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In recent decades, the crisis of college affordability has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our era. Since 1978, college tuition and fees have soared by 1,120 percent, growing at three times the rate of housing prices and four times the rate of the increase in the hourly wage. The inevitable consequence has resulted in a national student debt that surpassed $1.3 trillion in 2015, crushing the average household under $35,000 in student debt.

Breaking Point explains flaws in the structure of higher education that have caused college prices to soar over our lifetime, including "prestige maximization," a perpetual "amenities war," and a predatory lending industry that has not only fostered but encouraged the explosion of college costs. To counter this trend, Kevin Connell proposes several bold solutions that are intended to induce colleges and lenders alike to redefine the structure, price, and ultimate purpose of higher education in America.

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Title Breaking Point: The College Affordability Crisis and Our Next Financial Bubble
Author Kevin W. Connell
Binding Hardback
Pages 164
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date 2016-09-30
Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
ISBN 9781475826029 / 1475826028
Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
Category Education / Teaching
Library of Congress subjects College costs - United States, United States - Economic conditions - 21st
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016019223
Dewey Decimal Code 378.38

About the author

Kevin W. Connell is an associate attorney at Ferrara Fiorenza PC where he specializes in Education Law and Labor & Employment Law. Representing roughly 200 public school districts throughout New York State, Kevin works on a myriad of practice areas. These include student and faculty discipline, free speech, religion in schools, special education, board governance, labor relations, and unlawful discrimination. Kevin also assists with the investigation and resolution of complaints made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and New York State Division of Human Rights.

Kevin is a cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester, where he graduated in 2015. Following his undergraduate studies, Kevin attended William & Mary Law School. During law school, Kevin was the President of the American Constitution Society, Spong Tournament Justice for the William & Mary Moot Court Team, and a member of the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review. Kevin received several honors for his service, including induction into The Order of the Barristers and Next Generation Leaders. After graduating from William & Mary Law School in 2018, Kevin was admitted to the New York State Bar. In addition to his work as a practicing attorney, Kevin continues to promote college affordability and productivity with students, school districts, legislators, and activists throughout the United States.

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