The Delegation

Mass media have shared visuals and reported on the number of unaccompanied children at the border. Many are pressing the current administration to act fast.

In today’s episode, we’ll talk to two college students across the country, both of whom have a personal story rooted in immigration to the United States and/or an interest in immigration. 

Featured Guests: Luis Amezquita, a junior Political Science - Law and Policy student at Northern Illinois University and Hannah Kuper, a second-year Political Communications student at the University of Texas.

No matter who you are, navigating student debt and repayment is tough. 

 In today's episode, we'll share some student loan tips and loan repayment tricks from a recent college graduate who now works in higher education, Beckett Costello.

 Featured Guest: Beckett Costello, a 2019 Political Science graduate from Roosevelt University and current Admissions Counselor at University of Illinois-Chicago. 

The Biden Administration has ambitious plans to change higher education and provide federal student loan debt relief.

 In today's episode, we’ll talk to a recent college graduate and two college students who take us through their experiences taking out student loans and incurring student debt and share what the Biden Administration’s relief plan could mean for them.

Featured Guests: Beckett Costello, a 2019 Political Science graduate from Roosevelt University and current Admissions Counselor at University of Illinois-Chicago; Phylicia Richardson, a 2020 graduate from Roosevelt University who is in the midst of pursuing her Ph.D. from Florida Institute of Technology in Industrial-Organizational Psychology; and Rachel Wolfrey, a second-year Political Science and Public Relations student at the University of Florida.

On Saturday, March 6th, the Senate officially passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill by a 50-49 vote. Since there have already been stimulus checks distributed. It's important to understand what this plan means and how it impacts people now and in the future. 

We talk to three college students across the country. Ashley Hampton, a UX/HCI grad student at the University of Michigan; Sariah Bolden, a third-year History and Political Science major at Roosevelt University; and Sohan Gade, a second-year Political Science and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major at Davidson College, sit down with me to talk COVID relief and more specifically, what the Biden administration’s relief plan could mean for them.