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After a win in the U.S. Supreme Court last year, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading a coalition of states challenging the Department of Education’s second attempt at loan forgiveness. The federal program could waive or help with payments for more than 8 million borrowers.
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is thought to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. The policy was approved in a 20-0 vote at its annual convention in Kansas City.
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College access advisers say most Kansas City students won't start receiving financial award letters until at least April, but most colleges ask students to decide where to enroll by May 1.
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When Fontbonne University administrators announced last week that the school would cease operations in 2025, the decision stunned students and alumni. But the move is also concerning to other small liberal arts or faith-based colleges around Missouri and Kansas.
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The bill crafted by Republican Rep. Steven Howe wouldn’t apply to private or parochial colleges and universities in Kansas. Originally, the financial penalty was $100,000 per offense. Critics say the measure is vague and violates academic freedom.
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Since 2003, the Kauffman Scholars program invested $140 million to help Kansas City-area students in under-resourced areas pursue an education and a successful career.
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Students for Justice in Palestine, a newly-recognized student group, has led efforts at UMKC to call for a Gaza ceasefire. Leaders say they're making inroads with their fellow students, but argue the university is not doing enough to protect them from Islamophobia and potential retaliation.
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Palestinian and Muslim students say that UMKC's silence on the war in Gaza is leaving them vulnerable to discrimination. Plus: A recent Forest Service report says that climate change will cause older trees to release more carbon dioxide, but conservationists aren't so sure.
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Saint Louis University is running a prison education program that provides some Missouri inmates and prison staff with the opportunity to earn degrees. An inmate who hopes to return to Kansas City upon his release says the program gave him a new perspective on life.
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The department is withholding payment from the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, its largest loan servicer, as 2.5 million borrowers didn't receive timely billing statements.
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In Missouri, Lincoln University — a land-grant historically Black university — has been underfunded by roughly $360 million over the past 30 years compared to the University of Missouri, according to a new federal report. Now a bipartisan group of lawmakers are asking the state to look into the inequality.
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Donors had specified that Avila University in Kansas City shouldn’t spend the principal of its endowment, which is invested and used to pay for scholarships. However, Avila argued it needed access to all of the money, otherwise it would be "challenged to meet its financial obligations."