Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

Sara Goldrick-Rab shares about Paying the Price on episode 258 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode Once I knew, this was a problem I couldn’t unsee. —Sara Goldrick-Rab

We’re supposed to be doing education for democracy. —Sara Goldrick-Rab

I’ve had to ask myself, “Is this what I’m uniquely adding value to?” —Sara Goldrick-Rab

I want to see growth in each of the students over the term — what else do I care about?

—Sara Goldrick-Rab

Resources Mentioned

Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream (2016), by Sara Goldrick-Rab* The Hope Center Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Website Sara’s Books Campus Matters: Paying the Price for The New York Times Conference It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry, by Sara Goldrick-Rab #RealCollege Hashtag on Twitter College and University Basic Needs Insecurity: A National #realcollege Survey Report Universal Design for Learning  Ungrading Basic Needs Security and the Syllabus, by Sara Goldrick-Rab The Hope Center Facebook Sara Goldrick-Rab on Facebook  The Hope Center Instagram  Poverty: The biggest obstacle to higher education