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    COVID-19 cripples the SBU’s finances, causing hiring freezes and “systematic changes” to future budgets

    Alek LewisAdministrationFacultyNewsAugust 20, 2020

    In an email to faculty and staff sent out on Aug. 12, President Maurie McInnis outlined the university’s major financial issues. She also touched on how the administration plans to combat the deficit caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

    Working while attending college improves time management

    Fanni FranklFeaturedOpinionsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

    In U.S. colleges, where 41.6% of students experience anxiety and 36.4% experience depression, the question of whether working while attending college full time is a choice that takes careful consideration.

    The Onion Bagel: Congratulations graduates, get ready for the real world

    Aaron San JoseOpinionsMay 5, 2019May 5, 2019

    Congrats Class of 2019, you’re done. The nightmares have stopped, you can sleep again.

    The history department’s problems are about to get a lot worse

    Aaron San JoseOpinionsTop StoryMarch 10, 2019March 12, 2019

    There’s been a lot of doom and gloom about the death of humanities in colleges over the last couple of years. Obviously, Stony Brook is no exception to the trend, but things are about to get a lot worse in the history department.

    SBU will eliminate $18 million debt by 2021, Provost Bernstein says

    Samantha RobinsonFeaturedNewsTop StoryNovember 7, 2018November 11, 2018

    Provost Michael Bernstein announces plan to balance budget. This plan is aiming to stabilize the budget within the next three years.

    New York State’s free tuition plan is flawed

    Amanda NiemannFeaturedOpinionsTop StoryApril 29, 2018

    However, 80 percent of the families living in areas near Poughkeepsie are eligible to receive aid from Excelsior, whereas only 55 percent of Long Island residing families are eligible for the same grant.

    The Excelsior Scholarship: All that glitters is not gold

    Scott TerwilligerFeaturedOpinionsTop StorySeptember 24, 2017September 25, 2017

    The scholarship sounds like a dream come true for financially-disadvantaged students, but it only offers marginal benefits to recipients.

    Sorry, but big dreams won’t pay big bills

    Michael KohutFeaturedOpinionsApril 28, 2016May 8, 2016

    Money will buy us food and a roof to sleep under after college. It’s not a sure thing that dreams will.

    NPR spurs discussion about finance with “Family Matters”

    Jessica ChinNewsNovember 15, 2015November 17, 2015

    “Family Matters,” a discussion about families dealing with personal finances such as student loans, was presented by NPR at the Charles B. Wang Center theater on Nov. 12.

    Survey shows debt gap among college graduates of different races

    Samantha MercadoFeaturedNewsOctober 7, 2014

    A recent survey by Gallup showed that 50 percent of black college graduates held more than $25,000 in student loan debt, compared to 34 percent of white graduates.

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