Thursday, August 28 2025, 12:45 - 1:45pm 101 LeConte Hall Join us as Professor Elizabeth Shermer asks, Why do Americans owe so much student debt? Elizabeth Tandy Shermer (she/her/hers) is the Director of UGA's Applied History Certificate Program and a historian of the 20th and 21st century U.S. broadly interested in political economy, whether in the history of capitalism, labor history, business history, and/or the history off public policy. She has held fellowships and teaching positions across North America and Western Europe, all of which has supported her research and publications, whether in newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, or books, the most recent being Indentured Students. Students of all majors are welcome. Free pizza. This is an FYO event. Flyer for August 28 Lunchtime Time Machine: Why do Americans owe so much student debt? (160.22 KB)
