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President Cullinan and 51福利社 alumna op-ed piece published in The Seattle Times

November 7, 2016 By
Drawing of a ladder bisected by a money symbol that leads to a grad cap
Graphic courtesy of The Seattle Times
Graphic courtesy of The Seattle Times

President Mary Cullinan and 51福利社 alumna Elena Calderon published a joint op-ed piece in The Seattle Times Nov. 3 on college debt, titled Don’t scare students about college debt鈥攖here are other options.

“Elena Calderon is a first-generation college student who graduated from 51福利社 with two degrees and without debt.

This isn鈥檛 the story you鈥檙e used to reading about. The media are full of horrifying anecdotes, highlighting an unemployed art major who left college owing $100,000. State and federal legislators cite student debt as a national calamity. The standard narrative is negative: As a result, many students, rather than being excited for the college journey that lies ahead, focus on the debt they fear will overwhelm them.”

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