President Barack Obama talked to 100 college journalists in a teleconference from his Oval office today.
The Daily Tar Heel was one of the newspapers invited to dial in to the conference. Here are some of the main points from Obama’s 45-minute conference call:
- The administration is trying to make college more affordable by changing the way federal loans are administered.
- He is working with legislators to get the DREAM Act approved.
- College students need to participate in this year’s elections at the same level they did in 2008.
- The administration is going to work on making sure universities are putting their tuition increases in areas that need them the most.
- Students can also now stay on their parent’s health insurance plan until they turn 26.
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