College Students

During the pandemic, SNAP rules were relaxed so students weren’t required to participate in state or federally funded work programs such as work-study. Those temporary pandemic rules allowed 3 million more students to qualify for food stamps, but now many are no longer eligible.

A college education is often touted as the means to a successful and comfortable life. For students who take out loans, the burden of debt puts brakes on wealth building for them and their families.

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

Across the country, some universities have weighed in on the new abortion landscape, but most St. Louis institutions have avoided taking a hard stance.

Twenty months into the COVID-19 crisis, many businesses and organizations have found ways forward — including colleges and universities. But the students served by those institutions? Many of them are really struggling.

Colleges and universities in the St. Louis area tried to adapt the college experience to make it resemble a normal school year during a pandemic. But not everything was easily replicated.

St. Louis-area colleges plan to follow the same public health practices put in place during the fall, which helped most local universities avoid large coronavirus outbreaks.

Scenes of college students and job recruiters crowding into huge rooms have become another tradition the coronavirus pandemic has moved onto a virtual space.

Lindenwood University has reported more students with COVID-19 than any other university in the St. Louis region this week. Administrators say any students caught partying on campus will be removed from housing without a refund.

After testing more than 3,500 residential students for the coronavirus, St. Louis University officials say fewer than 1% tested positive. But some students worry that in-person classes may not be safe.