May 19, 2024
Loans

Earning a degree helps some, not all, pay back student loans

The total student debt in the United States, which is around $1.7 trillion and growing, is being fueled in part by borrowers who left college before earning a degree or credential and can’t afford to repay their student loans, according to a new report. The report, released today by the Higher Education Advisory Group and the

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Investment

A small Pa. college’s big investment in humanities

As humanities programs face continued cuts and public skepticism of their value, a small Pennsylvania liberal arts college is setting itself apart by investing and creating more opportunities for its humanities majors. Lycoming College, in Williamsport, recently opened an on-campus research center, established an annual undergraduate humanities research conference and launched a related journal to

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