Student loans from the federal government total $1.5 trillion in the United States with 40 percent of them at risk of default over the next four years. Across the globe, student unrest over fines and fees has destabilized plans for funding higher education and called to account histories of dispossession. While considering what must be done, we must also pay more attention to what is at stake.

Dignity + Debt Network meetings bring together scholars, practitioners, journalists and other public figures from around the world. These highly interactive panels and open discussions address a wide range of selected topics with the aim of sharing meaningful, data-rich analyses of debt and developing innovative dignity-affirming financial products.