Tag: College cost
Taking out a student loan for your child can hurt your...
Thomas Korankye, University of Arizona
When people take out student loans for themselves, certain risks are involved. The debt...
Student loan debt is crushing Americans – 4 essential reads
Alvin Buyinza, The Conversation and Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation
US$1.7 trillion. That’s how much college students and graduates owed...
Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions
Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania and Taylor K. Odle
For many undergraduates, working for pay during the academic year is a necessary part of the...
These college rankings focus on schools that help students get ahead
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Robert Kelchen, a scholar of higher education, oversees the college rankings...
Could black philanthropy help solve the black student debt crisis?
Mako Fitts Ward, Arizona State University
When billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at...
Why federal student aid should be restored for people in prison
Andrea Cantora, University of Baltimore
Congress is thinking of lifting a longstanding ban on federal student aid for those serving time in prison.
The “Restoring Education...
Thinking about borrowing against your home to send your kids to...
Jacob William Faber, New York University and Peter Rich, Cornell University
When the time comes to send their children off to college, many parents in...
Why the Democrats’ new ‘debt-free’ college plan won’t really make college...
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University and Dennis A. Kramer II, University of Florida
Rising student loan debt and concerns about college affordability got considerable attention...