In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo people walk by Old Main on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa.

Why Is College so Expensive?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 16, 2023
Melissa Korn, higher education reporter for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down her latest reporting on why colleges charge so much for tuition and what they do with that money.

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