Upcoming Event: “Student Loan Delinquency: The Untold Story”

Today, more students are taking on larger amounts of federally-backed loans to pay for a higher education than ever before. That’s why it’s imperative that policymakers and other stakeholders know how these rising debt levels affect students after they leave school.

This week, the Institute of Higher Education Policy will release a paper, Delinquency: The Untold Story of Student Loan Borrowing, that examines student loan debt using data from five of the nation’s largest federal student loan guaranty agencies. These new data provide detailed information on how 1.8 million student borrowers manage their federally-backed student loans.

To mark the release of this paper, Jason Delisle, Director of the New America Foundation’s Federal Education Budget Project, will moderate a panel of experts on Thursday to discuss the findings in the report and the greater issue of increasing levels of student loan debt.

The event is co-sponsored by the student loan guaranty agencies American Student Assistance, Education Credit Management Corporation/CA, Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, and United Student Aid Funds.

Panelists

Event Time and Location: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 17 at the New America Foundation, which is located at 1899 L St NW, Suite 400 in Washington, DC.

For questions, contact Kirsten Gilbert at (202) 596-3368 or gilbert@newamerica.net.

For media questions, contact Troy K. Schneider at schneider@newamerica.net.