Category: Student Debt

Stories about the ongoing challenges related to the affordability of higher education and student’s struggles to pay for their education.

Pell Grant Covers Only Part of School Bill for Low-Income Students

Pell Grant Covers Only Part of School Bill for Low-Income Students With nearly 50% of all UA students needing financial aid, the UA scholarship budget is projected to increase by $5 million in the coming academic year. By Hanna Ellington, Sophie Neubaum, and Kate Duby Some in-state Pell Grant recipients graduate with little to no…Continue Reading Pell Grant Covers Only Part of School Bill for Low-Income Students

Loan Defaults

Student Loan Defaults Have Serious Consequences By Abbi Ross, Brooke Borgognoni and Emily ThompsonThe Razorback Reporter Whitney King had a plan. She had just graduated from Arkansas State University with her bachelors’ degree in journalism and was accepted into a masters program at the University of Arkansas.  She made the move from Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Fayetteville…Continue Reading Loan Defaults

Gender_Inequities

Women Face Higher Student Loan Debt, Workplace Challenges By Kirsten Baird, Coleman Bonner, Abby Zimmardi The Razorback Reporter The average female student loan debt in Arkansas is $10,051, which is about $1,250 more than the average male student debt in 2016-17, according to a College Scorecard study, a U.S. Department of Education database. Juliet Sittler, a…Continue Reading Gender_Inequities

First-Generation Students Juggle Multiple Jobs to Pay for College

First-Generation Students Juggle Multiple Jobs to Pay for College Students at the UofA have the option to be involved in the Federal Work-Study program, but many students also seek employment off campus due to unawareness of the program or for opportunities that interest them more. Specifically, first-generation students have to learn to balance school and…Continue Reading First-Generation Students Juggle Multiple Jobs to Pay for College

Students Seek Student Loan Financial Advice

Students Seek Student Loan Financial Advice By Emily Thompson & Brooke BorgognoniThe Razorback Reporter As Kat de Sonnaville, a 21-year-old senior, wraps up her studies at the University of Arkansas, she wishes the college offered one more course: financial literacy to help her navigate the student loan application and repayment process. “I think the university…Continue Reading Students Seek Student Loan Financial Advice