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Cato Weekly Podcast • January 30, 2019 

# *Unprofitable Schooling: America’s Broken Ivory Tower*

Complaints about higher education in the U.S. are ubiquitous. College costs are up as student debt loads become more unsustainable, while criticisms of the quality of university education mount. Todd Zywicki is co-editor of the forthcoming book, [*Unprofitable Schooling*](https://www.amazon.com/Unprofitable-Schooling-Americas-Broken-Ivory/dp/1948647044).

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##### [Todd Zywicki](/people/todd-zywicki)

Former Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. Coeditor of the Cato book Unprofitable Schooling: Examining Causes of, and Fixes for, America’s Broken Ivory Tower

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