New Graduate School Loan Limits Start July 1: What Students Need to Know
New graduate loan limits take effect on July 1, and here’s what graduate student borrowers need to know and how to plan.
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DOJ finds UC Davis School of Medicine discriminated by race in admissions, violating the 2023 SFFA ruling. Settlement talks or a lawsuit could follow.
UC Humanities And Social Science Faculty Join STEM Push To Restore The SAT
UC humanities and social science faculty back their STEM colleagues, demanding both the SAT/ACT math and verbal sections return to UC admissions.
7.8 Million Student Loan Borrowers Are About to Deal With a New Debt Collector: The U.S. Treasury
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University of Denver Eliminates 5 Departments In Restructuring After $30 Million Shortfall
University of Denver will merge five schools into two and cut five departments after projecting a $30 million budget gap. Student degrees are unaffected.
CIT Bank’s Platinum Savings Now Pays 4.25% APY For Six Months
CIT Bank’s Platinum Savings APY Boost lifts the rate to 4.25% for six months with promo code Boost50 — open to new and existing customers.
This Week In College And Money News: June 12, 2026
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent joins our podcast to explain the July 1 changes, plus Treasury takes over $179B in defaulted loans and FAFSA gets faster.
Peak Bank Review: Online Bank With A High Savings APY
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House Moves to Make Graduate Nursing a Professional Degree, Doubling Loan Limits
House appropriators advanced a bill designating advanced nursing programs as professional degrees, raising federal loan caps for those students to $200,000.
IRS: More Than Half of States Have Joined the New $1,700 Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
The IRS says 27 states have opted into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a $1,700 credit for school scholarship donations starting in 2027.
