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Higher education transformed the US into the country it is today. Its premier universities are why the US is the No. 1 choice among international students. But nowhere else is tuition as expensive, and many are in debt.
Higher education transformed the US into the country it is today. Its premier universities are why it's the No. 1 choice among international students. But nowhere else is tuition as expensive or are so many in debt. GBH education reporter Kirk Carapezza looks at how the US got here, and how other countries fund higher education.
The sudden resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay earlier this month is sparking debate about authoritarian influences creeping into higher education. From Boston, GBH's Kirk Carapezza reports that conservative politicians and activists are using the same tactics used in 1950s McCarthyism. Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign following testimony to Congress
Following the resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay, some professors warn that political encroachment in academia is a sign of the times — and rising authoritarianism. GBH's Kirk Carapezza reports.
American colleges and universities sell students on an expensive vision of success. But their inner workings can be a black box. GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works.