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Debt Protesters Denounce Colleges for Broken Promises.
- Source :
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Chronicle of Higher Education . 12/2/2011, Vol. 58 Issue 15, pA1-A8. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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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