Is higher ed worth it as small colleges shut down? Dave and Gavin's take

Americans and international students are losing confidence in higher education in the United States.What does this mean?Gav and Dave are going back to college to explore how the financial crisis affecting higher education segues into a much larger (and arguably more important conversation) about how and why smaller colleges across the country are shutting their doors or taking emergency measures to stay open as enrollment in smaller schools drops. To put it metaphorically, schools are finding themselves in increasingly dire straits, and the Sultans of Swing are hitting their bottom lines. On those same lines, if a dollar today isn't nearly worth as much as a dollar in 1978, can you say the same for an "A"? If you enjoyed the episode, check out this one from season 2, going deeper into the crisis from an international student's perspective: Will an American education be worth it? Also, we love hearing from our audience. Shoot us an email at [email protected]. Our listenership has grown a LOT in the last few months and couldn't do it with out listeners like you. Please keep sharing it with your friends :) All the best from both of us On the Fringe,Dave and Gavin