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A college president's advice to college students of the future: Don't borrow

  • Written by Walter V. Wendler, President, West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University Walter V. Wendler stands alongside the SUV he drove on a speaking tour to urge Texas high school students not to borrow too much for college.Author provided

Back in 2017, I started regularly leaving my office at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, to speak to high school students in the Texas Panhandle....

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