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Time is running out for student loan borrowers who qualify for a waiver that could erase part, or even all, of their debt. This isn’t President Biden’s debt forgiveness plan, but the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The deadline of October 31st is quickly approaching.

Not to be confused with the White House’s debt-forgiveness plan, the 2007 program allows borrowers who work in the public or nonprofit sector — like teachers — to have their debt removed after 120 qualifying payments, reports Sergio Flores of NBC 7 Responds and Telemundo 20 Responde.

NBC 7’s Sergio Flores updates his story on possible mold in dorm rooms with a statement from the university.

Pictures of mold in air vents caused alarm for students at San Diego State University living in Zura Hall. SDSU says tests done Wednesday afternoon found there is no black mold and spores are at normal levels.

The Biden administration announced up to $20,000 in student debt forgiveness for people with Pell Grants, and $10,000 for those without Pell Grants. While it’s not full forgiveness that many activists have demanded, “it’s a big deal,” says Sabrina Calazans, director of outreach at the Student Debt Crisis Center. She joins LX News to discuss how this plan will...

Blanket student loan forgiveness options are less effective in helping those who need it, data shows

An assistant professor at Chapman University filed a federal lawsuit accusing at least one student of posting parts of his midterm and final exams online.

Christopher Gray got Shark Tank funding from Lori Greiner and Daymond John for his app Scholly, which connects students to available scholarships to help pay for college. Gray hopes to be a role model for more Black entrepreneurs, especially in the tech field. “You don’t have to just buy the product. You can create the product,” he said.

We’ve seen a lot of protests this year, from masks to women’s rights and climate change. They’re a regular occurrence on college and university campuses, and they’re influencing our country more than you think. “In so many ways, student activists have changed what the student body looks like and what colleges are teaching,” said Kate Cude, senior research analyst...

Student activism has been around in the U.S. since the 1700s, when attendees of Harvard College arranged a walkout over the quality of the school’s butter. In the two and a half centuries since, protests on college campuses have addressed a range of more serious issues, from racial justice to sexual assault and more. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson — a...

Over the last two decades, ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions to treat them have been on the rise, especially among college-aged students, which has contributed to higher rates of prescription stimulant misuse on college campuses. NBC spoke to three psychologists who specialize in ADHD to learn more about what’s causing the rise in diagnosis and why college students are misusing the...

Design documents for a proposed $200 million dormitory at UC Santa Barbara show that over 94% of its occupants would be in rooms without windows. “Natural light is essential to a healthy circadian rhythm, it is directly connected to wellness and a sense of wellbeing…being able to see the outdoors,” architect and MIT professor John Fernandez says. “…This is an...

With students away at college, you might have less laundry to do. But they might be clueless about how to do it on their own. That’s where Consumer Reports comes in with some laundry do’s and don’ts that all of us can benefit from.

Consumer Reports and NBC 7’s Consumer Bob look at the changes designed to help families afford college during the pandemic.

The pandemic made college even harder for many families to afford. Consumer Reports explains that recent changes could make school more affordable.

The push to vaccinate San Diegans continue with an aim at young people, as they make up the majority of COVID-19 cases in San Diego County and are grappling with the slowest vaccination rate. This push follows the latest County report that all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths reported in San Diego County in 2021 occurred among residents who are…

College education during incarceration helps people become less likely to re-offend upon leaving prison, and gives access to better job opportunities. By 2023, formerly incarcerated people will be able to access Pell Grants toward their education. Margaret Dizerega of the Vera Institute of Justice explains.

BillyChat, a chatbot run from Cal Poly Pomona, can respond to students’ text-messaged questions about exams, costs, financial aid and more.

About half of college students screened in a recent Boston University study were found to have depression or anxiety. It’s a sign of the toll the pandemic is taking on millions cut off from human connections and, for many, their goals and aspirations. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway looks from college campuses to social platforms like TikTok at the impact social...

UC San Diego students who have received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be among those participating in a study which seeks to evaluate infection and transmission of the virus among college students, it was announced on Monday.