Targeted Support Is a Must to Rekindle Latinx College Completion Rates
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted an upward trend of Latinx students enrolling in and graduating from college. Experts are working to create programming that helps ensure Latinx students aren't left behind.
Jessica Fregni
Writer-Editor, One Day
How Proposition 308 Could Open Higher Education to Thousands of Students in Arizona
Voters in Arizona have the chance to offer thousands of immigrant students access to in-state tuition this November. In this video, one student explains how the proposition could change lives.
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz
Managing Director, Film + Video Projects
Joel Serin-Christ
Director of Studio Production & Impact
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer
7 Tips for Submitting a Strong PSLF Waiver Application
Teachers and other public service workers have until Oct. 31 to apply for the limited-time PSLF waiver and receive retroactive credit for past student loan payments.
Grounded: One Student’s Journey to Afford an Education
Overwhelmed by student loans and growing interest, an aspiring airline pilot struggles to finish his pilot training. He is one of the 43.4 million Americans who are in student loan debt.
Inequitable Tuition Places College Out of Reach for Some Dreamers
Undocumented students are priced out of college in Arizona and in other states where they are ineligible for in-state tuition.
Jose Patiño
VP of Education and External Affairs at Aliento
For Disadvantaged Students, College Debt Leaves No Margin for Error
The steep cost of higher education may lead some people to commit to a major before they’re ready and, after they graduate, feel pressure to take a job to earn enough to cover loans—or pay an even higher price.
Serena Puang
The Crushing and Inequitable Burden of Student Debt
What would it take to solve the $1.6 trillion student debt crisis?
Jerry Wolford and Scott Muthersbaugh / Perfecta Visuals
Photographer
The Loans That Steal Dreams
A recipient of Robert F. Smith's landmark donation to Morehouse College’s class of 2019 offers his perspective on how student loans deter millennials from pursuing their career aspirations and deepen the wealth gap in America.
Carlos Outten
Contributing Writer
How Insufficient Resources Feed the Pressure to Graduate
Many Latinx students shoulder the burdens of paying for college, excelling academically, and managing their family’s expectations.
Karla Arroyo
Community Manager, Group SJR
Culturally Responsive Support Is Key When College and COVID-19 Collide
The Covid-19 pandemic is threatening years of gains in college enrollment and high school graduation rates for Latinx students.
William Celis
