Full Equity in Higher Education Remains Elusive
It’s been a long time since women had to sit behind screens in the college classroom in order not to “disrupt” their male classmates, but we still haven’t reached full equity in higher education. Read more »
Campus Leaders Share 5 Lessons on Confidence, Activism, and Allyship
In October 2016, 10 campus leaders began a leadership journey as member of the AAUW National Student Advisory Council. As their responsibilities come to a close, they reflect on their top five takeaways from their experience. Read more »
AAUW to Participate in Department of Education Meeting on Title IX
AAWU will continue to demand that Title IX be strengthened and full enforced. Read more »
Education Department to Curtail Civil Rights Investigations
On June 16, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education announced its decision to narrow investigations into civil rights violations at public schools and universities. Read more »
Unemployment Quintupled My Student Loan Debt: One Pell Grantee’s Story
Candice’s parents were working-class people who did not attend college, nor did they have a lot of money to send Candice and her sister to college. Her loan burden is now about $120,000. Read more »
7 Women’s Stories of Student Debt
AAUW’s 2017 research report Deeper in Debt: Women and Student Loans found that when it comes to student loans, women bear a disproportionate burden of student debt. Read about seven women who made the decision to invest in their futures by pursuing college degrees, but at what price. Read more »
Even with a Scholarship and Parents’ Help, She Faces a 25-Year Student Debt Burden
The financial burdens of young people have changed making the decision to go to college and paying for it very different today than it was a few decades ago. Read more »
Harassment, Low Wages, and Debt: One Nonprofit Worker’s Story
Ashley thought she was being financially savvy by going to a local community college near her home in Illinois. Ashley is one of 12 kids, and her family wasn’t in a position to foot the bill for her education. She attended class full time while working full time, split between Starbucks and a doctor’s office. She eventually transferred to Columbia College, Chicago, and graduated with her associate degree in May 2008. Read more »
She Went to Her Dream School, but Student Debt Turned It into a Nightmare
Growing up, Curry Oglesby always knew she would go to college. Her brother was the first on her father’s side to finish college, and she was expected to do the same. “What wasn’t covered in those expectations was how I was supposed to pay for it.” Read more »
Fear of Student Debt Made Me Sacrifice My Dreams: One Cop’s Story
Valerie knew she wanted to go to college to achieve her academic dreams, but the threat of student loan debt was just too great. Read more »
