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Federal Judge Blocks Applications for Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022Nikita Cardozo Comment

Two federal courts struck down the Biden administration’s federal student loan forgiveness program, halting any new applications from being submitted. Applicants are currently ...

Department of Education Plans to Retroactively Help Student Loan Borrowers

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022Nikita Cardozo 5

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced their plan to retroactively help millions of federal student loan borrowers who are in large debt ...

Pause on Student Loan Payments Extended to May

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022Jose Chavez 1

On Dec. 22, 2021, President Joe Biden formally extended the pause on student loan repayment until May 1, 2022. According to the statement, ...

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution to Make Textbooks More Affordable

March 11, 2018December 21, 2020Rebeca Camacho

This past week, A.S. Senate approved a campus-wide resolution to make textbooks more affordable for students. This comes after CalPIRG, the national student-run ...

Congressman Reveals Student Loan Proposal at UCSD

February 29, 2016January 16, 2017Quinn Pieper 1

Congressman Scott Peters (D-Calif.) announced his new proposal for student loan payment at the first of multiple forums held last week about college ...

Students March for Free Education and Fair Pay

November 12, 2015March 8, 2016Kriti Sarin 1

UCSD students and alumni rallied against student debt, tuition fees and wage discrimination in the nationwide Million Student March protest on campus this ...

U.S. Senate Voids Oldest Federal Loan Program

October 14, 2015March 8, 2016Sherman Aline

The U.S. Senate blocked a bill temporarily renewing the Perkins Loan Program, the country’s oldest federal loan program benefitting low-income college students on ...

Rep. Peters Proposes Loan Repayment Program

April 1, 2015March 6, 2016Tina Butoiu

Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) re-introduced the Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act to Congress on March 26. If passed, the law will provide a ...

Rep. Scott Peters Proposes Much-Needed Student Loan Legislation

April 1, 2015UCSD Guardian Editorial Board

Members of Congress finally seem to be addressing an issue that affects thousands of college graduates in a practical manner: The Student Loan ...