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As the University of Pittsburgh dishes out its multibillion-dollar endowment slowly, some experts say it should be spending more of it.

Private colleges in Pittsburgh like Duquesne University and Robert Morris University have seen declining enrollment over the past decade. What has led to the dip?

Monthly payments on federal student loans are resuming in October, after a three-year pause, without the hoped-for cushion of forgiveness.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: A new study from the RAND Corporation found that providing legal counsel at bail hearings reduced the use of monetary bail and pretrial detention; higher education enrollment dropped during lockdown, but the decline has been a yearslong trend at the Community College of Allegheny County; and a conversation with the author of a new book about former president Harry Truman’s role on an influential U.S. Senate committee.

Thousands of eligible people in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have applied for debt relief. Now, they’re in a holding pattern.