Survey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degree
CNBC — Older millennials entered adulthood around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, which was followed by higher education funding cuts, rising college costs and slow wage growth. The result: Millennials became the student debt generation.
Read More about Survey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degreeLouisiana State University Law expands Loan Repayment Assistance Program
MYARKLAMISS.COM — Louisiana State University’s Law school is announcing the expansion of its Loan Repayment Assistance Program for their recent graduates. According to LSU Law, recent graduates who work in public service positions made possible by funding from the Louisiana Bar Foundation Kendal Vick Public Law Fund.
Read More about Louisiana State University Law expands Loan Repayment Assistance ProgramFederal income-driven loan repayment program serves few students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For more than 25 years, student loan borrowers have had the option to base their monthly payments on their income. But throughout the entire history of the program, only 32 borrowers have ever qualified for full forgiveness from the federal income-driven loan repayment program.
Read More about Federal income-driven loan repayment program serves few studentsABA urges government to expand loan assistance and forgiveness programs for law graduates
REUTERS — The American Bar Association passed a resolution Monday that throws the lawyer group’s weight behind political efforts to aid law school graduates drowning in debt, as the Biden administration grapples with how to best address that issue. The resolution urges Congress and the Biden administration to implement measures.
Read More about ABA urges government to expand loan assistance and forgiveness programs for law graduatesKansas lawmakers want tuition refunds for college students moved onto online courses during the pandemic
THE KANSAS CITY STAR — Kansas lawmakers want to refund tuition to college students who lost class time or were forced into online courses as a result of the pandemic. The move is the latest in a string of actions taken by lawmakers to show their disdain for online learning in colleges and k-12 schools.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last spring, as college and university officials fretted about how the global pandemic and associated recession might affect enrollment in the fall, troubling news emerged in the form of data about declines in the number of current college students who had resubmitted their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Read More about US sees drop in number of FAFSA applications from traditionally underrepresented studentsA look at student loan forgiveness proposals for parental borrowers
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Growing up in a small town near Trenton, N.J., Ewan Johnson said there were birthdays when his mother couldn’t afford to buy presents for him and his sister. There were times when she worked overtime in her job helping people with disabilities. “Going to college was literally my only way out,” Johnson says.
Read More about A look at student loan forgiveness proposals for parental borrowersEducation Department nominee Miguel Cardona looks to prioritize student loan forgiveness
CBS NEWS — Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said he would support student loan forgiveness if confirmed, but gave little indication of what student debt relief might look like in practice. Last year federal student loan debt reached an all-time high.
Read More about Education Department nominee Miguel Cardona looks to prioritize student loan forgivenessA look at Notre Dame Law’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program for graduates
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — The Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program allows Carlos Cisneros-Vilchis to continue serving the agricultural community, a path he discovered while at ND Law. “It is fantastic to know that I have assistance through Notre Dame Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program.”
Read More about A look at Notre Dame Law’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program for graduatesBiden Administration extends break on repaying student loans
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department said Wednesday night that at President Joe Biden’s request, it is continuing to give student loan borrowers a break from making their monthly payments for another nine months, until Sept. 30. The department’s student aid website was also updated to reflect the pause had been extended.
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