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Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money

  • Written by Kate Padgett Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just moneyRecent college graduates owed an average of nearly $30,000 in student loans in 2019.lightspeedshutter/iStock via Getty Images Plus

President Joe Biden promised to forgive up to US$10,000 in student loan debt during his 2020 campaign. Now, a few months into his presidency, over 415 organizations have urged him to use his executive authority to...

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