http://www.easternecho.com In what has been called a “tremendous loss” to students not only at Eastern Michigan University but institutions around the country, EMU Financial Aid Director Cynthia Van Pelt said students who were full-time during fall and winter semesters will no longer be eligible for Pell Grants during the upcoming summer semester. “It’s a big loss for us and really for every school and all of our students that are Pell eligible,” Van Pelt said. en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:58 -0500 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/3360 Unfortunately the price of higher education at a good university is becoming an impossibility for the average middle class family. But there are steps you can take to obtain financial assistance, for students who show potential, but are financially challenged to enroll in college. Go to http://www.grantedu.info to get the assistance and information you need to succeed. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:58 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/comment/view/3360