Photo: Anna Biller/Courtesy Jennifer Scully ’21 wearing the custom mask created for the ‘Shine Through’ fundraiser. Emerson’s “Shine Through” fundraising campaign, which offered personalized Emerson-branded face masks to donors, raised $53,111 in unrestricted financial aid for students during its five days. Launched by the Office of Institutional Advancement, the fundraiser ran from October 19-23 and […]
In early August, UC San Diego’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships changed the housing status of all students listed as dependents to Living with his parents, even as the university moved forward with its return to learning program. This change reduced the amount of aid students were to receive for the fall 2020 term. […]
In what appears to be good news for those with student loan debt, the Tenth Circuit recently joined the Fifth Circuit in ruling that certain private student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy. In McDaniel v. Navient Solutions, LLC, No. 18-1445 (10th Cir. Aug 31, 2020), the Tenth Circuit held that an educational loan does not […]