Student Debt

A tax on inherited wealth could eliminate student debt while reducing growing inequality.

Initiatives like the Rolling Jubilee are meant to inspire and enlighten by making us question the system of debt.

Neoliberal reformers suggest that universities need to act more like businesses, yet their suggestions undermine the purpose of higher education. Instead, what if universities learned the lessons of responsible …

The Rolling Jubilee is premised on the argument that no one should be forced into debt for basic needs like healthcare and education.

"Rolling Jubilee is a fantastic way to punch through the illusion that you actually owe what the 1 percent thinks you owe," said Thomas Gokey, a Rolling Jubilee co-founder …

Over the last three decades, the price of a year of college has increased by more than 1,200 percent.

Just a few decades ago, accumulating debt in and as a result of attending college was virtually unheard of.

More than 40 million Americans currently hold student debt. They are collectively responsible for $1.2 trillion of outstanding student loans in the United States.

College and university administrators, unlike their faculty and students, are thriving.

The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action to defend the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.