STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

Biden reveals student loan handout plan, some borrowers could have $20,000 in debt 'canceled'

President Biden on Monday unveiled a new student loan handout plan that could "cancel" $20,000 in debt for some bo…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 9, 2024

Biden admin uses new tactic to circumvent SCOTUS, forgive more student debt

The Biden administration has already forgiven some $127 billion in student loans for nearly 3.6 million borrowers t…

By John Rigolizzo
Oct 31, 2023

IN THE NEWS: Student loan repayments resume today

Today marks the end of a pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments, thrusting millions of Americans back…

By Campus Reform
Oct 1, 2023

Cato, Mackinac Center sue Biden admin for new student loan plan, Independent Women’s Forum proposes alternative

The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit on behalf of Cato and Mackinac, arguing that this is another unc…

By Olivia Scarpo '26 and Austin Browne
Aug 17, 2023

Biden administration rolls out modified student loan repayment program

'The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan is an income-driven repayment program that will cut some borrowers …

By Austin Browne '24
Aug 7, 2023

Biden forgives $39 billion in student loan debt via administrative tweaks

The Biden Administration announced Friday that 804,000 federal student loan borrowers would have their loans automa…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 14, 2023

Biden looks to the Higher Education Act as a backdoor effort to forgive student loans

Previously, the Biden Administration hoped to forgive student debt under the provisions of the HEROES Act.

By Spencer Dalke
Jul 7, 2023

'Pay your bills like adults!': Protesters take to White House after student debt ruling

Following SCOTUS' blocking of Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, protesters from multiple organizations gathere…

By William Biagini '24
Jul 6, 2023

Senate Republicans unveil student loan crisis proposal

Awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on Biden's student loan forgiveness program, Republicans have promoted a package of…

By Emma Arns '26
Jul 3, 2023

Senate passes bill to shut down Biden’s student loan bailout

The US Senate defied President Biden on Thursday, voting to pass a bill that would block Biden’s student loan forgi…

By FJ Hilgart '24
Jun 2, 2023

Four times profs promoted student loan forgiveness on social media

Campus Reform routinely tracks the activity of liberal professors, students, and campus organizations on social med…

By Gwendolyn Nasta '26
Apr 25, 2023

PROF. ELLWANGER: Student Loans as Public Assistance

According to the federal government, the number of Americans over the age of 65 with student loan debt nearly quint…

By Adam Ellwanger
Apr 18, 2023

House subcommittee holds hearing on negative implications of Biden student loan policies

On Mar. 23, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing regarding President…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Apr 2, 2023

Biden's income-driven student loan repayment plan will cost taxpayers $230 billion

'President Biden is ramming through his retroactive free college agenda with complete disregard for the rule of law…

By Jared Gould
Mar 15, 2023

Personal finance firm sues Dept. of Ed. over continued student loan repayment pause

SoFi, a student debt consolidation firm, argues that private companies cannot compete with the federal government’s…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 13, 2023

WATCH: Rep. Omar says student loan forgiveness is 'racial justice'

Campus Reform was live at the Supreme Court, capturing footage of Rep. Ilhan Omar calling for cancellation of stude…

By Nick Clavi
Mar 1, 2023

Student loans SCOTUS case: What you need to know

Before SCOTUS can tackle the constitutionality of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, it must address the plaint…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 1, 2023

SCOTUS is hearing oral arguments on student loan forgiveness

The Supreme Court is hearing two sets of oral arguments today regarding the constitutionality of the Biden Administ…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 28, 2023

More than 100 Republicans file amicus brief arguing student debt forgiveness is unconstitutional

The 128 House Republicans were led by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep…

By Jared Gould
Feb 7, 2023

New York maintains its own student loan forgiveness plan amid legal disputes over Biden's

New York's 'Get On Your Feet' loan forgiveness program, launched in 2015, provides an alternative to the Biden admi…

By Ian Cruz '25
Feb 3, 2023

Biden declares COVID-19 emergency over, new legal challenge to loan forgiveness on the horizon

This week the White House issued a statement giving a timeline for ending the Covid emergency this spring, furtheri…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Jan 31, 2023

ANALYSIS: Biden pleads SCOTUS to allow loan forgiveness, ignores Constitution

Since the plan’s inception, the Biden administration has argued that the HEROES Act, penned in 2003, provides the e…

By Jared Gould
Jan 13, 2023

Department of Justice defends Biden's loan forgiveness program

The Department of Justice invoked an act reserved for national emergencies to defend the Biden administration’s loa…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 12, 2023

Reports warn borrowers to spend refunds 'wisely' before Supreme Court decides loan forgiveness

Borrowers may have to repay student loan refunds if the Education Department loses upcoming Supreme Court cases.

