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Loan Bill Blocked
Senate Republicans prevent passage of legislation to let student loan borrowers lower their interest rates.
Funding Boost for NIH
National Institutes of Health would see increase of more than 4 percent next year under a Senate budget measure drafted Tuesday. The maximum Pell award would also grow.
Pushback on Australian Fee Hike
Opposition grows from institutions and students to government's plan to uncap university tuitions and impose interest rates on student loans.
Summer Scramble
What happens after tuition-dependent private colleges miss their enrollment goals? Depends on the campus.
Making Sallie Mae Pay
Federal regulators announce two settlements over alleged overcharging of military servicemembers and misrepresenting late fees to other borrowers.
Proposed Cost-Shifting in Australia
Students should pick up greater share of the costs of their university education, Australian government panel recommends.
The Future of Student Loans
With student borrowing rising -- and political concern about debt growing with it -- Inside Higher Ed today publishes a...
Default by Death
Federal officials say that some lenders, when a student's loan cosigner dies, declare an automatic default -- with no chance for the student to pay off what is owed.