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Op-Ed: One-man play sheds light on student debt crisis Special

Athens - In the United States, two-thirds of students take out student loans and are graduating with an average of over $26,000 in debt. Students in Ohio, however, graduate with close to $28,000, which is the seventh highest state average.

Digital Journal Report by Kyle McCarthy - 5 comments

Op-Ed: The new sub-prime crisis of $1 trillion student loan debt

As U.S. student loan debt surpasses the $1 trillion mark, it represents a financial time-bomb that will far exceed the misery of the sub-prime housing crisis, destined to become the new sub-prime crisis.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 8 comments

'Occupy Student Debt Campaign' launched

New York - Occupy Wall Street protesters launched the "Occupy Student Debt Campaign" in Zuccotti Park on Monday. They hope to have one million people pledge to stop paying their student loan obligations collectively.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 6 comments

Op-Ed: For-profit colleges have 15 percent student loan default rate

Student loan defaults in the U.S. are increasing with rates particularly high for those who attended for-profit colleges. As these colleges receive a disproportionate amount of federal student aid the government needs to take some responsibility.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 1 comment

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