student loans

Students attend discussion on college debt

07 March 2021 Matthew Aquino

Faculty members Richard Deeg and Sara Goldrick-Rab led a “teach-in” about student loan debt, the cost of college and government support for higher education.

Temple students discuss financial benefits and burdens of grad school

29 January 2019 Tara Doll

Students discuss balancing finances during and in preparation for graduate school.

Craig: SFS fails to communicate

11 November 2013 Daniel Craig

Temple’s Student Financial Services is inferior to that of
Penn State and ASU.

Harrington: How much will loan reform really cost students?

22 August 2013 Luke Harrington

Columnist and Economics double-major Luke Harrington crunches some numbers and shows students how much Congress’ new borrowing rules will affect their wallets.

Mr. Bartholomew goes to Washington

13 June 2013 Marcus McCarthy

Bartholomew will attend meetings on student loans, tuition, and career services in the nation’s capitol.

A picture of Roswell Friend was posted on Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Broad Street after he went missing in August 2011. ( ANGELO FICHERA // TTN FILE PHOTO )

Mother paying burden of son’s death

25 September 2012 Cindy Stansbury

The IRS is charging a mother taxes on a loan after her son died last summer.

Dropouts attributed to finances as national debt rises

03 May 2011

The total national student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, according to PIRG. Last year, the national student loan debt exceeded the national credit card debt for the first time in history. Now, student loan

Temple Tweets

08 November 2010 Samantha Krotzer

I am absolutely dying for someone to ask me if there is something in my pants or if I am just happy to see them. Because you know what, there is something in my pants

Strained Funds

04 October 2010 Editorial Board

Keeping tuition prices at a minimum is the only way to control loan debt. Students are struggling. It’s not a new concept, but, as evidenced by Rachel Donahoe’s futile attempts to begin paying off her

Surviving without shuttles

04 May 2010

In a decision made to cut costs, administrators elected to eliminate the shuttles between some campuses after receiving less state allocations. Still, some students are struggling to afford transportation.