Student loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty
People working full-time (defined as 30 hours or more per week) in education, government, or other non-profits can have their student loans forgiven after ten years of payments. Adjunct faculty are not eligible for this. We often work MORE (larger teaching load) and get paid way LESS (not to mention not getting any benefits) than full-time faculty. We got the same education -- we just haven't been lucky enough to get ...more »
People working full-time (defined as 30 hours or more per week) in education, government, or other non-profits can have their student loans forgiven after ten years of payments. Adjunct faculty are not eligible for this. We often work MORE (larger teaching load) and get paid way LESS (not to mention not getting any benefits) than full-time faculty. We got the same education -- we just haven't been lucky enough to get full-time jobs. We should be able to have our student loans forgiven in the same manner as those doing the same work but with a different job title (not to mention a higher salary).
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