Please Note: Due to concerns related to the Coronavirus, Public Affairs Week has been cancelled.
Student debt in the USA is now owed by more than 44 million people who collectively shoulder total debt of more than $1.5 trillion. Consumers report delaying home purchases and starting families due to the burden of debt service. Many see education affordability among the critical equity issues of the day. Democratic presidential candidates have certainly noticed; most have plans to make education at state-supported universities free or low-cost and some advocate forgiving all outstanding student debt.
Beyond the raw numbers, how serious is this problem? Are we better off with broad-based solutions such as “free college for all,” or are more targeted responses preferable? Tonight’s speakers will review what we know about student debt, who is most affected by the cost of college, and what evidence-based solutions are most attractive.
Dr. David S. Birdsell, Dean of the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
This event is open to Marxe students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
All others are required to RSVP, as we only have limited number of seats available.
General contact info and for RSVP: mspia.events@baruch.cuny.edu
Discussions will be held each evening from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., which will include questions from the floor, in Rroom 14-220, Baruch College, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue.
David K. Sheppard, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief of State of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Dr. Sandy Baum is shown testifying on February 6, 2018 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions relating to legislation Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act and Improving College Affordability.
Dr. Sandy Baum, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Center on Education Data and Policy, Urban Institute
