan," Newsweek, February 6, 1995. - "Give direct loans a chance," Cincinnati Post, March 18, 1995. - "Direct-loan program has won over OU," Columbus Dispatch, March 27, 1995. - "Direct Loan Program is Good Deal for All," Chicago Sun-Times, March 29, 1995. - "Student Loans: Which is Reform'?" Washington Post, April 13, 1995. - "Give direct student loans a chance," Chicago Tribune, April 18, 1995. SURVEYS - Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), February 1995. - Education Daily, March 17, 1995. - Macro International Inc., May, 1995. - General Accounting Office, "Direct Student Loans: Selected Characteristics of Participating Schools," Cornelia Blanchette testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, March 30, 1995. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRESS RELEASES - "Direct Loans Work For Students, Schools and Taxpayers," February 14, 1995. - "Direct Student Loans Receive Clean' Audit," March 27, 1995. - "451 Additional Schools Will Go Direct Lending in 1996-97," April 25, 1995. REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT - 77th Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education, February 14, 1995. - American Association of Community Colleges, April 24, 1995. Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, March 30, 1995. - Senator Paul Simon (D-IL), opening statement. - Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI), opening statement. - Cornelia Blanchette, GAO. - Steven McNamara, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Department of Education. - Lynn Fawthrop, Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. - Rudolph Penner, Managing Director, Barents Group. - Madeleine Kunin, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education. - Larry Tait, President, Student Government Association, Florida A&M University. - James Belvin, Director of Financial Aid, Duke University. - Joseph Russo, Director of Financial Aid, Notre Dame University. - Donald Honeman, Director of Financial Aid,University of Vermont. - Earl Dowling, Director of Financial Aid, Iowa State University. Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, May 23, 1995. -Congressman Thomas Pattie (R-WI). -Congressman Ernest Istook (R-OK). -Senator Paul Simon (D-IL). -Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN). -Phyllis Hooyman, Director of Financial Aid, Hope College. -L. Diane Ryan, Director of Financial Aid, California State University at Northridge. -Otto Reyer, Associate Vice Chancellor For Student Services and Director of Financial Aid, University of California Irvine. -Lynn M Fawthrop, Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance -Richard Pierce, President and Chief Operating Officer, Maine Education Services. Other Items -Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Letter to Senator James Jeffords (R-VT), March 17, 1995. -Leo Kornfeld, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, letter to Senator James Jeffords (R-VT), Department of Education response to Advisory Committee letter, April 21, 1995. |