Both he and Daniel Weiner, an associate professor who taught Ms. Lu, said she was an outstanding student.

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After all, outstanding student loans now eclipse total credit-card debt, and even bankruptcy filers don't typically get out from under their school loans.

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There are about a trillion dollars of student loans outstanding.

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Fees on these loans also can reach 33% of the outstanding balance if a student becomes seriously delinquent, according to Thomas Melecki, the director of the university's office of student financial services.

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It is a constantly updated figure that represents an estimate of all current student loan debt outstanding.

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The Rolling Jubilee project is seeking donations to help it buy-up distressed debts, including student loans and outstanding medical bills, and then wipe the slate clean by writing them off.

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And I know that TechBoston is doing an outstanding job of making sure that every student is prepared to go to college.

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"He has a tremendous pedigree as a basketball coach and will be an outstanding leader for Chicago's Big Ten team, and mentor for our student-athletes, " Jon Phillips, Northwestern's vice president for athletics and recreation, said in the university's statement.

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This list should include credit card debt, student loans, home mortgage or equity loans, medical debt and any other outstanding debts you have.

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Chancellor Klein and I also share the belief that an outstanding principal, given the support he or she needs, is indispensable to driving the remarkable gains we need in student achievement in a school.

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