Private lenders announce they’ll suspend student loan payments
WASHINGTON — A newly announced agreement will protect the finances of millions of Americans who owe money on student loans.
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Private lenders announce they’ll suspend student loan payments
WASHINGTON — A newly announced agreement will protect the finances of millions of Americans who owe money on student loans.
Free resources without an expiration date
Publishers and education tech companies offering temporary free access codes, but using content with restrictive copyrights, has downsides. We want to make sure educators know about the high-quality resources that are permanently free to students, and ensure faculty independence and student data privacy.
Meeting student basic needs during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting campuses nationwide. Here are a few of the ways that institutions are stepping up to meet students’ basic needs in this moment of uncertainty:
Student PIRGs call on states to adopt emergency absentee voting
While many states have plans to deal with emergencies like power outages, natural disasters and other one-off situations, very few states are currently set up to successfully run an election where large public gatherings, such as polling places, present a public health risk.
An update from CONNPIRG Students
We are taking recommendations from college and university leaders and public health experts and taking proactive steps to mitigate the potential impact of COVID-19 in our campus and off-campus communities.
Column: Let’s HuskyEngage in democracy with USG and UConnPIRG!
On Sept. 28, UConn’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and Public Interest Research Group (UConnPIRG) will co-host the on-campus HuskyEngage Summit in McHugh Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event will expose students to each organization’s initiatives, but more importantly it’s meant to provide a… Read more
A look into voting at the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut students voted in the 2018 midterm elections at a 44% turnout, slightly higher than the national average for college students. According to recent studies from Rutgers University and the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE), over 7.5… Read more
On National Voter Registration Day, UConn students take aim at 2020 election
“Are you registered to vote?” UConn students called out to their classmates on the plaza outside the Homer Babbidge Library on Tuesday morning. It was National Voter Registration Day and students working with UConnPIRG, a statewide advocacy group, crisscrossed Fairfield… Read more
CONNPIRG to Host Voter Registration Day
HARTFORD — Trinity College students will join a massive push nationwide to register voters.