Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

have introduced bicameral legislation to restore graduate students' access to subsidized federal loans, a benefit eliminated more than a decade ago that advocates say has created barriers to advanced education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Senator Alex Padilla Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Andy Kim (D-N.J.),

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MAY 24, 2023

One significant barrier between borrowers and an IDR plan was poor communication: loan servicers failed to tell borrowers that they were eligible to enroll in an IDR plan or provided them with inaccurate information about their repayment status and options. It can convert other types of federal loans into Direct Loans.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JUNE 1, 2023

By Kyra Taylor , National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen , Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued flexibilities available to borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Did you default on your federal student loans?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

In schools across the nation, there has been a heightened awareness of the need for students to earn postsecondary degrees – as there is substantial evidence that it leads to better labor market outcomes and a higher quality of life. Hines, Fletcher, & Moore, in press, p.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Understanding how marriage affects student loans can be tricky. For instance, you might wonder whether a spouse is responsible for student loans incurred before marriage, or what happens after a divorce. However, this depends on when the debt was acquired, who cosigned the loan and where you reside.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Since 2006, the organization has provided over 180 women in California’s Coachella Valley with $700,000 in grants. Graduate students. Paying off student loans. While the society offers general scholarships for women, it also designates funds for nontraditional students and women looking to reenter the workforce.

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