President Obama's budget proposal would charge graduate students interest on loans once they start school, as opposed to after we graduate, as is currently the case.
Disincentivizing the pursuit of advanced degrees puts America at a further disadvantage in the global marketplace.
GPSS will be going to Washington, D.C., late March to lobby against this. Please email me at gpssvp@uw.edu if you are interested in writing a letter to protest this proposal.
News coverage:
Huffington Post: Graduate Students May Face Higher Debt Under Obama's Budget Plan
AP: Obama to Seek Changes in Pell Grants
Disincentivizing the pursuit of advanced degrees puts America at a further disadvantage in the global marketplace.
GPSS will be going to Washington, D.C., late March to lobby against this. Please email me at gpssvp@uw.edu if you are interested in writing a letter to protest this proposal.
News coverage:
Huffington Post: Graduate Students May Face Higher Debt Under Obama's Budget Plan
AP: Obama to Seek Changes in Pell Grants
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