Survey: College-bound students becoming more cost-conscious about school selection
BUSINESS WIRE — Less than one-third (29 percent) feel confident with the financial terms associated with student loans, according to a recent national survey of 1,075 undergraduate students from College Ave Student Loans by Barnes & Noble College Insights.
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MILITARY TIMES — A benefit that lets service members and other government workers write off student loan debt would vanish under a new proposal in Congress.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A bipartisan group of 30 attorneys general signed on to a letter Thursday opposing House legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act over a provision that would bar states from regulating student loan servicers.
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MARKET WATCH — State lawmakers and officials don’t have the legal authority to crack down on student-loan companies operating in their states, according to the Trump administration.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Conversations about how best to handle free expression at colleges and universities dominated annual meeting of student affairs professionals.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Though most college students say they value freedom of expression, a new Gallup poll shows they are more committed to free speech in the abstract than in reality.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Students coming from a science or first-generation background can use their experiences to shine on law school applications.
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IPWATCHDOG — On February 28th, a group of six patent law professors filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Cleveland Clinic v. True Health Diagnostics.
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NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON — With a law school mentor, you have an invaluable opportunity to gain real-world advice and guidance from a legal professional.
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ABA JOURNAL — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas decried cynicism during a law student dinner on Saturday at the Federalist Society.
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