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Debt Protesters Denounce Colleges for Broken Promises.

Authors :
HOOVER, ERIC
Source :
Chronicle of Higher Education. 12/2/2011, Vol. 58 Issue 15, pA1-A8. 4p.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article presents a profile of several protesters in New York City who are focusing their demonstrations on the issue of college affordability and college student debt. According to the article, the demonstrations are part of the larger Occupy Wall Street movement, which focuses on economic inequalities in the U.S. Individuals profiled within the article include graduate student Pamela Brown, who signed a pledge promising to fail to repay her student loan debt, college senior Dan Plaat, who discusses how college costs limit the ability of students to choose appropriate schools, and adjunct instructor Thomas Gokey, who comments on his struggles to pay off student loans.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00095982
Volume :
58
Issue :
15
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chronicle of Higher Education
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
69625837