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Some student-loan borrowers have one week left to benefit from a temporary measure that'll bring them closer to debt cancellation
Student-loan borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and PSLF have until June 30 to consolidate …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall by pro-Palestine protesters accusing him of genocide
Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel faced backlash from protestors over his company's war technology dea…
Mikhaila Friel
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Student-loan borrowers just got 2 extra months to benefit from a temporary debt relief reform
Student-loan borrowers now have until June 30 to consolidate their loans and get the one-time accou…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers in public service will now have to wait until July for their debt relief forms to be processed
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is transferring away from student-loan company MOHELA, …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers will start to see 'improvements' to the repayment process starting this month
The Education Department announced it will begin streamlining federal student-loan servicing platfo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I'm an incoming Harvard freshman. I'm nervous I won't fit in with the rich kids on campus as a financial-aid student.
Ezekiel Wells thought Harvard was only for rich, well-connected kids. But when he got a full financ…
Ezekiel Wells
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Key student-debt relief programs are at risk if Congress doesn't boost Education Department funding, 25 Democratic lawmakers say
Following a botched FAFSA rollout and rocky return to student-loan repayment, Elizabeth Warren is c…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some parents and high school seniors are running low on time to figure out how they'll pay for college as the chaotic financial aid rollout continues
The chaotic FAFSA rollout means financial aid reward letters will be delayed for many, limiting the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I'm a college expert, and the biggest mistake I see students make is not negotiating their financial aid offer. Here's how to do it.
Most incoming freshmen don't know that colleges offer significant discounts — even the most elite s…
Kate Colbert
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A dad explains why the college financial aid process has him worried he'll be 'scrambling to try to find money at the last minute' for his 2 daughters
On top of the confusing and delayed FAFSA process this year, Antonio Scordo is also dealing with pa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's asking Congress for a budget Band-Aid. It'll make student loan repayment easier, secure Social Security and food benefits — and avoid a government shutdown.
The Biden administration is asking Congress for continued funding to keep Social Security running a…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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University of Chicago agrees to pay $13.5 million to students after being accused of participating in a 'price-fixing cartel' with other prestigious schools to limit financial aid
After nearly two years of litigation, UChicago settled claims it conspired with top colleges includ…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Why college applicants will have to wait months longer to find out how much financial aid they're getting this year
A FAFSA delay means many hoping to take on student loans for college won't get financial aid offers…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers could benefit from Biden's new debt cancellation plan as early as this fall. Here's what you need to know.
Over 30 million student-loan borrowers could benefit from Biden's new debt relief plan after the Su…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Arizona State students will get their own ChatGPT-powered tutors as OpenAI partners with the university
Students, professors, and researchers at Arizona State University are set to get access to OpenAI's…
Beatrice Nolan
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Student-loan borrowers should no longer be serviced by a major company that's been scrutinized for bad behavior, a group of Democratic lawmakers and advocates say: 'It's time to fire MOHELA'
The Education Department has already punished MOHELA, but Rep. Ilhan Omar said that "it is time to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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$50 billion of student debt could be entitled to automatic cancellation in bankruptcy but borrowers may not know about it
The report by the Student Borrower Protection Center is the first estimate of how much private stud…
Cezary Podkul
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Student-loan borrowers in public service are facing a key change starting in May — and it'll mean delays in their debt cancellation progress
Starting in May, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will move from MOHELA to Federal Stude…
Ayelet Sheffey
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More than 1 million student-loan borrowers could soon be transferred to a new company after their servicer requested a lighter load, the Education Department says
The Education Department agreed to student-loan company MOHELA's request to transfer some of its bo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Dartmouth is stripping student loans from its financial aid packages to allow students to 'prepare for lives of impact with fewer constraints'
Dartmouth joins the growing list of schools, such as Harvard and Yale, replacing student loans with…