Richard Fishburn never imagined he’d one day be facing down debt collectors — all because he decided to return to college. This story also appeared in NBC News An Army veteran who had worked his whole life, Fishburn enrolled at Cleveland State University in Ohio in 2016. But in his third semester, when the back […]
Author Archives: Meredith Kolodner
Meredith Kolodner writes investigative articles and produces data analyses for higher education and K-12 stories. She previously covered schools for the New York Daily News and was an editor at Inside Schools and The Investigative Fund (now called Type Investigations). She also covered housing, schools, and local government for the Press of Atlantic City and The Chief-Leader newspaper. Her work has appeared in local and national news outlets, including NBC News, The New York Times and The Washington Post. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
