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Policy Brief Suggests Reforms to Address Student Debt Crisis During the Pandemic
In the first draft of the $2 trillion United States federal government stimulus package, a cancellation of $10,000 for any loan borrower’s student debt was proposed. However, Congress ultimately voted to give each student borrower a six-month interest-free break on making payments on federal loans. Meaning, individuals do not have to make a student loan payment until October 2020 and there will be not an accrual of interest and penalties during this time.
April 22, 2020
News Roundup
Former Death Row Inmate Graduates College
After being exonerated of murder, Ryan Matthews worked to earn his college degree. In 1997, Matthews and a friend were accused of killing a grocery store owner in an attempted robbery. The suspected getaway car shared a similar color as his friends but had a different body style. However, police pulled them over and brought […]
December 16, 2019
News Roundup
Florida Legislator Accused of Lying About College Degree
Melissa Howard, a candidate for the Florida House of Representatives District 73, is accused of lying about her college degree and faking her diploma from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After it was reported that Howard did not have a college degree, she posted a picture of her diploma online. However, Miami University pointed out […]
August 13, 2018
News Roundup
NFL Players Trade Helmets for Caps and Gowns in Offseason
ALAMEDA, Calif.— When Bruce Irvin got a multimillion dollar signing bonus after being a first-round draft pick in 2012, the idea of getting his college degree was the last thing on his mind. A former high school dropout who spent time in jail and dealing drugs while growing up in Atlanta, Irvin later decided to set […]
June 27, 2018
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Campus Child Care Critical in Raising Single Mothers’ Graduation Rates
Access to campus child care is a key factor in determining if single mothers in college will graduate within six years, according to the latest in a series of reports released Wednesday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
June 6, 2018
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