Stories tagged: "college"


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As the UW System Raises Tuition for the First Time in a Decade–Some Students Worry They Won’t Be Able to Afford It

For the first time since 2012, the price of in-state tuition at all UW system schools is going up.

Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, ahead of arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Supreme Court Is Hearing Arguments About Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan on Tuesday. Here’s What You Need to Know

About 90% of the benefits from Biden's plan will go to families earning less than $75,000 according to the White House, but a group of Republican-led states have sued to block it.

The 5 Hottest Majors at the University of Wisconsin Right Now

Find out which degree programs added the most students from fall 2018 to 2022!

US President Joe Biden announces student loan relief with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (R) on August 24, 2022 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - Biden announced that most US university graduates still trying to pay off student loans will get $10,000 of relief to address a decades-old headache of massive educational debt across the country. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden’s New Student Loan Repayment Plan Would Help Millions of Working and Middle-Class Americans 

Under the new plan, borrowers who earn less than roughly $30,600 a year would owe $0 a month on their federal student loans, effectively pausing them. A borrower who’s in a family of four and makes less than roughly $62,400 would also see their payments paused.

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10 Wisconsin Colleges Rank Among the Top Half in America

The Badger State’s top school came in at #52 on Niche’s 2023 list.

The Best Moments in Wisconsin Sports in 2022

From the Bucks, Badgers, and Brewers to our beloved Packers– sports unite us, win or lose. Unfortunately, 2022 seemed to include an often-unexpected amount of the latter. But there were still many bright spots. Here are a few standouts!

4 Classic Wisconsin Cocktails and Where to Find Them

Wisconsin regularly tops the list as America’s “Drunkest State”, and UW-Madison routinely ranks among the top party schools in the US. Simply put: Wisconsinites know and love their alcohol.