Poor College Students, Thwarted by Debt - Ebony

As America struggles to recover from the Great Recession, college students are suffering from the growing economic chasm it left behind. Instead of being a springboard for poor students to start a new life, college can incur debt that can topple their dreams, reports the New York Times. Each showed the ability to do college work, even excel at it. But the need to earn money brought one set of strains, campus alienation brought others, and ties to boyfriends not in school added complications. With little guidance from family or school officials, college became a leap that they braved without a safety net. http://www.ebony.com/black-listed/news-views/poor-college-students-thwarted-by-debt-981