4 North Carolina universities shine in Top 50 national rankings
North Carolina universities shine in national rankings, with Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest in the top 50. Discover the state’s academic excellence.
North Carolina universities shine in national rankings, with Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest in the top 50. Discover the state’s academic excellence.
Vice President Kamala Harris recently addressed the Biden-Harris administration's take on college debt forgiveness.
For some students, the reality is a bit more complicated. Recent events and decisions at the university have left them feeling that the institution is not living up to its promise as a welcoming place for members of the LGBTQ community.
Most importantly, we need a chancellor who wants to hear us. Unfortunately, the next chancellor may recognize that their power does not come from us and, as a result, choose to ignore the students, faculty, and community in order to achieve the goals of a highly partisan Board of Governors.
More than 48,000 North Carolinians have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration's reforms of the student loan debt system.
This round of debt relief will eliminate the debt of 125,000 borrowers nationwide: 22,000 with disabilities, 51,000 through an income-driven repayment plan, and 53,000 through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October.
The Biden administration has begun the process of creating a new plan for widespread loan cancellation and implementing the SAVE Plan, which will cut monthly payments to $0 for millions of borrowers. There will also be a 12-month “on-ramp” period to ease borrowers back into making payments.
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For many borrowers, qualifying monthly payments that should have moved them closer to forgiveness were not accounted for, effectively forcing them to make extra payments under their IDR plans.