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         LSS Expands Student Loan Debt Counseling Services
         State Efforts to Help College Students Underway
         Ninth Round of Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline Grants A...
         State efforts underway to help Argosy University student...
         Modest Gains but Gaps Persist In Annual Attainment Repor...
         New Round of Dual-Training Grants Address Worker Shortag...
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Strengthens Efforts...
         Bill to Help Minnesota Argosy University Students Announ...
         Homelessness Impact on College Outcomes Outlined In New ...
         Refinancing Student Loans Just Got Easier
         Annual Walk This Weekend to Honor Victims of Sexual Viol...
         Senate Passes Bill To Help Minnesota Argosy University S...
         Governor Walz signs Argosy relief bill
         MN Reconnect added to state law to help adult learners g...
         Help With Student Loans Available For Qualifying Teacher...
         $2.9 Million In Pipeline Program Dual Training Grants Aw...
         Lower Interest Rates Make Borrowing For College More Aff...
         Good News For Msb/Globe Students
         Alabama, Louisiana, and Minnesota Commit to Transparent ...
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education urges college campu...
         Notice of Public Hearing regarding the Issuance of MOHE ...
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Strengthens Efforts...
         Housing and Food Insecurity Grants Awarded
         Dual Training Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
         $1 Million in Scholarships Available for Adult Students ...
         Higher Ed bonding projects make good economic sense, tod...
         Help With Student Loans Available For Qualifying Teacher...
         Sixth round of PIPELINE dual training grants awarded
         Know Your Options before Taking out A Student Loan
         Help With Student Loans Available For Qualifying Pilots
         New Initiative to Help Adult Learners Get Back In the Cl...
         Help With Student Loans Available for Qualifying Teacher...
         Governor Dayton Signs Omnibus Higher Education Bill
         New Tool Helps Students Maximize Benefits of Dual-Credit...
         Student Loan Refinancing Made More Accessible to Minneso...
         Commissioner Larry Pogemiller to Attend UMD Groundbreaki...
         Statements from Governor Dayton and Lt. Governor Smith i...
         Statement from Commissioner Larry Pogemiller on Presiden...
         Commissioner Pogemiller to meet with Mankato area colleg...
         Public Service Workers May Qualify for Student Loan Forg...
         New Data Reports Safety of Minnesota Study Abroad Progra...
         Free Student Debt Counseling Now Available for Minnesota...
         Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries Grants Announce...
         Pilot Program Provides Free College for Qualifying Stude...
         Still Time to Apply for Summer Academic Enrichment Camps...
         PIPELINE Project: More Dual-Training Grants Available fo...
         Higher Education Disparities Threaten Minnesota's Future...
         Help with Student Loans Now Available for Qualifying Tea...
         New Laws Promote Access, Affordability and Completion in...
         Second Round of Dual-Training Grants Awarded
         Second Round of Minnesota Spinal Cord Injury and Traumat...
         Office of Higher Education Lowers SELF Loan Fixed Intere...
         Funding Available to Address Gaps in Postsecondary Attai...
         Kickstart Your College Savings Account at the State Fair
         ITT Technical Institutes Closing
         Commissioner Pogemiller Statement on Globe University an...
         State Efforts Underway to Help Regency Beauty Institute ...
         Lower Student Loan Refinancing Rates Now Available
         Grants Announced to Address Gaps in Postsecondary Attain...
         Students, Get Ready to Be Nudged!
         New Law Ushers in Increased Sexual Assault Prevention Ef...
         Governor Proposes Major New Investment in University of ...
         Minnesota joins five other Midwest states to participate...
         New Information Available to Inform Education Decisions
         Four Schools, One District, and One College from MN Amon...
         New Programs in Place Today to Help Students
         Green Ribbon Schools Award Program Expanded to Higher Ed...
         SLEDS Federal Grant Awarded for Enhanced Data Linkages, ...
         Office of Higher Education Doubles Outreach Efforts
         Great Lakes Funds New Emergency Grants Shown to Boost Co...
         Summer Academic Enrichment Program Back for 2014
         Minnesota College Students to See Increase in State Gran...
         Minnesota: Focused on Affordability and Accelerating Com...
         Community Meeting Aimed at Helping First-Generation Fami...
         Growing Number of Minnesota High School Graduates Enroll...
         New Tools Announced Aimed at Increasing Financial Aid Aw...
         State Leaders Kick Off Bonding Tour at Metro State
         Commissioners of Commerce and Higher Education Give High...
         State Leaders to Tour Dakota County Technical College Bo...
         State Officials Making Bonding Visit to Moorhead
         State Leaders to Visit Four Northern MN College Campuses
         OHE SELF Loan Manager Marilyn Kosir Presented With 2014 ...
