The report estimates that the plan will slash borrowers’ payments and cost more than President Biden’s recently rejected debt cancellation plan.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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Departures at Stanford and Northwestern Put Student Journalists in Spotlight
The president of Stanford and the head football coach at Northwestern left their positions after being scrutinized in campus newspapers.
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College Graduates Share Their Feelings on Finding Jobs
“In college I was looking forward to becoming an adult, and now I’m here and it’s horrible.” Seventeen 2023 graduates show and tell us how they feel about entering the work force.
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Northwestern Fires Baseball Coach Amid Turmoil Over Culture in Athletics
Jim Foster had been the team’s head coach for a season. His firing came days after the university fired Pat Fitzgerald, its longtime football coach.
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University of Tennessee Fined Millions for Cash Payments to Athletes
The N.C.A.A. said Tennessee had a culture of wrongful payments to athletes, including cash for hotels, meals and car payments, among other things. The university was fined $8 million but avoided a postseason ban.
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Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’
A lawsuit filed on Thursday says that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban is compromising research and teaching at public universities.
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Northwestern Fires Pat Fitzgerald, Football Coach, Amid Hazing Allegations
An investigation found that players had participated in widespread hazing for years, fostering a punishing culture.
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Nikki McCray-Penson, Basketball Star and Coach, Dies at 51
After a standout college career at the University of Tennessee, she won two Olympic gold medals, played nine years in the W.N.B.A. and was the head coach at two universities.
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How to Think About Financial Aid and Paying for College
Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more.
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Corporate Diversity Policies Face Threats After Supreme Court Ruling
Many businesses have adopted policies to diversify hiring. The Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action in higher education likely endangers those efforts.
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How Transparency on College Costs Could Increase Diversity
One way to preserve diversity now that the Supreme Court has ruled against two colleges’ race-based admissions policies: Tell people the true price.
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One Small Change Goes a Long Way After College Hoops Corruption Scandal
One of the few enduring changes from the N.C.A.A. after an investigation of basketball recruiting by the F.B.I. is more involvement from high school teams in showcasing players.