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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

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Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. million borrowers owing more than $1.6 The book is scheduled to be released in September 2025.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Subsidized Graduate Student Loans

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California alone has nearly 57,000 Grad PLUS borrowers, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. CEO of the American Psychological Association, said the bill would help address workforce shortages in psychology, where "shortages of qualified, culturally competent providers persist."

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Sanders, Jayapal Introduce New "College for All Act" to Eliminate Tuition for Most Students

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introduced legislation Wednesday that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for approximately 95% of American students, in what supporters call the most significant higher education investment in six decades. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Financial Insecurity Among STEM Researchers

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At the University of California, the percentage of graduate students facing food insecurity jumped from 21 percent in 2021 to 35 percent in 2023. "As global competitiveness in science and technology. As a mechanical engineer, I know a strong STEM workforce pipeline is essential to securing America's global leadership," said Padilla.

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From Corporate Boardrooms to HBCU Classrooms

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At Monday's UNITE: Together We Lead conference in Atlanta, two visionary leaders sat down to discuss a revolutionary approach to building wealth at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—one that starts in the classroom and ends with transformational giving. So our student is not the affluent that most people think."

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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

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We experienced it all: student loan debt, lack of affordable housing, mental health issues, child care challenges and underwhelming job prospects after graduation. The research suggests that access to affordable child care can improve persistence and graduation for students raising children.

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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

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At American University, a promising teacher residency program that would have continued to place early childhood special educators in Friendship Charter Schools was shuttered. However, that progress was halted when a higher court lifted the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), allowing the administration to pause funding once again.