The Adopt a Student cohabitation programme brings young and older people together in Italy’s most expensive city. More...
Ministers can’t ignore the coming higher education debt crisis
Recent figures show that UK universities have borrowed £12bn since the financial crash – from their banks, from private investors, mostly in the US, and from the international bond markets. More...
DeVos Issues Warning About Student Debt
Majority of Veterans Eligible for Loan Forgiveness Are in Default
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Education Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced earlier this year that they would work together to notify student veterans of their eligibility for discharge of their federal student loan debt because of permanent disability. More...
The Student Debt Crisis: Could It Slow the U.S. Economy?
Techno-News Blog. Student debt has more than tripled since 2004, reaching $1.52 trillion in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Reserve — second only to mortgage debt in the U.S. College costs have outpaced the Consumer Price Index more than four-fold since 1985, and tuition assistance today is often harder to come by, particularly at schools without large endowments. More...
Debt letters: Informed students make better decisions
Research shows that students are often unaware of how much they’re borrowing for school. Even more concerning is that many students don’t even realize they are borrowing. More...
Roosevelt announces successful debt restructuring with Preston Hollow Capital
Roosevelt University, a leading higher education institution dedicated to social justice and to making higher education available to all students who qualify academically, regardless of their background, today announced that it has completed a successful debt restructuring that provides significant relief from debt service obligations and allows the University to reallocate funds towards completion of its turnaround plan. More...
Keeping college debt in check
Almost 60 percent of students who graduated from public two-year colleges in 2015-16 did so without taking out student loans, according to an annual College Board study on college pricing and student aid trends. About 18 percent of associate-degree earners borrowed up to $10,000. More...
An integrated strategy for student loan repayment success
Most can agree that successfully repaying student loans is a good thing. But do you know how it impacts your institution? More importantly, do you know what you can do to help? This guide outlines tips to help your institution develop a comprehensive strategy to support student loan repayment. More...
LMU-CVM, Southern Veterinary Partners announce program aimed at reducing student debt
Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU-CVM) announces a partnership with Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) aimed at reducing student debt and hiring quality veterinary associates. More...