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Though more and more students are taking out loans to pay for school, the effect of debt has a disproportionate effect on students of color. 

MPR News host Kerri Miller leads a discussion exploring why students of color are more likely to take on greater amounts of debt and what that means for higher education.

A conversation about why students of color are facing a greater debt burden.

Though more and more students are taking out loans to pay for school, the effect of debt has a disproportionate effect on students of color. MPR News host Kerri Miller leads a discussion about why students of color are more likely to take on greater amounts of debt and what that means for higher education.

Guests: 
Signe-Mary McKernan, senior fellow and Director of Opportunity and Ownership initiative at the Urban Institute  
Dr. Brian K. Bridges,  Vice President, Research and Member Engagement at United Negro College Fund

Loan debt burden greatest among students of color

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