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Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Debt-Free College Act

With the support of more than 30 Congressional co-sponsors, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, and Rep. Mark Pocan, D-WI, have reintroduced the Debt-Free College Act which provides solutions to the issue of college affordability by establishing a path for students to graduate without any debt acquired from pursuing a college education. “Quality higher education is one […]

March 7, 2019

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34 Howard Students’ Debt Covered by Alexandria, VA Church

Thanks to a recent donation from Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, 34 Howard students with financial need had their debts covered. Howard selected full-time students with a GPA of 2.0 or above who displayed significant financial need, with balances from $100 to over $3,000, said Howard’s vice president of communications Crystal Brown. During […]

February 11, 2019

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Settlement with For-Profit Will Omit Collecting Millions in Student Debt

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller recently announced that under a new nationwide settlement with Career Education Corp., a for-profit education company, hundreds of Iowa students will receive over $1.4 million in debt relief. Under the settlement, Career Education Corp. (CEC) will omit collecting $493.7 million owed by 179,529 students around the nation, according to the Des […]

January 11, 2019

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Senators Seek Feedback to Help Student Borrowers of Color

Sen. Doug Jones D-Ala. along with Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto D-N.M., Kamala Harris D-Calif. and Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. submitted a letter to more than 100 stakeholders around the nation requesting feedback that can advance policies for student borrowers of color and work to make higher education more equitable. The key stakeholders who received the letter are […]

January 3, 2019

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Equity Considerations for Policymakers & Researchers

With the face of higher education changing rapidly, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public.

November 11, 2018

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National Urban League Annual Report Highlights STEM Gap, Student Debt

A persistent science and technology gap between White and non-White students and crippling student debt are two key education issues addressed in the National Urban League’s 2018 “State of Black America” annual report.

May 14, 2018

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Action on Student Loan Forgiveness Delayed as Rules Revised

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Education Department is sitting on more than 65,000 unapproved claims as it rewrites […]

September 13, 2017

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Harvard’s Graduate Theater Program Suspends Admissions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University’s graduate theater program, which is housed within the critically acclaimed American Repertory Theater, will suspend admissions for the next three years. The move was announced in a Friday email from the ART Institute. In January, the school suspended admissions for one year after the program received a “failing” grade from […]

July 18, 2017

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Education Department Derided, Praised for Student Loan Protection ‘Pause’

The U.S. Department of Education drew both scorn and praise Monday at a public hearing on its plans to revamp two Obama-era rules meant to protect students from shady schools that leave them saddled with debt and no viable way to pay it off.

July 10, 2017

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NASFAA Offers Guidance to Displaced College Students

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has developed a website to benefit students whose colleges closed while they were enrolled or shortly after they withdrew.

June 5, 2017

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Report: Students at For-profit Schools in Maine Carry Heavier Debt

AUGUSTA, Maine — A new report finds students at for-profit colleges in Maine carry much heavier debt loads than those at public and private nonprofit colleges in the state. The non-partisan Center for Responsible Lending says the debt burden falls on low-income, female and minority students who disproportionately enroll at Maine for-profit schools. About 75 […]

April 20, 2017

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California Lawmakers Announce Plan to Reduce Student Debt

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed an extensive expansion of financial aid programs for students at California’s public colleges and universities. They’re calling their plan the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. In addition to expanding financial aid for community college students, it would create $1.6 billion per […]

March 13, 2017