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Virta Health CEO Sami Inkinen
SuccessThe CEO of a $2 billion healthcare firm only felt rich after he paid off $100K in student loans—but that joy ‘disappeared’ in less than 3 days
By Emma BurleighJanuary 25, 2026
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PoliticsAs Trump throws a bone to Gen Z on student debt, watchdog calls it an ‘incoherent political giveaway,’ straight out of Biden’s playbook
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 16, 2026
North AmericaCommunity colleges, associate’s degrees and certificates: Young Americans are interested in everything but a bachelor’s
By Tristan BoveJanuary 16, 2026
SuccessJensen Huang tells Stanford students their high expectations may make it hard for them to succeed: ‘I wish upon you ample doses of pain and suffering’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 16, 2026
Personal FinanceThe Education Department is garnishing wages for millions of student loan borrowers in default. Who is affected and how much they can take
By Sydney LakeJanuary 7, 2026
Affluent Gen Zers on vacation
SuccessGen Z may not be able to afford a house or the cost of living—but give it 10 years. They’re on track to gain $36T and become the richest generation
By Emma BurleighDecember 30, 2025
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Personal FinanceTrump turns government into giant debt collector with threat to garnish wages on millions of Americans in default on student loans
By Annie Ma and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2025
Politics‘Cruel, unnecessary, and irresponsible’: Advocacy group slams Trump’s plan to garnish wages of student loan borrowers in default
By Annie Ma and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
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CommentaryWhy restricting graduate loans will bankrupt America’s talent supply chain
By Katica RoyDecember 23, 2025
Banking‘Accounting is absolutely a profession, full stop’: AICPA president pushes back after Education Department reclassifies accounting degrees
By Courtney Vien and CFO BrewDecember 8, 2025
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FinanceParents are sacrificing retirement, taking second jobs, and liquidating investments just to afford college for their kids
By Sydney LakeDecember 8, 2025
Scott Galloway speaks into a microphone at a conference
SuccessScott Galloway says he’s a product of big government: ‘Taking bets on unremarkable people pays off’
By Dave SmithNovember 6, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp
SuccessPalantir says college is no longer a reliable training ground—so it hired 22 high school students instead: ‘Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination.’
By Emma BurleighNovember 5, 2025
Gen Z trade workers
SuccessGen Z is leading a blue-collar revolution as more Americans lose faith in college education
By Emma BurleighOctober 29, 2025
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Personal FinanceTeachers union wins fight with Trump administration to restart student-loan forgiveness for 2.5 million borrowers
By Cora Lewis and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2025
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