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Would Student Debt Forgiveness Drive Inflation?

Robert Kelchen

Although a recession probably would result in an increase in enrollment across higher education, that is not the reason why any of us want to see enrollment increase. A closing note: expect an administrative nightmare when trying to put an income limit on student debt forgiveness.

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International Enrollment Bounces Back, But Not to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kim, assistant professor of the practice and faculty director of higher education administration at Georgetown University “It’s a hopeful report,” said Dr. Stephanie K. Kim, an assistant professor of the practice and faculty director of higher education administration at Georgetown University. Stephanie K.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Biden Administration U.S. President Joe Biden, left, is flanked by Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Some good news came in late summer as U.S. President Joe Biden announced a plan to reduce student debt. Supreme Court News U.S. There was also positive news as HBCUs continue to increase their impact.

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I Went on Strike to Cancel My Student Debt and Won. Every Debtor Deserves the Same. (Ann Bowers*)

Higher Education Inquirer

received news that their student loans will be canceled. This victory is not the result of the Biden administration’s good will. None of us had been able to find the high-paying jobs that Corinthian had promised, and none of us could afford to pay back the astronomical sums that we owed. I should know.

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Is for-profit higher education dying or just a shell of itself?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, used the possible Arkansas-Phoenix marriage as a moment to take stock of the state of for-profit higher education. Kinser: This used to be by far the biggest university in the United States—depending on how you counted it, half a million students.

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Education Department to review rules for online program providers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“That will provide important transparency into what’s going on,” said Robert Shireman, who worked in the Education Department during the Obama administration and is now a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. That includes contracts that manage student loans or run financial aid operations.

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‘Who should pay?’: student debt relief in limbo as supreme court decides fate of millions

The Guardian Higher Education

Over 26m student loan borrowers are waiting for the country’s highest court to decide if they can receive debt relief Debt-laden borrowers will be nervously watching the US supreme court come February when the justices hear arguments for two cases that will ultimately decide the fate of over 26 million student loan borrowers who have applied for loan (..)