How did college become so expensive? Why is higher education the subject of so much political and cultural division? And how can we restore a sense of equality to learning? 

This week on Now & Then, Philadelphia Inquirer national columnist Will Bunch joins Heather and Joanne to discuss the history of higher education and his new book, After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It. 

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