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Counting the Social Cost of What College Costs

The financial burden of higher education is not an unfortunate accident, nor is it a “fact of life” or a “natural consequence” of going to college

February 15, 2023 • by Lora Burnett
Now many of the students with the most motivation to work towards a more equitable and just society feel the least liberty to do so....

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