Student Debt Forum
Documentary & Discussion
Thursday, 24 Sep 2015 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
A forum focused on how Iowa State students can better manage student and personal debt will follow a screening of the film Default: The Student Loan Documentary (27 min). The film, which first aired on PBS, tells the stories of students who made enormous sacrifices to better their lives through higher education and found themselves in the situation of having to make monthly loan payments that were sometimes higher than their gross income. It also examines the cost of college tuition, the power of the private lending industry, and the consequences college debt and student loan default can have for a career, home ownership, and financial independence.Panelists include Tom Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs; Jonathan Fox, a professor of Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Student Financial Counseling Clinic; and Roberta Johnson, Director of Student Financial Aid. The discussion will be moderated by Iowa State faculty members William Carter, assistant professor of Germanic studies, and Kate Padgett Walsh, assistant professor of philosophy. Part of the Ethics of Debt Symposium.
For more information about the symposium, visit the ISU Ethics of Debt website.
Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
- Anthropology
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Graduate & Professional Student Senate
- History
- International Studies Program
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Student Government
- World Languages & Cultures
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.