Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar, and their Debt, to Better Themselves University of Arkansas first-generation students have decreased over the years, but the student loan debt has steadily increased and exceeded Arkansas’ average over the past 5 years, according to the College Scoreboard, a Department of Education database. By Elena RamirezThe…Continue Reading Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar & Their Debt to Better Themselves
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What Students Should Know About Loans
What Students Should Know About Loans With tens of millions of students in debt and the debt total climbing, it is important to break down different types of loans and the problems they can cause. By Parker TillsonThe Razorback Reporter Avery Nihill, a 21-year-old senior studying environmental soil and water sciences, was careful not to…Continue Reading What Students Should Know About Loans
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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