Sarah Bloom Raskin, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, visited UMBC on April 29 to make her first official policy address.
Raskin met with UMBC students for a roundtable discussion before her speech on college affordability and student debt. In her remarks, Raskin emphasized the importance of a college education for economic mobility and also explored key questions the U.S. Treasury is asking with regard to student debt, to make sure students make informed choices and strong educational investments. After her address, Deputy Secretary Raskin and President Hrabowski participated in a public discussion further exploring these issues.
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