Student Debt
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| 1 | $89.2 million awarded to UNI students during the 2021-2022 school year Northern Iowan 119:49, p.4 |
UNI released their 2022 financial aid annual report which shows that 91% of all UNI students received some financial aid during the 2021-2022 school year. Meg Grove writes more details about the report and of the support that is available on campus for students who need help with financial aid; photo. |
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| 2 | Student loan forgiveness up close Northern Iowan 119:17, p.1 |
Trevor Meyers tells students what they need to know about President Biden's plan to forgive part of students' debt including what the application process will look like and the lawsuits that are fighting this plan; photo. |
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| 3 | Pause on federal student loan repayments extended by Biden through Aug. 31 Northern Iowan 118:50, p.1 |
President Joe Biden puts a pause on federal student loan repayments until Aug. 31, 2022; photos. | |
| 4 | College debt effects on students Northern Iowan 118:15, p.3 |
Opinion columnist Sierra Christensen discusses the effects of student loan debts on students; photo. |
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| 5 | Don't forget your finances Northern Iowan 118:5, p.7 |
A column on navigating finances as a student; photo. | |
| 6 | Trump was a trip, but Biden is no vacation Northern Iowan 117:40, p.3 |
In the author's opinion, the Biden administration has done surprisingly well on COVID-19 vaccination distribution, but should be doing more on student loan forgiveness and COVID-19 relief. Montgomery argues that to be in touch with the country, younger people should be represented in government; photo. | |
| 7 | House GOP tax hike on graduate students raises concerns Northern Iowan 114:26, p.1 |
A Republican-proposed House of Representatives tax reform package has drawn scrutiny and a response from the Iowa Regents university presidents due to the projected impact of some provisions on graduate students; photos. |
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| 8 | Don't want to pay back loans? Have children. Northern Iowan 112:51, p.3 |
Rekemeyer offers two satirical solutions to student loan debt: staying in school, and passing debt on to your children; photo. |
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| 9 | Guest column: "free tuition" myth cause for concern Northern Iowan 112:24, p.3 |
In response to the November 5 Northern Iowan article "Hit by a car? No free tuition," Heppeard discusses pedestrian traffic and stressors on college students that may lead them to risk their health and safety, including rising costs of tuition, anxiety, and depression. | |
| 10 | The truth about your college tuition Northern Iowan 112:11, p.3 |
Gravert discusses student loans and the rising cost of college, an issue receiving increased attention by presidential candidates. In the author's opinion, a solution would be to decrease loan amounts. Gravert also draws attention to the student debt incurred from for-profit colleges; photos. | |
| 11 | UNI student debt on steady decline; enrollment to increase Northern Iowan 112:9, p.2 |
UNI is seeing a decrease in student debt and an increase in enrollment. |