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Devan Lindey

Devan Lindey
Devan Lindey is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate at Purdue University studying the History of Education as well as American Constitutional and Legal History
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Education

Student Loans: The Origins of a Racket

The road to student loan hell was paved with good intentions

February 18, 2021 • by Devan Lindey
"Education can lift people and propel the country’s economy, but it can’t do that if it leaves many of its beneficiaries weighed down by life-altering amounts of debt." - Devon Lindey ...

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