Every once in a while, I’ll get an e-mail such as the one below: Hi. My name is [redacted]. I am a junior, attending [redacted]. I just want to write to challenge you about the misinformation you are spreading about the student loan industry. Without the student loan industry, I would not be in collegeContinue reading “A “proud student borrower” writes me. Needs to withhold opinions until she is in repayment”
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Student debt and double standards
So ever since this interview went up on Forbes, I’ve had a couple of people dropping in here to troll – of course. I’m used to the trolling, but I’d just like to point something out: Student loans reflect a double standard in our society. You, person who calls me “one of the worst examplesContinue reading “Student debt and double standards”
For the sake of perspective on student debt: my husband got two first-class educations. For free.
He studied theater direction at the Russian Academy of the Theater Arts. For free. He studied documentary filmmaking with director Marina Razbezhkina. Also for free. And while he studied for free, he always had ways of “giving back” – whether it’s helping organize a drama lab in a remote town, or put on a playContinue reading “For the sake of perspective on student debt: my husband got two first-class educations. For free.”
People write me about student debt
And some of them are talking about wanting to end their lives. They are not speaking from “weakness” or “stupidity.” They’re just tired. They feel done. “I’ve never had serious issues with suicidal ideation, but damnit, this is causing that for me,” one woman wrote – she ended up having trouble with her loans dueContinue reading “People write me about student debt”
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