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August 4, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Wait, How Did Student Debt Even Become A Thing?

This article quotes a CLASP report and recommendations about losing the racial wealth gap through student loan cancellation, payment reforms, and investment in college affordability.

June 29, 2022 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

Immigrant Workers Supplying our Food Chain Face Climate Threats, Unmet Needs

Threats to farmworkers, such as fewer worker protections and unsafe working environments, call for new federal policies and investments to protect all workers across the food supply industry, support immigration rights, and transform our agricultural system.

June 22, 2022 | Blog Post | J Geiman

As Pell Grants Turn 50, It’s Time for Change 

As we celebrate 50 years of the Pell Grant, we are at a critical moment to ensure the program meets these changing needs now—and in the decades to come. Here are three of CLASP's key recommendations for the future of the program.

June 9, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Student-loan forgiveness will help narrow America’s racial wealth gap, new report says, but others call it ‘costly and ineffective’

This article references a CLASP report on student debt crisis for Black borrowers.

May 27, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

5 Ways To Cope With The Stress Of Debt

"According to J Geiman of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Black borrowers are most likely to feel the long-term stress of student debt while obtaining the fewest rewards from higher education."

May 16, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

See the moment this college graduating class found out their loans will be paid off

Student loan debt has a “profound” effect on borrowers, says The Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit.

May 5, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health?

"Other research has tied student debt to serious mental health tolls, according to J. Geiman, a policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy in Washington, D.C."

May 5, 2022 | News Clip | J Geiman

Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health?

J. Geiman is quoted about how student debt can cause serious mental health tolls--especially for Black students.

October 8, 2021 | Blog Post | J Geiman

The Psychological Toll of Student Debt 

While rates of adult mental illness were on the rise even before the pandemic, the grief, isolation, and anxiety brought about by COVID-19 have contributed to increased rates of more severe mental health symptoms, particularly among youth, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Black and Native American populations.

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