Campus Debt Reveal Project with Joanna Gonsalves and Rich Levy

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Today we're looking at an ongoing organizing campaign by students and faculty at Salem State University, a Massachusetts public college, to expose campus debt and resist austerity measures being imposed by the school administration. We interview two faculty members, Joanna Gonsalves and Rich Levy, who have been involved with the Campus Debt Reveal Project.

Interviewee Bios:

Joanna Gonsalves is a Psychology Professor at Salem State University and Vice President of the Massachusetts State College Association.

Rich Levy is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Salem State University and a member of the Coalition against Campus Debt.

Note: Multiple times in the interview we reference Biden's student debt cancelation. Unfortunately the interview was recorded before the recent court ruling that blocked the cancelation, so our discussion is a little bit out of date. For more on the status of debt cancelation, you can read this article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-extends-block-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-2022-11-14/

Find more info about the project: www.theothercollegedebtcrisis.org

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