The Student Loan Debt Crisis in the United States and the Long-Term Economic Impact

Authors

  • F. King Alexander Florida Gulf Coast University

Keywords:

tuition costs, student loan indebtedness, federal and state funding policies

Abstract

The student loan indebtedness issue has become one of the most significant issues in higher education in the United States. This issue impacts nearly 45 million Americans and has long-term economic consequences that are just beginning to be felt throughout the country’s economy. This article addresses the evolution of this national problem and discusses the economic ramifications of the student loan debt crisis.

Author Biography

F. King Alexander, Florida Gulf Coast University

F. King Alexander has been a professor and president of four large public universities in the United States for over two decades and currently serves as a professor of educational leadership at Florida Gulf Coast University, a senior faculty fellow at the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama and a faculty affiliate at the Cornell University Higher Education Research Institute, United States. E-mail: falexander@fgcu.edu.

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Published

2024-05-08

How to Cite

Alexander, F. K. (2024). The Student Loan Debt Crisis in the United States and the Long-Term Economic Impact. International Higher Education, (118), 12–13. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/17787

Issue

No. 118 (2024): Spring Issue

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Articles

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