New analyses highlight average debt levels by state, disparities in student loan default rates, and the surprisingly small number of applicants approved for the public service loan forgiveness program.
Topics: Student debt
American students spend more time working than in class, study finds
College students in the United States spend more time working each day than actually sitting in lecture halls or at the library, a new report shows.
Education department releasing mobile-friendly FAFSA
The FAFSA will soon be available on a new mobile app and a website redesigned to work well on devices like phones and tablets.
Education department blocking state investigations of student loan companies
The Department of Education has come under fire for shielding student loan companies from state law enforcement officials and federal regulators who accuse the companies of misleading borrowers.
What’s the ‘real story’ on student loan default rates? ‘It’s not pretty.’
Newly released federal data on students’ loan default rates show that the student debt crisis “is worse than we imagined,” according to the senior director for postsecondary education at the Center for American Progress.
Official tasked with protecting student borrowers resigns
Seth Frotman says the Trump Administration is “leav[ing] students vulnerable to predatory practices.”
‘A moral imperative’: With free tuition plan, NYU School of Medicine hopes to diversify applicant pool, encourage pursuit of less lucrative specialties
Will NYU School of Medicine’s action to reduce future physicians’ debt burden set a trend for higher education?
Report: College completion a key driver in students’ ability to pay down debt
A new report finds that individuals who complete college are far more likely than non-completers to begin repaying their federal student loans.
Nation’s first urban work college launches consortium to expand model
Dallas-based Paul Quinn College—the nation’s first urban work college—plans to create a network of urban institutions interested in adopting the work-college model to curb intergenerational poverty.
Are differential-tuition policies deterring low-income students from certain majors?
A growing number of public research universities assign different price tags to different academic programs, but critics say the approach may discourage low-income students from entering certain fields.
New game show seeks to raise awareness of student debt crisis
Calling it “an absurd show to match an absurd crisis,” comedian Michael Torpey this week premiered a new game show whose winner gets money toward reducing their college loan debt.
Perspectives: A quick round-up of this week’s commentary
How can college presidents support immigration? Why did one student’s loan debt lead to a warrant? Keep reading for a round-up of this week’s perspectives on access and affordability in higher education.