US Department of Education works to negotiate new federal student loan cancellation options
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The first meeting of the Education Department’s student debt relief negotiating committee offered glimpses at what kind of loan forgiveness the Biden administration might propose.
Read More about US Department of Education works to negotiate new federal student loan cancellation optionsUS Department of Education proposes new transparency rules for graduate schools
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As graduate students make up an increasingly larger share of the federal student loan portfolio, the U.S. Education Department is looking to gather more information about the programs receiving federal dollars and how students fare in them—a step that could lead to greater federal and public scrutiny of graduate education.
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USA TODAY — Another 125,000 student loan borrowers will have $9 billion in student loan debt erased, the Biden administration said Wednesday.
Read More about Some borrowers receive new round of student loan forgiveness from federal governmentBiden-Harris Administration approves loan relief for some former University of Phoenix students
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of nearly $37 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 1,200 students who enrolled at the University of Phoenix (Phoenix) between Sept. 21, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2014, and applied for relief.
Read More about Biden-Harris Administration approves loan relief for some former University of Phoenix studentsA profile on Campbell Law student Sofia Baneth
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Campbell Law School’s Sofia Baneth ’23 has chosen to begin her practice as an Honors Attorney with the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.
Read More about A profile on Campbell Law student Sofia BanethNearly 4 million people enroll in new SAVE student loan repayment program
INVESTOPEDIA — As borrowers with federally held student loans prepare to resume payments, 4.1 million have enrolled in a new kind of repayment plan that takes less out of their budget each month.
Read More about Nearly 4 million people enroll in new SAVE student loan repayment programNew federal student loan repayment program focused on low-income borrowers
NPR — A new repayment program opens today to more than 20 million student loan borrowers, with payments based on their income and family size.
Read More about New federal student loan repayment program focused on low-income borrowersFederal student loan borrowers prepare to resume payments
CNBC — Federal student loan payments are coming back, and they’re going to wreak havoc on borrowers’ budgets. Interest accurals resume on Sept. 1 and payments will be due in October for the first time in over three years.
Read More about Federal student loan borrowers prepare to resume paymentsFemale law students shoulder more law school student debt than male counterparts
BLOOMBERG LAW — There have been more women than men in law school for almost a decade, but women still face considerable barriers in the legal industry, such as disproportionate workloads and blatant sexism. And new data from Bloomberg Law suggests that substantial law-school-related debt is another burden for women in law.
Read More about Female law students shoulder more law school student debt than male counterpartsStudy analyzes student outcomes following graduate school
USA TODAY — Despite fierce debates over solutions to the country’s student debt crisis, Americans still tend to believe that going to college is worth it. The vast majority of people who have undergraduate degrees are better off financially than they would’ve been had they not attended college.
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