Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move. The Department of Education planned this month to begin reshaping the role of private debt collection firms in handling […]
EdSurge News The Forgotten Students By Michael B. Horn (Columnist) Mar 20, 2018 I’m working currently on a book about why people choose college. In the course of the research, I’ve listened to hundreds of students tell their story about how they made the college—or any postsecondary education—decision. Many of the […]
Bloomberg Government Students awaiting rulings on debt claims get break November 15, 2017 Emily Wilkins The Education Department attempted to make amends Nov. 14 for long delays in ruling on the claims of thousands of students who allege they were defrauded by their colleges. Interest that has accrued on loans […]
University Business FINANCIAL AID Students promise to pay tuition fees Communicating students’ obligation to pay via financial responsibility agreements Nancy Mann Jackson July 26, 2017 Top topics for a student financial responsibility agreement. While the concept may seem unnecessary, a formal document—signed by each student—that states tuition payments are, in fact, expected […]
Career Education Review July 26, 2017 Jenny A study finds the typical Iowa college student graduates with $29,000 in debt, among the highest rates in the country. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is introducing legislation that would boost the amount of information students get before signing on the dotted line for […]