Lynne Myers
Director of Financial Aid
Lynne Myers is the director of financial aid at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. She has expertise in paying for college and the financial aid process.
Myers has provided commentary to the media on issues ranging from Holy Cross' Worcester scholarship for students whose families earn less than $50,000 annually, the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA), lenders pulling out of the student loan market, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the general availability of student loans, and other effects of the economy on financial aid.
Areas of Expertise:
- new legislation on financial aid
- student loans
- comparing financial aid packages
financing options - true cost
- outside scholarships
- importance of a summer job and on-campus part-time work
- surviving the economic crisis when facing the cost of higher education
- making decisions on enrollment during hard economic times
- importance of making a four-year plan
Media coverage:
Myers has been quoted in outlets including New England Cable News, WBZ TV (Boston), The Telegram & Gazette (Worcester), The Boston Globe, and ABCNews.com.
Last spring she appeared on WCVB TV in Boston. Watch her interview online.
Contacts:
For additional information, contact Kristine Maloney (director of national communications and media relations) or Cristal Steuer (manager of communications and media relations) at 508-793-2419.
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Photography:
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Note to editors/reporters: Please credit the above photograph to John Buckingham.