Higher Education: Its History And Present Problems

"How did college become so expensive? Why is higher education the subject of so much political and cultural division? And how can we restore a sense of equality to learning?

"This week on Now & Then, Philadelphia Inquirer national columnist Will Bunch joins Heather and Joanne to discuss the history of higher education and his new book, After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It."

Click on the link below for a wide and deep look at the issue:

Educating a Nation: Higher Education in Peril