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Debt Forgiveness for SUNY New Paltz Employees
A UUP New Paltz Chapter Workshop Tuesday, April 16th at 2 pm at JFT 1010(in person with light refreshments) Do you have student loan debt? As a SUNY employee you are eligible to have your loans forgiven. One New Paltz employee just had $58,000 in student loan debt wiped clean through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness […]
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness: How UUP Helped an Adjunct Dismiss $58K in Loans!
An interview with Kimberly Ruth, Adjunct Lecturer in Digital Media and Journalism UUP: What was your loan situation after completing your degree? How much did you owe? KR: Tuition for my graduate degree was $44,000. I was accepted into my chosen program directly from undergrad so I did not have money saved to help with […]
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Individual Development Awards Update
The application process for the IDAs (Individual Development Awards)–a benefit for UUP members negotiated in our statewide Collective Bargaining Agreement– for 2023-24 closed on March 1. (We are unfortunately unable to accept any late applications.) In this current round, 96 applications were received and New Paltz will have a pool of close to $50k to distribute among […]