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Students
New Coalition Advocates for College Equity, Affordability
A new collaborative, The College Affordability Coalition, has formed to advocate for needed federal investments and protections to promote more equitable outcomes within the U.S. higher education system as federal lawmakers work on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The group of 25 organizations – representing the voices of students, families, consumers, institutions and civil […]
July 25, 2019
Students
Michelle Obama’s Education Initiative Hosts Annual Summit
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at its fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit, a one-day workshop for incoming first-generation college freshmen held at Howard University’s School of Business.
July 23, 2019
Students
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Cancelling Student Loan Debt
Up to $50,000 in student loan debt will be cancelled for 42 million Americans under a bill introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives by South Carolina Democrat James E. Clyburn, the majority whip, and in the Senate by presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. That provision alone in the Student Loan Debt Relief Act […]
July 23, 2019
Students
New Report: Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap
Student loan debt is swelling for graduates across the country. But according to a new report, the crisis is hitting students of color the hardest – and widening the racial wealth gap in the process. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Center for Responsible Lending released a report on the issue during the NAACP national convention in Detroit this week.
July 23, 2019
Students
It’s Time to Celebrate High-Quality Community Colleges
For over a third of American undergraduate students, pursuit of a college education begins at community college. Excellent community colleges propel students of all backgrounds into the middle class.
July 23, 2019
Students
Study: Cutting Federal Graduate Loans Would Harm Black Students, HBCUs
Cuts to federal student loans for graduate and professional students could be devastating to African-Americans and, in a ripple effect, historically Black colleges and universities, according to a study by the AccessLex Institute.
July 22, 2019
Students
Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues
As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issues of how the model is spreading to many aspects of university life and is negatively impacting students, especially first-generation students.
July 22, 2019
Students
Groups Stick Up for Grad Students in Letter to Lawmakers
A laundry list of 32 higher education interests, student organizations and science societies this week went to bat for graduate and professional students, calling on the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor to make graduate education a priority in […]
July 16, 2019
Students
New Survey Finds College Students Lack Financial Literacy
Today’s college students are feeling unprepared to manage their finances and have already accumulated high amounts of debt, according to a recent survey by EVERFI.
July 15, 2019
Students
Study: Debt Load Disparities Hamper K-12 Teacher Diversity
A new Center for American Progress report finds that the disproportionate student loan debt burden carried by educators of color further exacerbates efforts to recruit a diverse teacher workforce.
July 9, 2019
Students
Judge Green-Lights Lawsuit Against Student Loan Service Provider
A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Teachers against student loan servicer Navient to go forward. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in New York issued the opinion in the suit, which AFT filed in autumn 2018. “We are grateful for Judge Cote’s decision, which permits our case to […]
July 9, 2019
Students
Sitting on Ready: Colleges Brace for Deportation Uptick
Undocumented students at U.S. colleges and universities have faced growing uncertainty in recent years – even those who have somewhat more security through their participation in the imperiled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – and things just got more tense with the Trump administration’s recent decision to step up enforcement of deportation orders.
June 30, 2019
Students
Survey: Most Employees Have Regrets About Their College Degree
Although a college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans, two-thirds of employees report having regrets when it comes to their degrees, according to a PayScale survey of 248,000 respondents this past spring, according to a CBS News report. Student loan debt was the top regret among […]
June 26, 2019
Students
Study Shocker: Students Illiterate About College Financial Aid
College-bound high school students, no matter their economic background, consider the price of college to be a very important factor in their decision-making, even those whose families are paying for their education and aren’t eligible for financial aid. However, most students across economic backgrounds and financial categories have a “shockingly low” knowledge of how the […]
June 26, 2019
Students
Legislation Would Cancel All Existing Federal Student Loan Debt
Eliminating tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities and making community colleges, trade schools and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all students are highlights of federal legislation introduced Monday by U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont and representatives Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The […]
June 24, 2019
Students
Why Does Harvard Have a Police Force?
In April and May, student protesters at Johns Hopkins University engaged in a civil protest against the establishment of a police department on their campus. As the university moved towards rolling out the police force, they quashed the students’ protest with the help of the Baltimore Police Department. While Johns Hopkins may have won the battle against the student protestors, the students’ activism has opened the door for other students around the country to attempt to preempt the establishment of police forces at their own universities.
June 19, 2019
Students
TICAS Report Sheds Light on Student Loan Defaults
A report from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) finds that, of the nearly seven million borrowers who take out student loans, more than a million Direct Loan borrowers have entered default in just the last 12 months.
June 17, 2019
Students
NCAA’s Discriminatory APR Scores
A few weeks ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released their annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for each Division I team. While the annual announcement of these scores typically generates headlines that APR scores are improving, these headlines are disturbingly misleading.
June 16, 2019
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