FYI 76 - Unlocking Student Loan Forgiveness: Navigating Changes and Driving Systemic Reform

In this episode, we delve into the realm of federal government student loan repayment programs with our expert guest, Kyra Hahn, a librarian at the Denver Public Library. Kyra has successfully navigated the public service student loan forgiveness process and is here to shed light on recent changes introduced by the Biden Administration. Kyra will also be featured in a session on the How-To Stage at the upcoming PLA 2024 conference. Her presentation, titled “How To Achieve Student Loan Forgiveness: Navigating Changes and Advocating for Systemic Reform,” is scheduled for Friday, April 5, at 10 am in the Exhibits Hall. This session explores the reality of student loan forgiveness, providing practical resources for navigating recent process changes in Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment forgiveness programs. Kyra will also touch on the impact of advocacy and research in raising awareness about the challenges of lifelong debt and influencing systemic change in educational funding and employment benefits.

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FYI 76 - Unlocking Student Loan Forgiveness: Navigating Changes and Driving Systemic Reform is an episode from FYI: The Public Libraries Podcast by publiclibrariesonline.

This episode is 00:17:19 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2024.

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