College Loans and Debt

Raising Interest Rates? But Students Are Already in Debt

Kaitlyn Ridel | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Student Loan Interest Rates, College Students, College Tuition, Congress, College Debt, College, Stafford Loans, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, College News

I am a college student who is really tired of hearing Congress argue about college. This week Senate Republicans rejected a bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling July 1.

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Waging War on Higher Education

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Frank Bruni, College Loans and Debt, Rick Scott, Mitt Romney, Anthropology, Innovation, College Tuition, Higher Education, Philsosophy, Tea Party, College News

Math and science students deserve our support. But does that mean that we should abandon the study of philosophy, the history of art, or the analysis of society and culture? Is public higher education a place for skill acquisition or is it space for teaching young people how to think?

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Remembering MLK: Standing Up to the Dream Killers

Van Jones | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dr. King, The American Dream, Martin Luther King, America Underwater, Contract for the American Dream, American Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Rebuild the Dream, Student Loans, Ed DeMarco, Home Foreclosures, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Debt, Martin Luther King Anniversary, Politics News

Today, April 4th, 2012, marks the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. It's a good time to reflect on the state of not only Dr. King's dream, but the American dream at large.

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The Next Bubble: Is It Time for the Feds to Cap College Tuition?

Adam Levin | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Cost of Tuition, College Loans and Debt, Education, John Adams, College Tuition, Real Estate Bubble, Education Reform, Student Loan Debt, Money News

If the interest rate on student loans is doubled this summer, the camel's back will break and we will be facing yet another large-scale crisis like the one that crippled the economy in 2008.

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"Action First" -- Interview With Alltuition Founder & CEO Sue Khim

Angie Chang | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Women 2.0, Woman Entrepreneur, Sue Khim, Co-Founder, Edutech, Startup CEO, Startup Founder, Alltuition, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Women in Tech, Technology News

Alltuition brings every step of financial aid into one easy interface, like a TurboTax for college.

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President Obama Proposes Cuts in Aid Programs to Preserve Pell Grant

Mark Kantrowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Department of Education, College, Economy, Budget, Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Student Aid, Fafsa, Pell Grants, College Board, College News

It is unlikely that Congress will increase student aid funding by much over the next decade. Instead, there will be greater emphasis on using current funding more effectively.

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Kaplan University's 'Guerrilla Registration' Forcing Students Into Debt

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University, For-Profit Universities, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Kaplan, Student Debt, University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, Student Loan, Washington Post, For Profit Colleges, Student Loans, Student Aid, For-Profit Colleges, Business News

Arlen Castillo had just begun an online associate's degree program at Kaplan University when a family emergency forced a change of plans. Her mother i...

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2011: The Year of the Brain (and Other Trends)

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

This is the 12th in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR and an internationally respected trendspotter.

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Student Loans: Avoid the Hangover

Mark Britton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: avvo.com, College Loans and Debt, Student Debt, Student Loans, Student Loan Advice, College News, Loans, College News

Student loans allow you to party now, but the hangover is very real, possibly even debilitating to your financial future. Here are the biggest risks students face.

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We Won a Robust Public Option . . . on College Loans

Jeff Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Democratic Congress, College Loans, Public Option, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, College Debt, College News

We won! When President Obama signs the health care reconciliation bill on Tuesday, we can crow about a robust public option. I'm not hallucinating. We should savor this victory. Unfortunately, it's not a health care victory.

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America's Student Loan Providers Object to Being Cut Off at the Public Trough

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Debt, Banks, Bailout, College, Student Loans, Aig, College Debt, Business News

A bill, which would save the public as much as $80 billion over 10 year by canceling public subsidies for banks making student loans, has caused bankers to spend tens of millions of dollars lobbying against it.

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U.S. Colleges: The Ten Most Expensive

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Liberal Arts Education, Public Universities, College Tuition, Most Expensive College, Priciest Colleges, Business News

This fall, as unemployment surged and the economy continued to hurt, students at both public and private colleges across the country saw a significant...

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"Student Loan Sinkhole?" Garners Huge Response

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, College Loans and Debt, Debt, Debt Collectors, Bankruptcy, Eviction, Now, Student Loans, Now on PBS, Sexual Assault, Media News

What would you do if -- as a college-educated young mother -- you lost your job, had debt collectors calling you incessantly, and were just evicted from your home?

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Despite the Economy, College Grads Set to Launch Innovative Product

Lola Olley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Business, Entrepreneurship, Start-Up, College Loans and Debt, Teen-Marketing, College Graduates, Business News

The BFF <3 necklace site provides security to tween girls who have synced their necklaces with other friends' necklaces, making them less susceptible to online predators.

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RED the Book: The Millennials and the Myth of College

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Youth, California, Community College, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Jobs, College Tuition, Twenty Something, Millennial Generation, Mortgages, Homelessness, College, Work, Millennials, Generation Gap, Parents, Healthy Living News

Far from being the spoiled generation, twentysomethings are finding the simple things their parents were able to do (like moving out, like newly married couples being able to buy a home) impossible.

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Shut Out: How the Cost of Higher Education Is Dividing Our Country

Andy Kroll | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Endowment, University of Michigan, Financial Aid, College Endowments, Michigan, Student Loans, Business News

Welcome to the other crisis spreading quietly across the country: the crisis of college affordability.

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Republicans Looking to Strip Health Care, Education provisions from recovery - Make the Call!

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Conservatives will be pushing for increased tax cuts for business and the rich, including tax cuts that benefit multi-national companies with large foreign holdings.

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Pre-Election Anxiety Squeezes African American Women

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, College Loans and Debt, John McCain, High Blood Pressure, Election Anxiety, Diane Tucker, 2008 Election, Stress Reduction, Barack Obama, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anti-Depressants, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, Wall Street Crisis, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, US Marines, Economic Anxiety, Meditation, Obama Kids, Barack Obama and African Americans, Diabetes, GOP African Americans, University of Virginia, Military Families, Offthebus, Home News

"On the news yesterday, they revealed a potential neo-Nazi plot against Barack Obama, and then they gave more details on the racially-motivated Ashley...

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Recession Special- The Truth About Affording The Rising Cost of College (Part II)

Kat Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Admissions, College Loans and Debt, Ivywise, College, Economy, Applywise, Ivy League, Competition for Ivy League, Ivy League Schools, College Tuition, Student Loans, Home News

So, what will college ultimately cost? You must make yourself aware of even the smallest expenditures (which, when combined, make for one very large e...

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Student Loans: A Step In the Right Direction

Lauren Wolfe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, College Students, College Loans and Debt, Barack Obama Students, Student Loans, Cost of College, College Debt, Politics News

It's important that the next administration places a high priority on addressing the needs of college students who are struggling to support themselves financially.

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Obama: College Should Be Affordable For Everyone

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Tuition Plan, College Aid, Financial Aid, Obama College Students, College Voters, Debt, Student Debt, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Loans, Tax Credits, Politics News

TAYLOR, Mich. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recalled paying off his own mountain of student loan debt and promised struggling...

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House Dems Release E-Harmony Spoof To Push College Bill

The Gavel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, House Dems, College Costs, Video, Politics News

Last week, Speaker Pelosi sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the President for his signature. The legislation will help millions of stu...

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