In contemporary America, students take out crippling student loans with the assumption that the prospects afforded by college will solve any future financial woes. That line of thinking, spoon-fed to all kids one way or another, has proven to not match reality. Not only...

When asked about his student debt, Colton Glen’s eyes widened. “Yeah, I know how much student debt I have. It’s gonna take me forever to pay it off,” said Glen, a senior business administration finance major. Glen will soon be facing a bitter reality many UMKC...