Student Loan debt
"LSU administrators paid at outrageous levels, with faculty far behind:" Professor A.R. Rau's letter to the Baton Rouge Advocate
Professor A.R.P Rau published a letter to the editor of the Advocate this morning. I am printing the letter in...
Wind turbines have raped West Texas and the Great Plains: I hate the goddamn things
John Prine wrote a lovely song called Paradise, a tribute to the landscape of his childhood, located "down by the...
Voting with their feet: College enrollment dropped by 475,000 students in the fall of 2021
As the Chronicle of Higher Education reported recently, college enrollment dropped by 475,000 students last fall. Since the COVID pandemic...
Where to apply for a student loan?
In recent years, not only the number of schools and colleges has increased, but also their standards have been on...
College students: Avoid majoring in liberal arts, social sciences, or humanities: "Nothing was delivered"
"Nothing was delivered," the Byrds sang more than fifty years ago, and "nothing was received."I have no idea what the...
Who the hell is Maximus–the new giant student-loan servicer?
On October 20 of last year, the Department of Education announced that Navient, a giant student-loan servicer, was turning its...
You should have bought Navient stock a year ago: Navient settles deceptive lending claims for $1.7 billion
Forty state attorneys general sued Navient Corporation for deceptive lending practices in its student loan business. Navient settled the lawsuits...
Why does Oklahoma have 9,000 licensed marijuana growers?
When I was in college, it was a felony to possess marijuana in any amount. If the cops caught you...
Loan for international students without cosigner
To pursue your favorite subject in an international college can be expensive. The tuition fees and the living costs are...
"A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground": I return to Anadarko
I grew up in Anadarko, a small town settled near the banks of the Washita River in southwestern Oklahoma's Caddo...
How to refinance student loans?
Student loans are some of the best financial tools for students to fund their education. They are great if you...
Administrative bloat at American universities: Why it costs so much to go to college
During my years at the University of Houston, I parked my modest Honda in the faculty parking lot next to...
