Webinar Overview 

Today’s college students face difficult financial decisions as they balance enrollment, employment, and everyday life expenses. The student debt level has exceeded $1.5 trillion and in the last decade, several fast-moving economic recessions have had debilitating affects on families and employment prospects.

During this webinar, we spoke to a panel of prominent scholars who addressed key questions in examining financial literacy education, including: 

• Are college students financially literate?
• What is the financial literacy level of college students from underrepresented communities due to race or socio-economic status?
• What is the impact of financial literacy on financial inclusion?
• Do financial education programs, by themselves, create financial well-being and social mobility?
• How can we develop creative financial programs to enhance social mobility?

Webinar Info

Date: April 28, 2022
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm. (CT)
Format: Virtual

Featured Speakers

• Drew M. Anderson, PhD Adjunct Economist RAND Corporation
• Lukas Menkhoff, PhD Head of the Department of International Economics DIW Berlin (German Institute of Economic Research) 
• Lauren E. Willis, JD Law Professor / William M. Rains Fellow Law School, Loyola Marymount University
• Abol Jalilvand, Professor; Chair, Finance Department; Director, Master of Science in Finance Program; Faculty Director, Risk Management and Insurance Center, Loyola University Chicago