The House on Wednesday approved far-reaching changes in student aid programs, voting to slash $19 billion in federal subsidies to student lenders over five years, while increasing grants for needy students and halving interest rates on federally backed loans with the savings.
The bill passed 273-149, in a sometimes-raucous debate, with 47 Republicans joining Democrats, who [...]

Stanford Law School today announced the establishment of the Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Fellowship for a Nonprofit and General Counsel Clinic at Stanford Law School.
Orrick has committed $250,000 to support a teaching fellowship for five years for the law school’s newest clinic, which will provide students with opportunities to work with not-for-profit entities and micro-businesses [...]