While there has been a great deal of discussion recently about increasing college access—who gets admitted and what they pay—little attention is given to the fewer than 60 percent of college freshmen in America that graduate within six years. Often students leave college with a mountain of debt, worse off economically than if they had never attended. David Kirp is a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley and a contributing writer for the New York Times. His new book “The College Dropout Scandal” addresses the scope of the problem and explores some possible solutions. Join us for look at the financial state of college in America today with David Kirp in this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI.