Education without debt : giving back and paying it forward /

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Examines the real-life impact of crushing levels of student debt on borrowers and what can be done to fix this crisis. Weaving together stories of debt-impaired lives with stories of personal success achieved with the essential help of financial aid, MacDonald reveals the devastating personal and so...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacDonald, Scott, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Temas:
College costs > United States.
Student loans > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > Finance.
Government aid to higher education > United States.
Debt > United States.
Prêts d'études > États-Unis.
Aide de l'État à l'enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Dettes > États-Unis.
EDUCATION / General.
College costs
Education, Higher > Finance
Government aid to higher education
Student loans
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part one. The crisis of student debt. The rising level of student debt and societal implications
  • More stories of student debt
  • Betrayed by the dream factory / Samual Garner
  • College as an investment / Ken Ruggerio
  • My story: From herding goats to graduating from college / Mohamed O. Mohamed
  • Part two. College costs and financial aid. Why college costs so much
  • The history of financial aid for college students
  • My story: I've got angels all around me / Austin Galy
  • Part three. Universities taking the initiative. What schools are doing to reduce student debt
  • My story: Tattooed tales / Hannah Locklear
  • Part four. Giving back. The importance of philanthropy
  • Giving back / Milt Stewart
  • John Kuykendall and Davidson College
  • My story: Getting an education and giving back in Africa / Edward Kabaka
  • Part five. Stories from scholarship donors. Barnard Scholarship: not just about the money / David Barnard
  • Robert J. Lake Scholarship: in memory of my father / Gilmour Lake
  • Changing a life to change the world / Dwight Worden
  • On reflection / Judy Benson
  • My story: Searching for financial aid / Anya Thompson
  • Part six. Paying it forward. Unmet social needs and inadequate funding
  • Community engagement at universities
  • The Ginsberg Center and the University of Michigan
  • The Carolina Center for Public Service and the University of North Carolina
  • The Mulvaney Center and the University of San Diego
  • My story: From farmworker boy to pediatrician / Ramon Resa
  • Conclusion: What must be done
  • Appendices. More stories of hope and inspiration. Finding a purpose after prison / Martin Leyva
  • From night watchman to college success / DeCarlos Hickson
  • Overcoming adversity to earn a degree / Riley Bender.

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