Robert Shireman

Clinton campaign

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Volunteer advisor to the Clinton Campaign on higher education; former Deputy Undersecretary at the US Department of Education (2009-2010); former President of the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit advocacy group for disadvantaged students, and former Congressional appointee to the Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

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With the presidential campaign now focused on personalities and family histories, how is a voter to know how either candidate might actually govern?

How will Clinton and Trump deal with college debt?

With the presidential campaign now focused on personalities and family histories, how is a voter to know how either candidate might actually govern?

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