The Trump administration will resume garnishing wages from student loan borrowers in default in early 2026, the U.S. Education Department confirmed to NPR. The move comes after a years-long pause in wage garnishment due to the pandemic. “We expect the first notices to be sent to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers the week of January 7,” […]
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University of Alabama suspends student magazines amid DEI crackdown
Kendal Wright, editor in chief of the University of Alabama’s Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine, reacts to the suspension of two student publications amid a federal crackdown on campus DEI policies. Source link
Riots Flare Up in Bangladesh After a Student Protest Leader Is Killed
new video loaded: Riots Flare Up in Bangladesh After a Student Protest Leader Is Killed Violent unrest spilled onto the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the killing of of a prominent student leader who was shot over the weekend. The offices of two leading newspapers were set on fire. By Axel Boada December 19, 2025 […]
‘A bright light’: Brown University student identified as shooting victim by church
One of the victims killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University has been identified as Ella Cook, a Brown student and a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama. The church’s Rev. Craig Smalley announced Cook’s death in his service on Sunday morning, calling Cook “incredibly grounded and generous and faithful” […]
Proposed settlement would end SAVE student loan repayment plan : NPR
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end a popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan, better known as SAVE, was the most flexible and generous of all income-driven repayment plans, promising expedited loan forgiveness and monthly payments […]
High school student charged with arson in fire that burned subway passenger
NEW YORK — A New York City high school senior was jailed Friday on a federal arson charge after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger. Hiram Carrero, 18, was not required to enter a plea during his arraignment in Manhattan federal court. The fire early Monday morning is […]