Student Loans: Burdens or Benefits? 12.01.11

Tue, 2011-12-06 10:55 | Education | Communications Staff
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Student Loans

Summary

The American Action Forum will sponsor an event on student loans bringing together legislators, economists, and members of the higher education community to address reforming Pell Grants, FFEL, Direct Loans, and other federal programs, and looking at what the Obama administration has done and proposed in higher education. As unemployment post-graduation continues to escalate along with tuition costs, default rates, and the amount of student loans being borrowed, which will soon exceed $1 trillion, the higher education bubble is starting to resemble the subprime mortgage crisis.

 Agenda:

12:00 

Lunch Served

12:30

Introduction: Doug Holtz-Eakin

12:40

Opening Remarks: Senator Rand Paul

12:50

Panelists:

  • Jeff Selingo, Vice President and Editorial Director, Chronicle of Higher Ed
  • Andrew Gillen, Director of Research, Center for College Affordability and Productivity
  • Anne Neal, President American Council of Trustees and Alumni 
  • Zayika Smith, Senior Advisor to the President on Education, White House, Domestic Policy Council 

 

Q&A

1:25

Closing Remarks: Representative Virginia Foxx 

Photos

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Videos

Video recordings of the event are located on YouTube.

Student Loans: Burden or Benefit?

Student Loans: Burden or Benefit? (Part 2)

Student Loans: Burden or Benefit? (Part 3)