Cutting higher ed costs for Chicago’s disadvantaged students

Name: Cutting higher ed costs for Chicago’s disadvantaged students
Uploaded: 2014-10-02T00:44:23Z
Duration: P491S
Description: In Chicago, two initiatives were launched to improve access to higher education for lower-income students. To explore the strategies that community colleges and the University of Chicago are planning to use to attract these students, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, and Cheryl Hyman, chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago.

Clip: 10/01/2014 | 8m 11s

In Chicago, two initiatives were launched to improve access to higher education for lower-income students. To explore the strategies that community colleges and the University of Chicago are planning to use to attract these students, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, and Cheryl Hyman, chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago.

Aired: 10/01/14

Rating: NR

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