Lauren Wolfe is the President of the College Democrats of America (CDA). She is a Fulbright Scholar and a graduate of Smith College. Before becoming CDA President, Lauren spent her college years organizing thousands of college students across the country to vote and volunteer for Democratic candidates. In 2004, she mobilized more than 1,000 college students to head into New Hampshire to campaign for John Kerry. As President of the Smith College Democrats, Lauren's leadership earned national recognition. She is currently attending law school in Detroit.

Blog Entries by Lauren Wolfe

Student Loans: A Step In the Right Direction

Posted July 2, 2008 | 09:49 AM (EST)


Thanks to the Democratic Congress, today the interest rates for federal student loans will decrease 0.8 percent.

What does this mean in the real lives of students? Though President Bush has no problem spending billions in Iraq, American students can barely scrape enough money together to go to college. With...

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Democrats Are Keeping Their Promises to Students

Posted February 10, 2008 | 10:41 PM (EST)


As exciting as this year's presidential race has been, another exciting development for young people took place just yesterday in the halls of Congress. Democrats in Congress, who have continued to fight everyday for America's families and students, yesterday passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act in the House, a...
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Young Voters Are Reshaping The Political Map And Politicians Are Listening

Posted January 9, 2008 | 07:37 PM (EST)


After the results from Iowa and New Hampshire, we can safely say: discount young voters at your own risk in 2008.

This year, with the choice between Democratic candidates who are offering change and Republicans who would bring a third Bush term, young people are turning out for Democrats in...

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It's Back to School Season, and Congress Finally Passes a Student Aid Bill That Matters

Posted September 19, 2007 | 11:10 AM (EST)


Last week, buried in the headlines below David Petraeus and "Return on Success" (whatever that means), Congressman George Miller and his Democratic colleagues on the House Labor and Education committee won a quiet victory for students like me across this country. Alongside Sen. Kennedy, they steered the College Cost Reduction...

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At College Democrats Convention, Young Voters Show A New Mandate:

Posted August 3, 2007 | 01:16 PM (EST)


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At the College Democrats of America convention this past weekend in Columbia, South Carolina, it was obvious that young progressives are not only ready for change, we're hungry for it. When it comes to issues like college tuition and Iraq,...

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The College Democrats of America Convention

Posted July 28, 2006 | 10:44 PM (EST)


Last weekend, over 450 college students from across the country came together in St. Louis for the College Democrats of America national Convention. We had a great time hearing from Democratic leaders, meeting like-minded people, and plotting to take our country back.

Howard Dean opened with remarks about what...

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