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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

American University student Magnolia Mead puts up posters near the White House promoting student loan debt forgiveness in Washington D.C.

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan fails to impress DePaul students

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation & World Editor September 18, 2022

Americans are in more than $1.7 trillion of student debt.  President Biden announced his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt on Aug. 24, 2022. According to the Federal Student Aid...

Students gather at the quad for events during DePauls welcome week.

OPINION: College students should be worried of recession

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor September 11, 2022

After coming out of the global COVID-19 pandemic, America is facing another obstacle: the rise of inflation and fear of another recession. America likely will enter another recession if inflation continues...

FILE - In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.  There’s no single policy or action that will alleviate America’s $1.74 trillion student loan debt crisis while simultaneously preventing students from taking on unaffordable amounts of future debt. Higher education financing experts are divided on the exact combination of solutions, but all agree it will require a multipronged approach.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Debt, loans plague graduating college students

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief June 7, 2021

As the school year comes to a close, college students continue to stress over student loans and debt.  During his campaign, President Joe Biden discussed cancelling some student debt. He proposed cancelling...

DePaul’s rate of student indebtedness has climbed to 68 percent, up 6 percent from 2011.
(Ally Zacek/The DePaulia)

Student debt at DePaul surpasses Illinois average

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief January 8, 2018

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Loyola University's rate of student indebtedness as 23 percent. In actuality, Loyola's rate of indebtedness is higher than DePaul's. The...

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