The US’ Department of Education will wipe out the loans of more than 4,00,000 people like Kurt Panton who had been paying back loans for 19 years. Earlier, President Joe Biden had announced that he would eliminate up to $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.
Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania are under criticism for a congressional hearing about antisemitism that took place last week. A group of 74 Congress members signed a letter last week asking the governing boards of Harvard, MIT and UPenn to remove their presidents. Harvard President Claudine Gay’s response to allegations of antisemitism was criticised after she testified before the House Committee on Education.
