One trillion in student debt.

It’s a staggering amount, and it’s growing. And it’s not just the students sitting in the classroom who have growing levels of debts: adjuncts professors often carry large amount of student debt. Because of their contingent position, adjuncts are squeezed, struggling to get by and without access to some of the federal programs designed to manage and forgive debt.

Adjunct Action is working with a coalition of partners to bring the issue of student debt to the forefront of the conversation about the future of higher education.

Today, SEIU members from Local 500 and Local 1000 joined President Obama as he announced new executive actions to further lift the burden of crushing student loan debt, including a Presidential Memorandum that will allow an additional 5 million borrowers with federal student loans to cap their monthly payments at 10 percent of their income.

If you are struggling with student debt, tell us your story.

SEIU/Adjunct Action members are working to get the word out about repayment options and federal student aid resources that are available to them. We are also joining together to fight for reform and changes in higher education so that everyone can pursue their dreams, without crushing student debt.