More than 1.6 million people in Illinois owe federal student debt. The Trump administration is trying to speed up their repayment.
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Student group banned by DePaul continues to run covert birth control delivery service
University officials recently suspended the group from campus because of its affiliation with Planned Parenthood. Student leaders accuse DePaul of kowtowing to President Donald Trump.
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Helping hand or scam? A different approach to paying back student loans is under scrutiny.
These loans, called income share agreements, could become more popular as President Donald Trump’s administration claws back federal loans and grants.
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Chicagoans with student debt stressed as Trump, GOP cut back relief
Biden canceled more student debt than any other president. Trump is taking things in the opposite direction.
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‘It’s just devastating,’ Chicago State president says of federal cuts
While schools like Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern have gotten most of the attention, regional public universities are losing grants too.
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DePaul president faces off against GOP members of Congress
Conservative lawmakers who questioned DePaul President Robert Manuel were accused of using antisemitism claims to chill free speech.
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UIC student has legal status restored, but only after leaving US
The student is now home in India and not likely to return to America because he fears the chaos and uncertainty of the Trump administration.
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The Trump administration is pressuring Illinois universities to end a diversity fellowship
The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois fellowship is meant to make Illinois professors look more like the state’s student body. It’s funded by the state and part of Illinois law.
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Visa terminations causing panic for Illinois students and educators
“The bar keeps moving, as far as who’s at risk,” says one staffer at the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Northwestern students and faculty protest Trump’s campaign against higher education
As part of a national day of action, students rallied on campus to demand that Northwestern leaders defend the campus against President Donald Trump’s attacks.