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Some Mississippi borrowers will benefit from $8 million student loan settlement
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/18/22-4:06PM, 94 Reads 1,928 Statewide
Navient, one of the country’s largest student loan servicers, has agreed to forgive $8.2 million in private debt for Mississippi borrowers under a settlement reached by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office last week.
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Mississippi continues to give financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/13/22-10:54AM, 67 Reads 2,025 Statewide
Mississippi continued to disproportionately subsidize in-state tuition for white, wealthier students at the expense of working class students of color last school year, according to the annual report released Thursday by the Post-Secondary Education Financial Assistance Board.
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Masks are required indoors on Mississippi State University's campus. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

“Everybody is getting it”: Anxiety high as colleges start spring semester
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/11/22-10:42AM, 69 Reads 1,731 Statewide
Human resources sent its first announcement of the spring semester the Monday before classes started at Delta State University: In one day, seven faculty and staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

By Friday, Jan. 8, that number grew to 25 — a significant figure for the small university in Cleveland.
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University of Mississippi students walk to class on the Oxford campus. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

Most colleges starting semester as planned as COVID surges
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/10/22-4:18AM, 120 Reads 3,147 Statewide
As COVID-19 cases reach a record high in Mississippi, some colleges are delaying or moving classes online while most will start the spring semester as planned.
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