Crushed by college debt: Massive loan bills hang over graduates, derail life plans

The Detroit Free Press recently published a series about the debilitating consequences of massive student loan debt on college graduates' well-being and job prospects.

• 9 Michigan residents talk about the burden of massive student debt (05/13/2012)
  
• Some students fear even harder times as interest-rate hike looms (05/13/2012)
  
• Graphic: Student debt at Michigan Universities (05/13/2012)
  
• Database: See how many students get federal loans and how much they owe at Michigan colleges (05/13/2012)
  
• Susan Tompor: College aid letters can be confusing (05/13/2012)
  

Meanwhile, the New York Times has their own series, Degrees by Debt: A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College, that examines the implications of the student loan debt crisis on students and their families.

• Student Debt at Colleges and Universities Across the Nation (05/12/2012)
  
• Slideshow: Drowning in Debt (05/13/2012)
  
• Room for Debate: Easing the Pain of Student Loans (05/12/2012)
  

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