Student Loan Debt
‘Weak’ Students Should Pay Higher Loans
Student loan programs have vastly expanded the ranks of college graduates. That’s a problem.
Defrauded student loan takers may see less relief
A change in federal policy means some students who got bamboozled into borrowing to study at for-profit colleges may not see their full loans forgiven.
Why Black Students Have the Most Student Debt
Black Americans are more likely to be burdened with student loan debt than their white peers and more likely to default on federal loans.
Richest Colleges Saddle Poorest Students With Debt
A quarter of the 60 wealthiest universities leave low-income students owing more than $20,000 in loans.
Clinton Reveals College Tuition Plan, Courts the Indebted
Young voters, more likely to be in deep college debt, are an important part of the Democratic coalition.
Subsidizing Higher Ed Makes It More Costly and Incomes More Unequal
The more generous the government becomes with grants and loans, the more schools raise their rates.
The Candid Commencement Speech No One Will Ever Deliver
New graduates are traditionally passed off with bromides about their brilliant education and stellar job prospects. Until now.
Will Picking the ‘Right’ College Major Get You a Good Job?
A Wharton School professor turns the usual college advice on its head: Forget STEM and pick a course you like and are good at.
Alumni From These Colleges (Almost) Always Pay Their Debts
Which graduates earn so much they can repay their loans on time?
The Bar Exam Is Unfair and Undemocratic
How does memorizing archaic rules to prepare for multiple-choice tests improve a person’s ability to competently practice law?
Student Debt Strike Targets For-Profit College
The Consumer Financial Protection Board sued Corinthian Colleges, but students are still liable for federal loans.
The Undergrad Railroad
A radical new way to get a better college education blows up the classroom.
