Student loans

Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage

Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage

To break free, we need an honest conversation about reparations and forgiveness on a mass scale.

Nov 7, 2019 / Edna Bonhomme

Student at a campus food pantry

Colleges Should Not Have to Have Food Pantries Colleges Should Not Have to Have Food Pantries

With no federal assistance in sight, colleges are scrambling to fill the void with food pantries, loans, vouchers and other interventions. But the patchwork approach only goes so f...

Oct 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Bridget Huber

These Students Want to Know: Where’s Their Tuition Money Going?

These Students Want to Know: Where’s Their Tuition Money Going? These Students Want to Know: Where’s Their Tuition Money Going?

Public universities across the country are increasing tuition, but students aren’t seeing any of the promised benefits.

Oct 28, 2019 / StudentNation / Skanda Kadirgamar

The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed

The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed

The Trump administration is now rewarding the worst actors—but great new policies are being rolled out at the state level.

Sep 27, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.

Sep 20, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic presidential proposals represent a dramatic shift in the nationwide discussion about tuition costs and student loan debt.

Aug 1, 2019 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

A CFPB Official Who Quit in Protest Will Testify About the Bureau’s ‘Incompetence’ A CFPB Official Who Quit in Protest Will Testify About the Bureau’s ‘Incompetence’

Seth Frotman has tough words for CFPB’s political leadership, and big ideas on how to solve the student-debt crisis. 

Mar 7, 2019 / George Zornick

Student debt protest

Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women. Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.

A new report shows that student debt doesn’t just recreate class divides—it reflects the country’s gender gap.

Dec 11, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

Student debt protest

Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis

We must place women’s interests, voices, and needs front and center in the national conversation—not just in terms of social equality but of economic equality as well.

Oct 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres and Samantha Morgan

Student debt protest

The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds

What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.

Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant

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