On February 13, 2017, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy & Sociology at Temple University, visited the UI campus to discuss the crisis of college affordability and student loan debt. Both of her public lectures are now available online.
Goldrick-Rab’s visit was sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, UI Public Policy Center, College of Education, Educational Policy & Leadership Studies, Graduate & Professional Student Government, UI Student Government, Graduate Student Senate, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of Sociology, Division of Student Life, College of Business, Chief Diversity Office, and the Iowa City Public Library. It is part of a year-long series of events examining the current state of public higher education. The series began with a screening of the documentary film Starving the Beast and will culminate in a day-long public forum in April.