November 18Rhodes scholar class features plenty of women, immigrantsThe latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 21 women, the most ever in a single Rhodes class, and almost half of the 32 winners are immigrants or first-generation Americans.
October 9US teen flies for record: youngest solo round-the-worldA Louisiana teenager flew for 10½ hours through a sandstorm over Saudi Arabia, got stuck in the Philippines by typhoons, and set three youth aviation records.
October 9US teen flies for round-the-world record by youngest pilotA Louisiana teenager flew for 10½ hours through a sandstorm over Saudi Arabia, got stuck in the Philippines by typhoons, and set three youth aviation records.
October 5US consumer borrowing up strong $20.1 billion in AugustAmericans increased their borrowing in August with the category that covers auto and student loans rising by the largest amount in nine months.
September 13Students, families struggle to repay billions in crushing loan debtsThe parents of a nurse who died young several years ago, prompting bill collectors to go after her parents to pay her student loans, say they are heavily in debt and worse off than when their plight grabbed national headlines in 2014.
September 12Small private US college slashes tuition by $17K annuallyA private liberal arts college with campuses in New Mexico and Maryland announced Wednesday a $17,000 reduction in its annual tuition, acknowledging that steady price increases in pursuit of prestige drove away many qualified students from families of moderate or modest economic means.
3:12September 3Are more parents now less inclined to pay for kids' college?Insight from financial analyst Hitha Herzog on the rising cost of higher education.
August 28Skip student loan forbearance - do this instead"Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.
2:26August 28Is student debt hindering future success?As college students head back to school carrying billions of dollars in student loan debt, the 'pitbull of personal development' Larry Winget asks whether getting a degree is really still worth it?
3:59August 24Disney offers to pay for employees' college tuitionThe Walt Disney Company's Jayne Parker explains who is eligible to take advantage of the program.
