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The Student Loan Podcast

May 26, 2021

Sit down for this episode. Dr. Amanda Tachine, PhD (@atachinebreaks down Indigenous perspectives on higher education, including policy, opportunities for partnership, and opportunities for understanding. 

Get ready to laugh, cry, and be angry, all in one episode.  We discuss everything from college affordability...


May 19, 2021

Amanda Martinez from UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) joins the show today to discuss Latinos in Higher Education and also shares her education and student loan story as a Latina. 

This episode follows Amanda along her journey as a first generation college in California to student to a policy analyst with...


May 12, 2021

Today's guest, Dr. Jameson David Lopez, also known as "JD", shares how a dime changed the way he looked at financing his education. It's crazy how 10 cents led him on a path of ultimately graduating with a PhD and no student loan debt - seriously!

JD also touches briefly on some of the stereotypes around tribal students...


May 5, 2021

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel from the Washington Post joins The Student Loan Podcast to discuss President Joe Biden's recent American Families Plan announcement and its impact on higher education costs and student loans.

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