Graduate students face challenges amid federal loan changes

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Medical educators and health professionals warn that new federal student loan caps in President Donald Trump's tax cut law could make it more expensive for many people to become doctors and could exacerbate physician shortages nationwide.

Many Fear Federal Loan Caps Will Deter Aspiring Doctors and Worsen MD Shortage

Medical educators and health professionals warn that new federal student loan caps in President Donald Trump’s tax cut law could make it more expensive for many people to become doctors and could exacerbate physician shortages nationwide. And, they warn, the economic burden will steer many medical students to lucrative specialties in more affluent, urban areas rather than lower-paying primary care jobs in underserved and rural communities, where…

GSC resolves mail service issues, floats DateDrop for grad students

Last Thursday, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) addressed concerns related to new campus mailing and delivery services, created an action plan in case of immigration enforcement and considered beginning DateDrop for graduate students. GSC co-Chair and third-year J.D. candidate Laurel Kim raised the issue of Stanford’s response to President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy federal agents in San Francisco. “Stanford had a very legally-approved wa…

Graduate students face challenges amid federal loan changes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act changes federal student loan programs by ending Grad PLUS loans and capping other graduate loans.