         Thousands of MN Students Will Soon See Larger State Gran...
         DEED Introduces Employment Outcomes Tool
         Event Aims to Identify and Support Homeless College Stud...
         Using Data to Help Every Student Succeed
         Minnesota Students Able to Complete Program at Closing E...
         Minnesota Students Borrowing Less
         Blue Ribbon Committee on UMN Medical School Begins Work ...
         Governor Dayton proclaims September 22-26 as Minnesota G...
         Green Ribbon Schools Award Program Expanded to Higher Ed...
         Director Pogemiller on Iron Range to Discuss Governor Da...
         OHE's Mobile App, MN College Planner, Soon to Launch
         Director of Office of Higher Education meeting with Stud...
         Education Commissioners in Morris Today Meeting with Stu...
         MN Higher Education Director Pogemiller Meeting with Stu...
         OHE Introduces MN College Planner
         Minnesota College Savings Plan Reaches $1 Billion Milest...
         Office of Higher Education Releases Report on Minnesota'...
         Announcing New and Improved Office of Higher Education W...
         Office of Higher Education Lowers SELF Loan Fixed Intere...
         More Funding Available for Minnesota Indian Scholarship
         More Veterans Now Eligible for Minnesota GI Bill Benefit...
         Enrichment and Nudging Help Combat Summer Learning Loss
         Commissioner Pogemiller to Share Picnic Lunch with MNSU ...
         Saving for College Matters
         New Program Demystifies Paying for College
         Minnesota SELF Loan a Good Choice
         Help Is Available for Students Struggling With Student L...
         Good Data Key to Improving Student Achievement
         MN schools invited to apply for FAFSA Completion Project
         Summer Academic Enrichment Program Back for 2012
         Higher Education Finance Study Finds Increasing Reliance...
         Office of Higher Education Lowers SELF Loan Interest Rat...
         OHE Report Indicates How MN Students Pay for College
         Saving Matters
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Completes $375 mill...
         Office of Higher Education Awarded Grant to Prepare Stud...
         Newsletter Archive
         OHE Releases State Grant Projections
         Federal Grants Awarded to Improve Financial Literacy for...
         Federal Grants Awarded to Improve K-12 Teaching in Minne...
         Dayton Appoints Dr. Wright to Midwestern Higher Educatio...
         Federal Grants Available to Support Young Student Parent...
         Federal Pell Grants Protected Under Debt Ceiling Agreeme...
         Minnesota High School Graduates Lead Nation in ACT Score...
         Helping Students "Reach Higher" at the State Fair
         MN Office of Higher Education Awarded College Readiness ...
         Minnesota Students to Benefit from Obama Initiatives
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Completes $85 milli...
         Governor Dayton Appoints Sen. Larry Pogemiller to Head t...
         Apply Now for Financial Aid
         Student Loan Default Rates Up in 2007
         Minnesota Elementary School Students Encouraged to Enter...
         Minnesota Students Lead Again on ACT Scores
         Minnesota Students Default on Loans Less, Borrow More, T...
         In its Tenth Year, Program Is Helping Minnesota Students...
         State Student Loan Program Offers New Fixed Rate Borrowi...
         Minnesota Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Increas...
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Completes $53.4 mil...
         Office of Higher Education Completes $100 million Bond S...
         Governor Pawlenty Appoints David Metzen to Head Minnesot...
         Deadline Approaching for Minnesota Families to Apply for...
         Federal Grants Awarded to Improve K-12 Teaching in Minne...
         Grant Increases the Number of Schools Utilizing Online C...
         Minnesota Students Widen State's Lead on ACT Scores
         Minnesota Advanced Placement Scores and Participation In...
         Minnesota College Savings Plan Reduces Fees on Plan Inve...
         Minnesota Fall College Enrollment Shows Significant Gain...
         Apply Early for College Financial Aid
         Academic Counseling in Schools Gets Boost from New State...
         Student Loan Update
         Recent High School Graduates Urged to Apply for New Stat...
         Minnesota Students Lead Nation on ACT Scores
         Minnesota Advanced Placement Scores and Participation In...
         Minnesota Receives $735,000 Federal Grant to Boost Colle...
         Enrollment at Two-Year Colleges Increases While Overall ...
         First Higher Education Accountability Report Sets Stage ...
         Current and Prospective College Students Not Impacted by...
         Federal Grants Awarded to Improve K-12 Teaching in Minne...
         Minnesota's Public, Private Colleges Team Up to Urge Stu...
         Governor Pawlenty Signs
Higher Education Bill
         College application process gets easier with Minnesota e...
         Minnesota Welcomes Home Soldiers with a New Educational ...
         Minnesota Students Lead Nation on ACT Scores
         Minnesota Advanced Placement Scores and Participation Co...
