"Jamal Watson has written a superb and courageous book on a crucial yet overlooked Issue: student debt. His visionary scholarship continues to matter!"

"Student debt is a crisis that unites large swaths of the American public across axes of race, class, and gender. Jamal Watson's brilliant book The Student Debt Crisis is both timely and necessary. One of America's leading public intellectuals delivers an analytical history of this pressing issue while offering an impassioned plea for relief of debt that crushes the future of millions of citizens. This compelling and cogent moral argument for national assistance to vulnerable members of our society should be read by all -- but especially by politicians who hold the purse strings and public-policy makers who put their visions into action."

"If you're looking for a compelling and comprehensive book on student loan debt, then look no further. Watson has written a groundbreaking book, sharing policy, data, and real stories, that persuasively calls for action, especially around racial justice. He calls for an end to blaming the victim and makes the case that college is one American dream that students should not be penalized with extraordinary fiscal debt for pursuing. Watson offers moral, practical, doable recommendations to support and honor those seeking a college degree. A must-read from beginning to end."

"Jamal Watson's The Student Debt Crisis is both a brilliant call to arms regarding one of the pressing civil rights issues of the era and an insightful and urgent moral plea to reimagine the possibility and promise of American democracy. An excellent and invigorating read."