Understanding Student Loans and How to Pay for School
By Barbara Pace, News Writer
November 20, 2019
Dave Ramsey and Democratic presidential candidates have increasingly commented on the student loan crisis recently. The national student loan debt has skyrocketed to about $1.5 trillion. Higher education costs have more than doubled since the 1980s. On average, today’s graduates are taking ...
Chavez: It’s Okay to Take Over Four Years to Graduate
By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer
June 19, 2019
The stereotypical college career lasts four years, but many Americans are taking an increasingly different timeline. According to a 2017 article in the New York Times, only 41 percent of students graduate in four years. Numerous factors contribute to that statistic. Preventative tips and tricks are often given to incoming coll...
Rush: The Unholy Alliance Between the Navient Corporation and the Department of Education
By Nicholas Rush
June 11, 2019
It seems as if the for-profit corporations endowed with servicing student loans are asleep at the helm as those in the D.C. crow’s nest rest in a similar slumber. Students with loans are captives on this boat, as the student loan balances of 44 million people soar to $1.5 trillion. On February 14, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspec...
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