college students

Ben Bernanke will step back into the classroom this semester to teach college students about the Federal Reserve.

A new initiative calls on colleges and universities to ask and answer the question, “Are students learning?” at their institutions.

It’s a question that employers ask about college graduates all the time.

Cuts in state and federal funding for financial aid mean more students will be competing for a smaller pot of money.

Tips on how to apply.

A new study of college students, most of them in their 20s, finds that the more college loans and credit card debt they have, the higher their self-esteem.

Students at the University at Albany might have to say goodbye to the theater program. And in Reno, the University of Nevada's German studies program will soon be history.

According to a new study, the financial burden of college falls more heavily on students with divorced parents or remarried parents.

When it comes to putting off assignments, college students have nothing on Congress.

Some college students under 21 want credit cards but don't want their parents to know. And an older student wonders if co-signing -- for a fee -- might be worthwhile.

Comments on this week's Your Money column, about students and credit cards.

Having a credit card can help a student build a good credit history, making it easier to qualify for a car loan or other types of credit after graduation.

But the reverse can happen if the student runs up charges he or she can't afford to pay.