LGBTQ Students Face Barriers to Getting Student Loans Without Parents’ Participation
Co-published with Teen Vogue. There are institutional barriers for queer students who are cut off from their families.
Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature
Co-published with The Nation. Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.
The Supreme Court May Radically Reshape Colleges This Year
Co-published with Teen Vogue. Both in terms of who can attend and the financial burdens it comes with.
How the Government Cancelled Betty Ann’s Debts
Co-published with The New Yorker. For a 91-year-old law-school graduate, the Department of Education discharged more than three hundred thousand dollars in student debt. Could relief be that simple?
Millennials’ Student Loans Keep Them From Having Kids
Co-published with Fortune. Millennials aren’t having kids because they have too much student debt. That could hurt the American economy for generations.
Freedom Dreams: Black Women and the Student Debt Crisis
Co-published with The Intercept. In “Freedom Dreams,” narrated by Nina Turner, Black women talk about how student debt has impacted their lives and what cancellation would mean for their futures.
Why Canceling Student Debt Should Be a Universal Benefit
Co-published with The Nation. The lesson from the Corinthian debt strikers: Should President Biden cancel student loan debt, it should be done without making debtors jump through hoops.
When Attending College Means Losing Your Home
Co-published with The Progressive. Nearly 60 percent of college students report struggling to access basic necessities, including food and housing. A national program is providing emergency funds to change that.
‘Squid Game’ Speaks to the Crisis of Being in Debt
Co-published with Teen Vogue. No wonder it has struck a nerve.
How We Can Truly Repay Our Frontline Health Workers: Clear Their Debts
Co-published with The Guardian. Many of the workers risking their lives amid the pandemic are burdened with student debt. We owe them more than just applause.
What Billionaires Don’t Understand About College Debt
Co-published with The New York Times. Forget big donations. Go for structural reforms.
I’m Drowning In $120K Of Student Debt And I’m Suing Betsy DeVos To Make Her Fix That
Co-published with HuffPost. I will force America's billionaire education secretary to finally follow the law.