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MD among states suing over Trump administration’s student loan restrictions
Maryland is challenging a new rule the Trump administration issued that could limit access to federal student loans for people pursuing advanced healthcare-related degrees.
Colleges cut spending, raise funds as new loan limits for parents loom
Colleges are cutting budgets and raising funds to offset new $20,000 annual Parent Plus loan limits impacting families' pay for higher education.
MD co-leads states opposing federal rule limiting health student loans
Maryland is part of a coalition opposing a proposed rule that would limit federal student loan access for some graduate health programs.
Trump plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump plan to limit access to student loans in some cases.
Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers after a lawsuit.
Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear
President Donald Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution.
What’s in Trump’s big bill? Money for migrant clampdown, but tax breaks and program cuts hit ‘bumps’
Congress is deep into drafting President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up funding to halt migrants.
Frosh joins AGs seeking enforcement of student loan Borrower Defense Rule
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined 17 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit to force the Department of Education to enforce the Borrower Defense Rule. That rule would make […]
Exploring ways to manage student loan debt and take out a mortgage
The college class of 2017 likely graduated last month with more student debt than any class before them. As college costs rise, declining homeownership rates have been named a casualty […]
Johns Hopkins to offer more need-based aid in 2017-18
As tuition rises, Johns Hopkins University will offer its largest aid package in the school’s history, increasing total student aid by 9 percent to $99 million. The increase comes as […]
A graduate with debt? Md. housing chief might have a home to sell you
OCEAN CITY — Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Ken Holt will seek sweeping changes in how his agency is run, and he has proposed helping graduates with high student loan […]
The three-year bachelor’s degree?
Universities should embrace the three-year bachelor's degree, argues a Johns Hopkins University professor.
