Education without debt : giving back and paying it forward / Scott MacDonald.

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"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 d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacDonald, Scott, 1947- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
College costs > United States.
Student loans > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > Finance.
Government aid to higher education > United States.
College costs.
Education, Higher > Finance.
Government aid to higher education.
Student loans.
United States.
Physical Description:xv, 243 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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.