Oct 30, 2019

How Do We Fix Higher Education? Preparing Future Generations for Success

How might we "fix" the problems in our higher education system? Should we forgive student debt? Do we make college free? What about vocational schools? How do we prepare future generations for future workforce challenges? These issues were discussed at this panel discussion hosted by the World Affairs Council in partnership with Penn State Abington.

2019-10-30 17:00:00 2019-10-30 19:30:00 America/New_York How Do We Fix Higher Education? Preparing Future Generations for Success How might we "fix" the problems in our higher education system? Should we forgive student debt? Do we make college free? What about vocational schools? How do we prepare future generations for future workforce challenges? These issues were discussed at this panel discussion hosted by the World Affairs Council in partnership with Penn State Abington. Penn State Abington 1600 Woodland Road Abington PA 19001 World Affairs Council
Location:

Penn State Abington

1600 Woodland Road

Abington, PA 19001

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About the Event

It seems that one of the hottest topics leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election is the United States’  higher education system—particularly what we should do about ballooning costs for students and families and how we should tackle the $1.5 trillion crisis that is student debt (the second-highest consumer debt category, beaten only by mortgage debt).

But the answer to the question on how, specifically, to address these issues remains elusive.

The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and Penn State Abington are partnering to bring together a panel of experts who will focus on the many proposals that have been “floated” by campaigning politicians and organizations seeking to alleviate these problems and whether or not those ideas are realistic—and if not, how our country can solve them.

About the Panelists

  • Diane Harris, Editor-at-Large, Newsweek

  • Marcella Bombardieri, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education, Center for American Progress

  • Jon Turk, Associate Director for Research, American Council on Education’s Division of Learning and Engagement

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