Episode 98
Episode 98: The Cost of College
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon · Dominik Doemer
September 5, 201727m 28s
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Show Notes
High costs are making college unaffordable, or even impossible, for many Americans. Professor Nicholas Hillman outlines why student loan debt has become such a major issue. Professor Laura Perna highlights a potential solution -- free tuition programs.
For More on This Topic:
- Read Hillman's brief, Designing Better Ways to Regulate Colleges with Too Many Students Who Default on Federal Loans
- Check out Perna's research project on college promise programs.
Further Reading:
- Episode 52: Paying the Price, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University
- Episode 4: The Student Debt Crisis, Nicholas Hillman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Making Loans Work for Today's College Students, Susan Dynarski, University of Michigan