John McCardell

University of the South

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President of Sewanee: The University of the South; founder and former president of Choose Responsibility; founder of the Amethyst Initiative; President emeritus of Middlebury College

John McCardell on KCRW

Tuition and other expenses have gone up so much there's now a consensus that higher education costs too much, at the same time it's more necessary than ever.

Rising Cost and the Future of Higher Education

Tuition and other expenses have gone up so much there's now a consensus that higher education costs too much, at the same time it's more necessary than ever.

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