President Biden has pitched forgiving $10,000 for each borrower. Author: Sharon Yoo Updated: 3:04 AM EST January 29, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Nearly $1.7 trillion is what the U.S. student debt loan totals to currently.
Yes, that s trillion, with you know, 12 zeroes trailing the 1.
Of that unappetizing debt pie, $25.5 billion is Minnesota s slice, according to EducationData.org.
Jonathan McNicholes, the state chair for Students United, is familiar with that figure. We are a student run organization, our board of directors is made up of the seven university body presidents of each of the Minnesota state universities, McNicholes explained. All of our officers are students from across the system. We do advocacy at the state (and) federal system level on student related issues.
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Minnesota colleges promised to help fight systemic racism and do more to support Black students after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in May.
The University of Minnesota severed some ties with the Minneapolis Police Department and announced an external review of its campus police force. The Minnesota State college system launched a sweeping review of its law enforcement training programs. Private colleges created scholarship funds for students of color and vowed to diversify their teaching ranks.
Six months later, that work to advance racial equity and social justice on Minnesota campuses is still underway. Some schools have acted swiftly, hiring diverse faculty and counselors and constructing new campus spaces. Other institutions are in the midst of systemic reviews that could extend well into next year, frustrating students and activists who had hoped for more immediate change.