Harvard's class of 2029 sets record with 90% rise in international student enrolmentsHarvard College's incoming Class of 2029 shows strong enrollment with an 83.6% yield rate. Standardized tests are back, boosting applicatio...
28 Oct, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
How the US government shutdown will affect student loans, and the Education DepartmentThe U.S. Education Department faces significant disruption from a government shutdown, furloughing 87% of its staff after prior cuts. While...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill reshapes Federal Student Loans. See whole process, new borrowing limits, repayment optionsPresident Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill significantly alters federal student loan programs. It sets strict borrowing limits, reduces deferment...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.57 AM IST
International students in US could bear the brunt as universities face steep federal aid cutsAmerican colleges anticipate major changes in financial aid. Federal funding cuts and policy shifts are the reasons. Colleges may reduce in...
25 Jun, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?Pope Leo XIV, formerly Bishop Robert Prevost, confronts the Vatican's significant financial challenges, including a structural deficit and ...
07 Jun, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
Trump signs order seeking to dismantle Department of Education. What happens to student loans?US President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday. The ...
21 Mar, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
US Senate approves Linda McMahon as Education Secretary: From billionaire to ex-wrestling exec, here's all you need to know about herLinda McMahon has been confirmed as the new US Secretary of Education, despite her unconventional background. She will lead the Department ...
04 Mar, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
US student loan repayments may increase by $200: How the GOP budget plans could impact borrowersUS student loan borrowers could soon face higher repayments, as House Republicans are pushing for budget measures that would reorganise loa...
25 Feb, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Harvard, University of Chicago caution faculty as schools weigh Trump orderUS universities grapple with the Trump administration's directive to pause federal grants, potentially disrupting scientific research fundi...
29 Jan, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Yale University to reinstate SAT testing for undergraduate admissionsYale University has decided to reinstate the requirement for standardized test scores for undergraduate applicants, beginning in the fall o...
23 Feb, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
US Student Loan Forgiveness: How to apply, who is eligible and moreApplications will open online in early October and take four to six weeks to process, the department has said. That means that borrowers sh...
18 Sep, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
What's inside Joe Biden's $1.85T social and climate measureThe bill will still have to clear the Senate, where revisions are nearly certain. But Democrats are aiming to get it to Biden's desk by Chr...
19 Nov, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
Don't want companies to look for skilled workers in India, China: ObamaTo prevent that, Obama said, he wants to give the school and teachers the resources they need to train and educate students in the US.
14 Feb, 2012, 02.30 PM IST
- US Congress clears $1-trillion budget bill
The Senate voted 67-32 for the budget measure, with 30 Republicans opposed, one day after the House approved it 296-121.
19 Dec, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- US stimulus plan: Billions may go to colleges and students
Both the House and Senate bills call for the largest-ever funding for govt's chief college aid program for low-income students. Job-cuts I ...
09 Feb, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- House Democrats propose $825 billion stimulus bill
Working closely with President-elect Barack Obama, House Democrats called for $825 billion in federal spending and tax cuts to revive the e...
15 Jan, 2009, 09.24 PM IST
- Harvard, Yale open doors to low-income students
Harvard and other Ivy League schools say they aren't attracting as many disadvantaged students as they want, even with offers of free tuiti...
13 May, 2008, 02.15 AM IST