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 11, 2023

Supreme Court to hear arguments challenging Biden administration loan forgiveness plan

On December 12, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) agreed to hear arguments for two legal challenges against Biden's loan f…

By Georgia Lucas '23
Dec 31, 2022

Legal issues facing higher education in 2023

Upcoming Supreme Court decisions could determine the fate of women’s sports, the Biden administration’s loan forgiv…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 29, 2022

Biden's Student Loan Timeline: repayment freezes, cancelations, lawsuits

Starting in April, the White House extended the federal student loan freeze until Aug. 31. Prior to this decision, …

By Kate Hirzel
Dec 15, 2022

9 million Americans mistakenly told they were approved for debt forgiveness

The error was made by Accenture Federal Services, a Department of Education contractor, CBS News reported.

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Dec 12, 2022

LISTEN: PROF. GIORDANO: Student loan forgiveness, ditching four-year degrees

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano recently appeared on The Joe Piscopo Show to discuss Biden…

By Jared Gould
Dec 7, 2022

UPDATED: Court blocks Biden's student loan plan

Texas judge Mark Pittman, who, on November 10, paused the forgiveness program, charging the executive with 'unconst…

By Jared Gould
Dec 1, 2022

Biden administration may extend student loan payments again

The Biden administration is considering extending a pause on student loan payments.

By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 18, 2022

UPDATE: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals extends injunction blocking Biden’s student loan forgiveness

In light of this finding, the court opted to ‘preserve the status quo’ until a more final decision was made regardi…

By Kate Anderson
Nov 18, 2022

UPDATE: Lawsuit pushing back on Biden student loan forgiveness files for permanent injunction

The law firm called on the Supreme Court to prevent 'mischief from future administrations.'

By Kate Anderson
Nov 7, 2022

U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre encouraged Americans to continue to apply for student loan relief.

By Kate Anderson
Oct 24, 2022

Biden administration faces first lawsuit over student loan forgiveness

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Frank Garrison, who is currently enrolled in the Public Service Loan F…

By Kate Anderson
Sep 30, 2022

WATCH: Biden’s student loan policy:'it needs to be paid for somehow'

Senior Campus Reform Correspondent, Logan Dubil, joined Campus Reform Correspondent Director and Hot Take host, Kat…

By Kate Hirzel
Sep 30, 2022

University president slams Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Purdue University president and former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels appeared on Fox News to discuss President Bid…

By Austin Browne '24
Sep 21, 2022

WATCH: Rep. Kat Cammack sounds off on Biden’s student loan forgiveness decision

Campus Reform Senior Correspondent Logan Dubil spoke with Congresswoman Kat Cammack about President Biden’s decisio…

By Logan Dubil '23
Sep 20, 2022

WATCH: Forgiving student debt will not incentivize hard work

Campus Reform Senior Correspondent, Wyatt Eichholz, joined Campus Reform Correspondent Director and Hot Take host, …

By Kate Hirzel
Sep 19, 2022

Biden administration staffers benefit from student loan bailout

By Abigail Streetman '23
Sep 15, 2022

WATCH: Rob Jenkins discusses student loan forgiveness

Campus Reform’s Higher Education Fellow and tenured associate professor of English at Georgia State University Rob …

By Rachel Kennedy
Sep 15, 2022

WATCH: Masking, vaccine requirements back on campus

On this week’s episode of Campus Countdown, Campus Reform Senior Correspondent, Wyatt Eichholz, reports on the cost…

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Sep 12, 2022

OPINION: I went to community college. I shouldn’t be responsible for other students' debt.

If I had known that Biden would be giving away school money, I could have skipped a year of community college and s…

By Emily Fowler '24
Sep 8, 2022