In collaboration with Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), APA Advocacy staff held a webinar to share success stories of student loan forgiveness (YouTube video, 60 minutes)opens in new window. The panel featured four psychologists who successfully navigated their student loan forgiveness programs, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and the National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs. The webinar also highlighted APA’s advocacy efforts related to PSLF (PDF, 139KB)opens in new window as well as other student loan related issues, such as income-driven repayment (PDF, 193KB)opens in new window, student loan interest rates (PDF, 309KB)opens in new window, and legislation that would enact additional pathways to student loan forgiveness for psychologists.
The conversation also focused on the temporary waiver of certain PSLF requirements that the Department of Education announced last fall, which was the result of many years of advocacy by APA and member psychologists. The department recently announced that since then, 100,000 borrowers have received student loan forgiveness.
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