Historically, American young adults have voted at the lowest rates of any age group during national elections. College students in particular face unique barriers in both registering to vote and voting. Having long served as incubators of civic engagement, institutions...
This week, YI is highlighting stories about the FAFSA to bring to light why we need to simply the process and make sure students aren’t leaving financial aid funds on the table. The FAFSA is a key tool for students but...
Created in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program allows for federal student loan forgiveness for teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other critical public and non-profit workers after ten years of on-time monthly payments. Now, the first wave of eligible...
Young Invincibles’ Midwest office is generating support to expand Illinois’ MAP grants for higher education. Twenty organizations joined the letter to the Illinois state legislature. Read an excerpt: “Illinois can increase access to higher education and careers for young adults of...
Daniel Niersbach is the student body President at Indiana University. He wrote a letter to Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young asking them to support the College Transparency Act. In the letter, Daniel writes: “Postsecondary data reform would open doors for so...