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Amanpour and Company

“Colleges Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow” — But On What?

Season 2023 Episode 6050 | 17m 47s

In the US, public universities are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a day and getting students to foot the bill. College costs have soared past the inflation rate, while the nation’s student loan debt is over $1.7 trillion. Melissa Korn, higher education reporter at the Wall Street Journal, investigated the spending of 50 flagship universities. She joins the show to discuss her findings.

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Episode: S2025 E8004 | 55:47
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Episode: S2025 E8003 | 55:43
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Arseniy Yatsenyuk; Jane Fonda; Mela Chiponda; Ernest Moniz; Meghan O'Sullivan
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