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10-27-15
Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense
by Lawrence S. Wittner
We need to remember that until fairly recently, the United States had a free or virtually free system of public higher education.
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SOURCE: The Nation
3-23-15
It’s Time to End Tuition at Public Universities—and Abolish Student Debt
by Jon Wiener
In America today, people owe more on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. But there’s a simple and elegant way to end this travesty.
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At Universities, Too, the Rich Grow Richer
by Lawrence S. Wittner
Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in March 2013.Although many Americans believe their universities are places where administrators and faculty members coexist on a fairly equal basis, the reality is that this is far from the case.According to recent surveys by the Chronicle of Higher Education, thirty-five private university presidents and four public university presidents topped $1 million in total earnings during the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
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