502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.”

Enrollment is down for the first time in memory, and critics complain college is too expensive, too elitist, and too politicized. The economist Chris Paxson — who happens to be the president of Brown University — does not agree. (Part 3 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)

Episode 502 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "502. “I Don’t Think the Country Is Turning Away From College.”" was published on May 5, 2022 and runs 44 minutes.

May 5, 2022 ·44m · Freakonomics Radio

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Enrollment is down for the first time in memory, and critics complain college is too expensive, too elitist, and too politicized. The economist Chris Paxson — who happens to be the president of Brown University — does not agree. (Part 3 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)

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