Obama urges overhaul of system for making college loans, urges more availability for the youngWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday renewed his call for the government to stop backing private loans to college students and replace them with direct government loans to young people, a challenge to a decades-old program with strong congressional support. Study: More undergrads take out pricey private student loans to pay for collegeBERKELEY, Calif. — A study finds the number of college students taking out private student loans has risen sharply in recent years. Mystery donor keeps handing checks to colleges; only common denominator is a woman presidentThe mystery college donor has struck again — this time at Binghamton University in New York, whose financial aid office phone started ringing off the hook as word of an anonymous $6 million contribution spread across campus. Group of colleges urges Congress to offer tuition aid, citizenship to many illegal immigrantsWASHINGTON — Wading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship in light of efforts in several states to block them. |