GMH Communities Trust (http: //www. Mark McCall, president
of the 18-campus Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges.

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The budget reconciliation bill the House and Senate will be voting on
includes large reductions in federal higher education assistance. John Welty, president of California State University - Fresno , said
that over 70 percent of his students are the first in their families to go to
college.

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GMH Communities Acquires Two Student Housing Properties in State College Pennsylvania

, The following is being issued by
Sallie Mae:

WHAT: Governor Mark Warner (D-VA) will join officials of Sallie Mae and
The Sallie Mae Fund to launch a new initiative designed to attract
and retain teachers and nurses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.org

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In addition , we understand the potential for these properties
extremely well because we have been managing Nittany and State College Park
since 1996.salliemae.

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Through its specialized
subsidiaries and divisions , Sallie Mae also provides debt management services
as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients,
including colleges, universities and loan guarantors. More information is
available at http://www.

College Presidents Tell Congress: Stop the Raid on Student Aid

Federal Student Aid Programs Careening Towards Calamity Students In Midst of
Fiscal Storm

WASHINGTON, Five college presidents told Congress
to "stop the raid on student aid" during a press conference call organized by
the Student Aid Alliance.

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Acquisitions Increase GMH Student Housing Portfolio to
38 Properties in 22 States with 7,136 Units/23,880 Beds

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.
(Logo: http://www. This announcement will highlight a
new program to lower the cost of higher education for teachers and
nurses and keep these important professionals in Virginia.

Douglas Bennett , president of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.

About the Student Aid Alliance:
The Student Aid Alliance is a coalition of organizations representing 15
million students, 3,700 colleges and universities, and others who believe that
all qualified students should be able to go to college regardless of their
financial resources.

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Sallie Mae was originally created in
1972 as a government-sponsored entity (GSE) and terminated all ties to the
federal government in 2004 .
"The key to a viable economy is a better educated community" said Dr. Bennett
said that his students were already forced to go into debt to afford college
and that the cuts now being considered by Congress would make this situation
even worse.

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The properties are both located in proximity to the University's campus
and are of a high asset quality, consistent with the Company's student housing
portfolio characteristics.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030617/SLMLOGO-a )

WHO: Governor Mark Warner
Dr. Research by The Sallie Mae
Fund has shown that knowledge of financial aid is a key factor in
the decision to attend college.
David Shi, president of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. http://www.

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Joseph M. The company remains the country's largest
originator of federally insured student loans.com.

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Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update
publicly or revise any of the forward-looking statements. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Downtown Campus
700 East Jackson Street
Room 662, Richmond, VA

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb.
The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae,
achieves its mission -- to increase access to a postsecondary education for
America's children -- by supporting programs and initiatives that help open
doors to higher education, prepare families for their investment, and bridge
the gap when no one else can.studentaidalliance.

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The
Company is based in Newtown Square, PA and employs more than 1,200 people
throughout the United States. "These proposed aid reductions come at a time when costs continue to
rise for students, while less and less student aid is available," he said.

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The Sallie Mae Fund is also planning to announce new statewide
initiatives to get financial aid information to Virginia students
and families who need it most. 23, 2005, 9:45 a. Bill Troutt, president of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee, said
that three quarters of his students rely on financial aid.

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Gary Rhodes, President, J. These five college presidents, who are on the front lines when it
comes to making higher education possible, explained why these cuts must be
rejected and the extraordinary damage they will have on students and the long-
term national interest if they are enacted.

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Looking ahead, we remain committed to supplementing our organic
growth through targeted acquisitions of high -quality student housing
properties.

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These
properties bring the total number of student housing assets acquired by the
Company in 2005 to eight properties, with a combined value of approximately
$171.
"These proposed cuts fly in the face of efforts to make a college
education more accessible to minorities and low income individuals," said Dr.

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Additionally, each property offers resort-style
amenities such as fitness centers, computer labs, swimming pools, jacuzzi,
tanning beds and furnished units.com) is a publicly traded
Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT).

SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation's
No. 1 paying -for-college company, managing more than $107 billion in student
loans for more than 7 million borrowers .

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Nittany Crossing has an occupancy level of approximately 99% and
State College Park has an occupancy level of approximately 86%. Coyle, President of the Company's student housing division,
said, "This transaction clearly demonstrates our ability to execute upon our
focused business plan and further facilitate our targeted external growth
initiatives. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries
are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America. In fact,
student loans will take the biggest hit of the budget cuts proposed by
Congress.
The students that are going to be hurt the most will be "low-income
students" and "first-generation college students who need that education and
the financial aid that goes along with it," noted Dr.

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military residing at installations throughout the country.

WHY: States across the nation are grappling with how to attract and
retain qualified teachers and nurses. The proposed $16 billion cut in federal student
aid , if enacted, will be the largest cut in the history of the student aid
program.

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, GMH Communities
Trust (NYSE: GCT) announced today that its student housing division, College
Park Communities , has acquired State College Park and Nittany Crossing, two
Class A student housing properties, for an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $38. The properties consist of an aggregate of 400
units/1,436 beds and serve Pennsylvania State University in State College,
Pennsylvania. College Park Management, LLC, the student
housing division of GMH Communities Trust that operates and manages on and off
campus student housing communities in 36 major college/university markets,
will manage the properties." These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly
from the results , performance or achievements expressed or otherwise implied
by such forward-looking statements.newscom . "These cuts could
not come at a worse time," he added.

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It is a self-advised,
self-managed specialty housing company focused on providing housing to college
and university students residing off-campus and to members of the U.

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4 million.gmhcommunities. GMH Communities
also provides property management services to third party owners of student
housing, including colleges, universities, and other private owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Statements in this press release that express the current beliefs and
expectations of our management are "forward-looking statements.

Sallie Mae and Governor Warner to Announce New Program for Virginia Teachers Nurses on Feb. 23

RESTON, Va. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Sallie Mae Executives Kevin Moehn and Marianne Keler

WHERE: J.
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All five college presidents heavily criticized the massive proposed cuts
in federal higher education funding that Congress will be considering this
week as part of the budget reconciliation legislation.