![National student loan debt reached a record high in 2021, leaving millions of Americans struggling to pay back their debt. As January approaches and the pause on student loan payments reverses, NYC’s Debt Collective — the first national union of debtors — seeks to cancel the destructive debt cycle once and for all. (Photo by Kristian Burt)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/news-debtcollective-01-2-900x431.jpg)
NYC Debt Collective seeks to end student loan burdens
With national student debt at a record high, the New York City chapter of a national debtors’ union is seeking to cancel loan payments through legal action and community organizing.
Kristian Burt, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2021
![A lot of students suffer from heavy debt burden for student loan. (Via Facebook)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/13173992_1146753052042430_6282044255729560299_n-900x471.jpg)
NYU Students Don’t Know if the Degree Is Worth the Debt
Students and alumni of the university talk loans and the school’s hefty price tag.
Aashna Agarwal, Contributing Writer
• November 11, 2019
![Alex, a Stern student, eating at a Chipotle after a recruitment interview. It was one of the handful of times last month that he ate out, citing the “caloric value” of Chipotle as an important factor in his decision.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/theme_financialaid_sayer-1-900x900.jpg)
The Specter of Student Loans
Stories from Three Individuals Facing Financial Hardship at NYU
Sayer Devlin, Managing Editor
• February 5, 2018
![Adulthood Begins at 24](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Contributing-Writer-Image-1-475x369-1.jpg)
Adulthood Begins at 24
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2018
![After threatening to expel Freshman Nia Mirza NYU is now offering to pay her full housing costs.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Tuition.jpg)
Mirza gets financial aid after housing fight
Lexi Faunce, Deputy News Editor
• September 28, 2015
![Gallatin hosts "What's the Deal with Student Debt," the first in a series of events regarding student debt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Debt_gallatin_NYU-900x635.png)
Gallatin hosts student debt series
Raven Quesenberry, Contributing Writer
• September 22, 2015
![New report shows 96.6% of NYU class of 2018 are employed or attending graduate school.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/all-university-commencement-2_sejalkothari.jpg)
NYU endowment fails to meet financial needs of poorest students
Alex Bazeley and Lexi Faunce
• September 14, 2015
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NYU fundraising, spending choices ridiculous
WSN Editorial Board
• February 25, 2015
![New School professor lectures on debtors’ prisons](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2-13-Peebles1.jpg)
New School professor lectures on debtors’ prisons
Valentina Duque Bojanini, Contributing Writer
• February 13, 2014
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University members discuss usual topics at senate meeting
February 7, 2014
![Students give lowdown on federal debt](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/1-26-up-to-us.jpg)
Students give lowdown on federal debt
January 26, 2014
![via facebook.com](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/5-1-SLAM.jpg)
SLAM protests student debt outside Gould Welcome Center
November 18, 2013
![People picket in front of a red building with signs reading "DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE," "ARREST NYU TRUSTEES" and "CLASS OF 1972."](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NYUPNGProtestWSP-0092.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • December 19, 2024
![A cardboard sign taped to a metal barricade with the words “WE DO NOT ENGAGE WITH ZIONISTS! WE KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE!”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDEA3637-1-1200x800.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Staff Writer • December 14, 2024
![In the panel titled Tisch, a girl with long braided hair, alternative clothing and round glasses types on a computer with sheets of paper flying around her. Her eyes are swirls and her expression is panicked as she says, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have a 73-page play due tomorrow!” In the panel titled Stern, a man with short dark hair and rectangular glasses wears a suit saying, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have 500+ LinkedIn connections due tomorrow…” He holds a phone with a symbol of people and the number 500 while people shake hands in the background. In the panel titled Gallatin, a boy with wavy brown hair and goggles holds ropes while saying, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have to weave a basket underwater tomorrow.” Another dialogue line reads “Yeah, that’s my concentration…” next to drawings of fish and baskets. In the panel titled Steinhardt, a girl with curly blonde hair and freckles stares at a phone while various electronic devices are scattered in the background including a phone with a caller ID saying “Kiara & Allina.” In a dialogue bubble she says, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have to communicate tomorrow.” In the panel titled Tandon a boy with round glasses, a puffer vest, a quarter-zip sweater and dyed purple hair says, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have a robot due tomorrow!” Behind him is a robot holding a sandwich on a plate saying “YUMMY,” a laptop on a desk displaying “Chat G.P.T.” and a blackboard with various diagrams in white chalk. In the panel titled C.A.S. is a girl wearing a white lab coat and goggles over a pink shirt and saying, “Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I have to write an essay on bird migration in Ancient Greece due tomorrow!” She holds an open book while plucking a leaf off of an overhead branch with forceps, facing away from a desk where a beaker of green liquid overflows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nyu-finals-comic-final-1200x886.jpg)
![A person has a sign on them that reads “DISCLOSE, DIVEST” and they stand next to police officers.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BobstSitInBlockade_WSN-1200x801.jpg)
Dharma Niles, News Editor • December 13, 2024
![A plate of buttered naan topped with greens next to a plate of oysters](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/general-1200x800.jpg)
Ivanka Sun, Contributing Writer • December 13, 2024