Financial Health

Everything you need to know about higher ed and the coronavirus for Friday and the weekend in one easy-to-read package.

Millions of people work on college campuses. Some are directly employed while others work as contractors. In a pandemic, that makes a difference.

House Democrats are calling for at least $10,000 of each borrower's student debt to be canceled as part of the stimulus plan being negotiated in Congress.

Stimulus package from Senate Republicans would give student loan borrowers a three-month break from making payments, a different approach from Senate Democrats.

A public health crisis and a global recession have hit higher education at the same time. What could the future look like for open-access colleges, which serve the most vulnerable?

Are for-profit colleges poised to bounce back in the newly begun recession? Or are their glory days behind them?

As Congress considers giving many Americans a $2,000 payment to stimulate the economy, advocates are pushing for more help for those with student loans.

As campus closures strain low-income students, undergrads at over a dozen universities have started large "mutual aid" networks and fundraisers to defray costs.