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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess

Higher Education Inquirer

Although the book was an exceptional chronicle of the student loan industry from 1958 to 2013, it missed at least one key event, the 2008-2010 bailout of Sallie Mae and a number of banks who made questionable private loans guaranteed by the US government. How commonplace this student loan grift was has not been adequately explored.

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Most popular stories: Here is UB’s top 10 for 2024

University Business

These are the best college presidents of the centuryaccording to one list The American Enterprise Institute ranked over 400 college presidents from 2001-2023 based on their contributions to access, affordability and student success. Special categories highlight the best value, innovation, social mobility and historically Black colleges.

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education paused collections on defaulted federal student loans. Between 2001 and 2019, the number of Social Security beneficiaries experiencing reduced benefits due to forced collection increased from approximately 6,200 to 192,300. million in 2017 to 2.7 million to $429.7

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students. This marked the first time that a majority of states relied more on tuition than government appropriations.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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Petitioning for the Right to Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was in 2001 that California AB540 allowed undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, which was a huge win. He says the idea for the bill came “from the failure of the federal government regarding immigration policy, especially when it comes to young people who often come here as infants.”