Obama urges overhaul of system for making college loans, urges more availability for the young

WASHINGTON — 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 college

BERKELEY, 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 president

The 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 immigrants

WASHINGTON — 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.

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