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College grad-turned-stripper says 'my soul has been darkened' Special

Fort Lauderdale - An honor student and graduate from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has watched a dream of success in her chosen career become crushed by a tanked economy and frauds connected with the for-profit college industry, leading her to an unimaginable job.

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Stripper says for-profit college degree ‘worthless’

Fort Lauderdale - After enrolling at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and spending $70,000 on her education, a graduate has turned to stripping, noting “there’s something wrong” with the way for-profit colleges are conducting business.

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For-Profit Colleges Target Veterans

The Post-9/11 GI Bill can offer years of financial support for veterans' education, leading some marketers to target veterans with deceptive advertising about college opportunities and President Obama to sign an executive order on Friday curbing those abuses.

Older Workers Face Unemployment

Sheila Whitelaw, from Philadelphia, is a college graduate and has managed three different non-profits as executive director. Whitelaw said one particular trait may have caused difficulty in her two-year search for a job: her age.

Mixed bag of 'with profits' funds

The success - or otherwise - of 'with profits' investments

Extreme Savers: College Students Embrace Cheapskate Mentality

College student Will Thomasen is part of a new crop of students who've grown up with a recession, debt, and unemployment and aren't ashamed to pinch pennies. The ultimate college cheapskate, Thomasen is on a mission to eat free for an entire year. In this quest, he is living with less and liking it.

Obama: College Debt 'Not Something I Read About in Briefing Book'

BOULDER, Colo. — President Obama tonight cast himself as a champion of an affordable college education and drew a veiled contrast with Republican rival Mitt Romney in a speech before an electrified crowd at the University of Colorado. Calling a college education the “best tool...