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We asked experts to look at a politician’s proposal to erase almost $1 trillion in student debt after he resigned on Thursday from a top post at the Education Department and called the federal student-loan system “fundamentally broken.” (PREMIUM)
The chairman of the Federal Reserve says America’s student-loan burden could affect economic growth. When it comes to homeownership or small-business creation, he might be right. (PREMIUM)
More than 100 people learned that their existing contracts with the Undergraduate and Graduate Schools would be terminated because the schools will no longer exist. Instead, they will need to reapply. (PREMIUM)
It’s the latest instance of a state stepping into campus procedures. “Colleges want autonomy” along with significant state resources, said one lawmaker. “You can’t go both ways.” (PREMIUM)
An American studying abroad was caught up in Egypt’s free-speech crackdown; a former White House press secretary was named to the Fulbright board; and more on global higher education.
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