The Times: Let universities buy debts of their graduates, says Willetts
…so they paid back more of their debt sooner. This would improve employment rates and earnings, and strengthen relationships between universities and graduates. Steve West, chairman of the University Alliance, which represents 22 of the newer universities, whose graduates often work in science, technology and start-up companies, responded: “[This] would penalise universities that take students from non-traditional backgrounds, who are more likely…