         Enhancements to the Minnesota College Savings Plan Help ...
         Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program Is Up and Running a...
         24 Grants Awarded to Improve College Attendance and Rete...
         Postsecondary Enrollment Increases for 2007
         Half of Minnesota College Students Utilize Student Loans
         13 Grants Awarded to Innovative Partnerships Between Col...
         One in Four College Students are First Generation to Att...
         Federal Grants Awarded to Improve Teaching
         A Positive 2006 Legislative Session for Minnesota Higher...
         Pawlenty Proposes Free College Tuition for Top Students
         Minnesota Number One on ACT Scores Nationally
         Minnesota Students Post Gains in Advanced Placement Scor...
         Public Meetings Scheduled on Higher Education
         Office of Higher Education Completes $70 million Bond Sa...
         Postsecondary Enrollment Increases Slightly for 2006
         Governor Pawlenty's 2005 Higher Education Agenda
         Percentage of Minnesota High School Graduates Entering C...
         Minnesota Higher Education Office Urges Residents to Inv...
         25 Federal Grants Awarded to Help Improve K-12 Instructi...
         Women College Graduates Fortify Minnesota's Economy
         Higher Education Bill Includes New Money, Priorities for...
         Office of Higher Education Completes $100 million Bond S...
         Minnesota's ACT Scores are Highest in the Nation Among S...
         Gov. Pawlenty Announces Federal Funds For Program to Enc...
         More Minnesota High School Students Pursuing Advanced Pl...
         Minnesota College Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrin...
         Professional Programs Dropped from Minnesota/North Dakot...
         Public Invited to Comment on Minnesota's Largest Financi...
         14 Grants Awarded to Improve College Attendance
         Postsecondary Enrollment Increases Slightly for 2005
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         Aspen Institute Announces Policy Acceleration Partnershi...
         Expanded SNAP Access Includes More College Students
         New Website User Study
         Student Loan Interest Rates for 2021-22
         Tenth Round of Minnesota Dual Training Grants Awarded
         Ensuring Student Success
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Launches New Podcas...
         Minnesota Launches a Five-Year, Statewide Initiative to ...
         Minnesota Future Together Grants to Provide Tuition-Fre...
         Office Closed
         New State Goal for FAFSA Completion Will Help Minnesota
         New Webinar Series to Launch in February, Helping Minnes...
         Hunger Free Campus Grants to Help Minnesota Colleges Add...
         $3.3 million in Dual Training Grants awarded to Minnesot...
         New Grant Covers Tuition and Living Expenses for Minneso...
         SHEEO recognizes Minnesota Office of Higher Education, M...
         Future Together Grants benefit 1,500 students enrolled i...
         Next Generation Nursing Assistant Initiative Awards Equi...
         Minnesota Expands Higher Education Opportunities for Stu...
         Office of Higher Education Legislative Session 2023
         Dennis Olson Reappointed as Commissioner of Minnesota Of...
         Over 200 Minnesotans Benefitted from Student Teacher Gra...
         Dual Training Grant Application Open for Minnesota Emplo...
         Fostering Independence Grants Benefitted 389 Minnesotans...
         New student portal offers improved applicant experience ...
         Minnesota Office of Higher Education Seeks High Schools ...
         Notice of public hearing Minnesota Office of Higher Educ...
         Summer Academic Enrichment Program Funds Available for M...
         Minnesota State Grants Benefitted 69,500 Students in 202...
         Free Nursing Assistant Training Initiative Extended to F...
         Governor Walz: State Partners with 59 Businesses to Prov...
         Governor Walz: Nearly 24,000 State High School Seniors W...
         One Minnesota Bill Includes Historic Investments in High...
         Josiah Litant Named Director of P-20 Education Partnersh...
         Commissioner Olson Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Affir...
         Commissioner Olson Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decis...
         Commissioner Olson visits Monticello manufacturer, parti...
         OHE to Host Free Virtual Financial Aid Events for Studen...
         Intervention for College Attendance (ICAP) grants awarde...
         Repayment Options for Federal Student Loan Borrowers
         Concurrent Enrollment Grant Funds Available for Institut...
         2024-25 FAFSA Now Open, Students May Experience Delays
         The 2024-25 FAFSA Now Available 24/7
         Data shows that Direct Admissions results in higher in-s...
         2024 Dual Training Grant application is now open
         492 Students Benefitted from Fostering Independence Gran...
         Over $900,000 in Emergency Assistance Grants Awarded to ...
         Grant Funds Available to Support Formerly Incarcerated S...
         What does the FAFSA data delay mean for Minnesota studen...
         Minnesota Dream Act Application now open
         Join the FAFSA Week of Action in Minnesota: April 15-19