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Dig: Student Debt w/ Ryann Liebenthal, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Mike Pierce

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The Predatory Nature of For-Profit Colleges and Student Aid

This chapter explores how for-profit colleges contribute significantly to the student debt crisis, showcasing the large enrollments at institutions like the University of Phoenix. It discusses the relationship between federal student aid and rising tuition costs, referencing the Bennett hypothesis to contextualize these trends.

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