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Catholic

New Hampshire university offers grads employment ‘guarantee’

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A small Catholic university in southern New Hampshire is becoming the latest college to offer a money-back guarantee of sorts to its students. Rivier University, which has a total student population of about 2,600 in Nashua, has created an "Employment Promise Program" that

Harvard

Here’s what college students should be protesting

Everyone in America today seems frustrated with the status quo, especially college students who've recently made headlines protesting the racial climate on campus. Racial equality is a noble ideal, and protesters would do well to engage in a civil discussion of the issue. But there's another

Massachusetts

Student loan relief sought by AG Healey

BOSTON – In an effort to help borrowers struggling to repay student debt, Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday announced a new student loan assistance unit and a crackdown on unlawful debt relief companies. "These are so similar to some of the problems we saw and some of the practices

Massachusetts

Northeastern U. gives 25 percent tuition break to parents

BOSTON (AP) — Come to campus for the family weekend festivities, stay for a graduate degree. That's the idea behind Northeastern University's newest tuition discount, which will give a 25 percent break to the parents and siblings of undergraduate students if they pursue a degree in almost

new hampshire

Clinton calls for action to cut student loan debt for 40 million Americans

DURHAM, N.H. — Hillary Clinton tackled the issue of rising college costs and student debt before a packed room of students and educators at the University of New Hampshire, where she also picked up the endorsement of New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan. Noting that there are more than 40 million

Barack Obama

20 million college grads living with their parents, courtesy of Obama

My 22-year-old son lives at home and still depends on his old man for spending money. My profoundest fear is that like Will Ferrell's character in "Wedding Crashers," he will never leave the nest. I'm not alone. There are some 20 million college grads