Education Without Debt : Giving Back and Paying It Forward.
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- 9780253051455
- 378.3/8
- LB2342 .M333 2020
Cover -- EDUCATION WITHOUT DEBT -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1. The Crisis of Student Debt -- 1 The Rising Level of Student Debt and Societal Implications -- 2 More Stories of Student Debt -- 3 Betrayed by the Dream Factory -- 4 College as an Investment -- My Story: From Herding Goats to Graduating from College -- PART 2. College Costs and Financial Aid -- 5 Why College Costs So Much -- 6 The History of Financial Aid for College Students -- My Story: I've Got Angels All around Me -- PART 3. Universities Taking the Initiative -- 7 What Schools Are Doing to Reduce Student Debt -- My Story: Tattooed Tales -- PART 4. Giving Back -- 8 The Importance of Philanthropy -- 9 Giving Back -- 10 John Kuykendall and Davidson College -- My Story: Getting an Education and Giving Back in Africa -- PART 5. Stories from Scholarship Donors -- 11 Barnard Scholarship: Not Just about the Money -- 12 Robert J. Lake Scholarship: In Memory of My Father -- 13 Changing a Life to Change the World -- 14 On Reflection -- My Story: Searching for Financial Aid -- PART 6. Paying It Forward -- 15 Unmet Social Needs and Inadequate Funding -- 16 Community Engagement at Universities -- 17 The Ginsberg Center and the University of Michigan -- 18 The Carolina Center for Public Service and the University of North Carolina -- 19 The Mulvaney Center and the University of San Diego -- My Story: From Farmworker Boy to Pediatrician -- Conclusion: What Must Be Done -- APPENDIXES: More Stories of Hope and Inspiration -- A. Finding a Purpose after Prison -- B. From Night Watchman to College Success -- C. Overcoming Adversity to Earn a Degree -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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