State-funded financial aid in Massachusetts has decreased by 47% since 2001 — a stark contrast to the 15% increase nationwide — placing Massachusetts 37th in the nation when it comes to state-funded financial aid, according to a recent report by the Hildreth Institute.
But this postponement amounts to a temporary band-aid on a much larger crisis. The looming student debt apocalypse still remains no matter how many times Biden kicks it further down the road.
As a college student with a uterus, it may seem like a good idea to donate your eggs. You may get paid an exorbitant amount of money and help out a family in the process.
You may have even seen an...
Instead of telling students what to do, BU should work on creating a safer, healthier environment for their students and stop using mental health awareness as a scapegoat for their failures.
After almost a year of living under pandemic restrictions, experiencing a record drop in employment and witnessing an increase in mental health problems as a result, a minimum wage raise to $15 an hour, or higher, is more crucial now than ever before.
Today on East to West, we cover the formation of lines outside of BU COVID-19 testing sites, the closure of the Kenmore Starbucks location, local restaurants bracing for colder weather during COVID-19,...
Massachusetts public officials discussed possible solutions to the student loan crisis, including free public college and forgiving loans, during a panel Wednesday evening. The panelists said graduating in debt was an unavoidable reality.
On this week’s episode of East to West, we discuss the fate of the Citgo sign, a decline in history majors, student debt at BU, environmental justice and Amazon facing a lawsuit from six former employees.
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Students incurring hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans under the assumption that their loans will be forgiven after a set number of payments are just now realizing that they may be sorely...
The Hildreth Institute, a nonprofit organization, launched a statewide petition Monday that calls on colleges and politicians to support a zero-debt higher education system.
There’s this idea that people seem to have about students of color enrolling in college: that they are doing so on significant scholarships, or are at least getting some pretty hefty financial aid. Some...
At Boston University, 61 percent of students are female, while just 39 percent are male — a vastly disproportionate ratio. But there is also a much more threatening disproportion at hand nationwide —...
