Today’s TED Talk – How college loans exploit students for profit

"Once upon a time in America," says professor Sajay Samuel, "going to college did not mean graduating with debt." Today, higher education has become a consumer product — costs have skyrocketed, saddling students with a combined debt of over $1 trillion, while universities and loan companies make massive profits. Samuel proposes a radical solution: link tuition costs to a degree’s expected earnings, so that students can make informed decisions about their future, restore their love of learning and contribute to the world in a meaningful way.

Video: http://ted.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=07487d1456302a286cf9c4ccc&id=bac84e68d8&e=d3135666a2