Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom: "The Rise of For-Profit Universities and Rising Inequality"

Wednesday, February 22nd 2017, from 4-6pm, at VCU's Cabell Library (901 Park Avenue, Richmond VA), VCU professor Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom will speak on for-profit universities. From the event description: 

"A much-needed examination of the recent expansion of for-profit universities, which have put millions of young people into serious debt at the beginning of their careers. Cottom links the rise of for-profit universities to rising inequality, drawing on her own experience as an admissions counselor at two for-profit universities, and interviewing students, activists, and senior executives in the industry."

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