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Article: RIT Takes Lead in Educating College Students about Credit Card Debt; Robert Manning Launches Financial Literacy Program at RIT and Fisk.
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- AScribe Business & Economics News Service
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- September 12, 2003
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Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe News) -- Today's college students need help navigating their way through a slalom course of credit card offers in order to avoid the real world social consequences of consumer debt.
Robert Manning, Rochester Institute of Technology professor and special assistant to the provost, has designed a financial literacy program to teach first-year college students the ins and outs of credit card debt. Manning says his new program will prepare students to more effectively manage their money and make smart financial decisions, giving RIT graduates a more competitive edge in the job market ...