February 12, 2012
'What I'm Going to Face When I Graduate Is a Pretty Big Challenge'
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Mahala Greer (top row, second from right), a student chosen by the White House to personify the struggle to pay for college.
President Obama made college affordability a major theme in his recent State of the Union address, proposing several new plans to help students pay for college. To illustrate that theme, the White House invited Mahala Greer, a student at the University of Colorado's Denver campus—who has worked all through college—to sit in the First Lady's box during the speech. The Chronicle interviewed Ms. Greer, who will owe $35,000 when she graduates, and an edited version of
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