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My Student Loans Would Prefer Me Dead

Two Federal Loan Forgiveness form erasures by Julia Carey

My Student Loans Would Prefer Me Dead

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While Julia is thankful that some sort of relief for student loans is in the works, she doesn't believe it is actually addressing the systemic issues that prevent equitable access to higher education, and talks about topics just like this with students at Bard Early College New Orleans, where she teaches creative writing.

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