Like a lot of students, Isabelle Dizon was looking for mental health support. Her college promised to help but never came through.
Lisa Kurian Philip
WBEZ
Higher education reporter for WBEZ Chicago in partnership with Open Campus.
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Ambitious plan unveiled to boost college spending in Illinois — and more fairly distribute money
The plan would increase spending at Illinois four-year campuses by $1.4 billion over the next 10 or 15 years and drive money to schools with higher need students.
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An unresolved glitch keeps students with immigrant parents out of the new FAFSA
College hopefuls with undocumented parents worry the issue threatens their ability to afford school.
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Brenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to go back.
Back at Chicago State University at age 60, she found out her decades-old GPA disqualifies her from receiving federal loans or grants.
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Pro-Palestinian students want universities to stop investing in companies with ties to Israel
The demand raises questions about university endowments and how they fit into their educational missions.
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Columbia College Chicago adjunct faculty reach tentative deal
Union members have to vote on the tentative deal but could be back in the classroom by Jan. 2.
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Colleges hand out scholarship money to attract top students — at the expense of kids in need
Advocates say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.
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Two Chicago college students across a divide mourn lives lost in Israel and Gaza
Campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in conflict since the war began. We hear how two students — one Jewish, one Palestinian — are coping.
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Parents who took on debt for their children’s college education restart payments this month
Freddie Ramos took out $20,000 in loans to pay for his son’s degree. The family is cutting back on expenses as a three-year payment pause ends.
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In three years, she paid down $27,000 in student loan debt. Just $10,000 left to go.
Taking advantage of the three-year pause on payments, Brianna Kidd, a 30-year-old college grad, worked two jobs and lived with her dad to do it.