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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: How the federal student loan forgiveness program will impact Middle Tennessee
Description: Thousands of Tennesseans could have their student loans reduced or wiped clean under a new program by the Biden administration.
Student loan forgiveness is on a lot of people’s minds since one in eight Tennesseans has student loan debt. It’s a topic folks have strong opinions about – and with about 20 colleges and universities in the Middle Tennessee area, Nashville is especially impacted.Â
In this episode, we’re joined by former and future college students to talk about how student loans have shaped their education decisions. Then, we hear from a lawyer and an economist t...