Education without Debt
eBook - ePub

Education without Debt

Giving Back and Paying It Forward

  1. 262 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Education without Debt

Giving Back and Paying It Forward

About this book

Almost 50 million Americans have cumulatively borrowed more than $1.5 trillion to attend college. Roughly one-third of all adults aged 25 to 34 have a student loan. In Education without Debt businessman and philanthropist Scott MacDonald examines the real-life impact of crushing levels of student debt on borrowers and what can be done to fix this crisis.

Weaving together stories of debt-impaired lives with stories of personal success achieved with the essential help of financial aid, MacDonald reveals the devastating personal and societal impact of the debt problem and offers possible solutions. He explores the efforts of colleges and private philanthropists to make education affordable and relates his own experience of funding financial aid for need-eligible students at five universities.

Education without Debt is a must-read book for anyone concerned about the rising cost of education and what to do about this critical policy and societal issue.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Part 1. The Crisis of Student Debt
  9. Part 2. College Costs and Financial Aid
  10. Part 3. Universities Taking the Initiative
  11. Part 4. Giving Back
  12. Part 5. Stories from Scholarship Donors
  13. Part 6. Paying It Forward
  14. Appendixes: More Stories of Hope and Inspiration
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. Notes